Articles by: B Ross

I have never been a member of NOW (National Organization for Women), the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States.[1] Nor did I ever champion the Women’s Liberation Movement in the sixties and seventies when I was young and starting a career. I guess that I have always embraced people’s rights instead. After [...]

I work in a job where I get to deal one on one with people. It gives me a great perspective on where our nation’s thinking is today. From my unique position I have come to the realization that people have changed dramatically since I first started my customer-oriented job. One particular situation occurred the [...]

Perhaps it is the result of being a first-born child, but I’ve always considered myself to be fairly independent. I like making my own decisions. I always have. That’s what is so great about this country – freedom of choice. But lately I’ve begun to wonder if some of our choices, and ultimately our freedoms, [...]

Education was a priority in my family. I was a schoolteacher, my dad was a superintendent of an area technical school, my brother was a high school guidance counselor, and my sister-in-law was head of a special-education program. We went into the field of education because we thought that we could make a difference. How [...]

One of the negative aspects of aging is a sense of loss – loss of muscle tone, loss of memory, loss of hearing, etc. So, I thought that I hadn’t heard the news anchor correctly when he talked about a government program that gave away free cell phones – not only one, but sometimes several. [...]

We’ve all heard the phrase, “friends in all the right places.” It helps when you are looking for a job, trying to get into a select college, or vying for the fraternity or sorority house. Many of us have taken advantage of this system. It often times is not “what you know, but who you know.” [...]

I have a lot of friends who enjoy camping. I don’t quite understand the thrill of being confined in a tent, shopping for supplies, swatting mosquitoes, etc. What I do enjoy though is appreciating the beauty of nature. Some of the loveliest areas, as far as landscapes, are in Arizona. From the cactus-filled deserts to [...]

We keep seeing the word “sustainable” all around us these days. We have a choice at our local seafood market to purchase sustainable fish. Our coffee shops are offering sustainable beans. And, I recently observed an ad on television stating that FedEx offers sustainable solutions to their customers’ problems. So what exactly is sustainability? Merriam [...]