Beth L Barnett

I am a native mid-westerner but graduated of Mills College in Oakland CA, Am an x-ray technologist and have sold major x-ray equipment internationally. Now write novels and blog for fun. Member of Kansas City Writers Group and KC Ebooks. Love all kinds of movies, dining out, cooking in, reading, certain causes (environmental, animals and women), politics, bridge, friends, and family.

Pinky Says: ROME

Published December 30, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

There is a new book I simply have to own. It is written by Robert Hughes, an art critic who uses words so magnificently and so wittily that he is famous for his long career of passionate opinions. The new… Continue reading →

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Published December 23, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone.

Give yourself and your family a gift by opposing the Keystone LX Pipeline. Read:

Michael Brune: The Keystone XL Pipeline Scam

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Keystone Pipeline and Birds

Published December 17, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

We Americans ‘sort of ‘ got what we wanted. The senate passed (89 to 10) an extension of a cut to the Social Security payroll tax, albeit only a two-month extension, and jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, though only… Continue reading →

Unemployment Insurance and Keystone Pipe Line XL

Published December 9, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

There is a bill before Congress to extend unemployment insurance and payroll tax cuts. It will be voted upon soon. Though unemployment fell last month, there are still over six million Americans in need of assistance. Also, unless Congress extends… Continue reading →

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Grover Norquist

Published December 2, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

Is it right for one man to have so much power in the United States that he can control elections? We seem to have such a man in Grover Norquist. He is a 55 year old Harvard graduate who worked… Continue reading →

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