Does Big Governmentitis Lead to Dementia?

Does Big Governmentitis Lead to Dementia?

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX   When asked to comment on individuals with high-deductible, catastrophic health plans, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said, “Some of these folks have very high catastrophic plans that don’t pay anything unless you get hit by a bus. They are really mortgage protection, not health insurance.” (AP) By: Dr. […]

A Real Plan to Stop School Shootings – Written Expressly for Parents of School Children

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX   By: Dr. Charles Ormsby – January 2013 The recent massacre in Newtown, Connecticut was horrific to say the least. By all accounts, the unarmed staff members, administrators and teachers acted with great courage while trying in vain to stop the carnage. The killing did not stop until the police arrived […]

150 Years after The Emancipation Proclamation … Slavery Re-introduced into the U.S.

150 Years after The Emancipation Proclamation … Slavery Re-introduced into the U.S.

  By: Dr.Charles Ormsby – December, 2012 On September 22, 1862 President Lincoln used the news from Antietam (fought on September 17, 1862) to announce his proclamation freeing the slaves in those states still in active rebellion against the Federal Government as of January 1, 1863. Amazingly, 150 years later, our recent national election endorsed […]

UMAS~ Lowell, Bully Emeritus (Opinion Column)

UMAS~ Lowell, Bully Emeritus (Opinion Column)

If you can’t beat them with ideas or logic, try slander!     By: Charles Ormsby, Professor UMASS~Lowell Last August I went to my mail box in the Mathematics Department at UMass Lowell (UML) and opened up the letter Letter1OConnor,   My initial reaction was a combination of amazement, pity, and laughter. Only after some reflection […]

Hey Y’All, Guess What?

We are already in chains, thanks to 75 years of “progressive” policies By: Dr Charles Ormsby – September, 2012 “He gonna put y’all back in chains.”-Vice-President Biden speaking to a largely African-American audience, referring to Governor Mitt Romney  Much has been made of Vice President Biden’s gratuitous comment to a crowd in Danville, Virginia. His […]

An Open Letter to Mitt Romney

An Open Letter to Mitt Romney

It is Time to Stop Oppressing the Downtrodden! THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX! By: Dr. Charles Ormsby, August, 2012 Dear Governor Romney, America is currently enduring its second Depression in the last hundred years. Seventy percent of us have escaped with just moderate wounds. The value of our assets has declined. Our prospects seem diminished. We […]

What’s a Traditional Democrat to Do When His Party Has Been Hijacked by Leftist Extremists?

What’s a Traditional Democrat to Do When His Party Has Been Hijacked by Leftist Extremists?

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX   By: Dr. Charles Ormsby – June, 2012 You’ve probably heard of “Conservative Democrats.” Lately they have been as scarce as hen’s teeth. Locally, I viewed the late Senator Steve Baddour (still breathing, but no longer a state senator) as a Conservative Democrat. While we had a modest overlap of views, […]

Thou Shalt Obey … Or Else

Thou Shalt Obey … Or Else

Thinking Outside the Box With Dr. Charles Ormsby   Dr. Charles Ormsby – May, 2012 “I was in a meeting once, and I gave an analogy to my staff about my philosophy of enforcement … how the Romans used to conquer little villages in the Mediterranean. They’d go into a little Turkish town somewhere, they’d […]

Here’s A Guaranteed Fix for Lawrence Schools: The Children of Lawrence Deserve Real Reform

Here’s A Guaranteed Fix for Lawrence Schools:  The Children of Lawrence Deserve Real Reform

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX SIMPLE MATH Only 25 percent of Lawrence’s eighth grade students, based on MCAS test results, are proficient in mathematics. The percentage of proficient students increases to only 27 percent in tenth grade (winter 2011), but this can hardly be considered progress since there are roughly 12 percent fewer students remaining to […]