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Ira, a native New Yorker, has a BFA in Communications from the New York Institute of Technology. While in New York he worked as a sports caster, on air personality and writer for a local radio station, covering all the professional sports teams in the city. In the early 1980’s he began his career as a Hollywood screenwriter in Los Angeles. He has worked on projects for Centropolis Entertainment, Cinetel Films and Swinging Productions to name …
…as the Senate finally passed their version of the Health Care Bill. But now, is not really the time for politics. It’s Christmas. So, with deepest apologies to Clement Moore and Dr. Seuss, here is Ira’s version of the timeless classic: Twas the Night Before Christmas (Washington Style) by Ira Schwartz Twas the night before Christmas and all through the hill,not a creature was stirring it all was so still. Al…
…ers, complacency with how things get done. It appears our present administration has become very skilled at; “buying votes”. Something I am sure has brought a lot of smiles to the Karzai government in Afghanistan. © 2009 by Ira Schwartz. Used with permission. All rights reserved. …
…protest. Show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then, you can stand up and sing about the “land of the free”. http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/other/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/ ©2010 by Ira Schwartz. Used by Permission. All rights reserved. …
…e. Below is a link to the report by our security community on the December 25th attempted bombing. It’s an interesting read. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/summary_of_wh_review_122509.pdf © 2009 by Ira Schwartz. Used with Permission. All rights reserved. …
In keeping with Ira’s holiday spirit, the article for today is about the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah. He tells me there may be one more in this series. Enjoy! Hanukkah by Ira Schwartz Hanukkah better known as the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated for eight days and eight nights. It means “dedication” in Hebrew and starts on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar (which is November-December on the Greg…
…about certain corporations (Target to name one) who have decided in their stupid, yet infinite wisdom to remove the word Christmas from all holiday references. Oops. *according to St. Luke’s and St. Matthew Gospel © 2009 by Ira Schwartz. All Rights reserved. Used by Permission. …
…ll look like is anyone’s guess. Chances are it will be tied up in the courts for years only to be repealed by the next GOP president. Afghanistan…First we were winning so we pulled troops from there to fight the evil doers in Iraq. Now we’re not winning so we are “Thinking” about sending more troops back in. Meanwhile US soldiers die every day while the administration sits on the fence whining “What should I do? What should I do?” Look for Genera…
This has been a rollercoaster of a year here in the United States. If it’s not some small North Korean with a Napoleon complex tossing around empty threats, it’s an ignorant Iranian President trying to pull a not very good sleight of hand with the world. Here at home, the missteps of OUR Government are beginning to add up and the patience of the people has now been stretched to its limit. How many straws will it take to break the camel’s back? …
…eir membership. If money is the only thing the y understand maybe a lot more members need to do this. http://www.recovery.gov/transparency/pages/RecipientProjectSummary508.aspx?AwardIdSur=40264&AwardType;=Grants © 2009 by Ira Schwartz. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission …
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