Opinion: Sydney Perry

True Happiness - October 15, 2014

Dear Friends:

Today the average person is wealthier by far than at any other time in human history.Inventions have made life easier and more convenient than ever before. People have more options in life than previous generations ever dreamed of and we enjoy more leisure time than in the pas…

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" - August 29, 2014

Dear Friends:

The catastrophic images of the extrajudicial executions of 18 suspected collaborators in Gaza,  the horrific YouTube of the beheading of journalist James Foley, so reminiscent of Daniel Pearl's similar grisly death in Pakistan in 2002, the recent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri …

The Wizard of Oz & Thd Voice of Melody - August 15, 2014

August 12th was the 75th anniversary of the debut of The Wizard of Oz. I know: the Oscar's recognized this milestone in February, with Pink singing the iconic "Somewhere over the Rainbow". But the premiere didn’t take place in Hollywood or New York City, but in the small Wisconsin town of…

SHARED BY SYDNEY: AJC Article: 5 Hamas Media Myths the Press Needs to End N

1.  Civilians evacuating have nowhere to go

While mentioning that Israel has dropped thousands of leaflets telling Gazan civilians to evacuate a certain part of Gaza, news reports claim that these civilians have nowhere left to go. This is untrue. The leaflets dropped by Israel give explic…

The Long Trek - July 25, 2014

Dear Friends:

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of a landmark piece of legislation - the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  First proposed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, it was signed into law by JFK's successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. And one hundred years after the Civil War, African America…

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