Featuring speakers and presenters from as far away as Berkeley and as close as Santa Maria, and presenting workshops on subjects as diverse as the Nazi Holocaust and Grading for Equity, Allan Hancock College’s DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) Summit on Feb. 7 provided its 200–plus attendees with the widest variety of issues and […]

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October 26, 2018 An angry voice demanded, “Is this the correct number for Mark Miller?” “Who is this?” “Is this the correct number for Mark Miller?” Louder and angrier this time. I repeated my request to know who was calling, but to no avail. And this was only the beginning. Soon I was getting six […]

Hi all—if you’re concerned about your social security when you retire, you might want to check this out.  I understand this has bipartisan support, so if you’re so inclined, you can learn more and then follow the links below.  Have a great weekend, Mark For years there has been an effort to eliminate the so-called […]

If you are old enough, you might recall the ads for a brand of cigarette named “Virginia Slims,” that was marketed toward women and proclaimed, “You’ve come a long way, Baby!”  Inevitably their ads showed a young, strong, liberated woman enjoying one of these cancer-causers along with her newly acquired independence             While there are […]