Land of Wood and Water, or Land of Concrete and Congestion? A Jamaican biologist comments on the proposed Mammee River Development Project

Wendy Lee, who attended the January 11 public meeting on the proposed Mammee River Development Project convened by China Harbour Engineering Company …

Land of Wood and Water, or Land of Concrete and Congestion? A Jamaican biologist comments on the proposed Mammee River Development Project

Confession | NANMYKEL.COM

Seems like I made a confession before, but I can’t remember what I confessed to, of the many I might.

My photo today is of me at my prime, half a lifetime ago, which reminds me of another earlier poem,

“MY Mirror Is A Liar:”

It is my fifth birthday and

I am in pigtails, swinging

on the garage door,

wondering if I will still

be me

when I am grown.

Eighty-eight years later,

I am…

Source: Confession | NANMYKEL.COM

Opinion: The border crisis isn’t Mayorkas’ fault. House Republicans should impeach themselves – Los Angeles Times

If governing amid the chaos of migrants crossing the southern border is an impeachable offense (it’s not), then it’s members of Congress, mostly Republicans, who deserve condemnation — not a Cabinet secretary.

They, along with since-departed lawmakers of recent decades, are the ones responsible for our dysfunctional immigration system: Congress has consistently failed to provide immigration officials with enough funding and legal power to stem, vet and process in an orderly way the increasing number of people yearning for opportunity in the United States. The border problem is not new, it’s just worse than ever.

Source: Opinion: The border crisis isn’t Mayorkas’ fault. House Republicans should impeach themselves – Los Angeles Times