(Akiit.com) If your kid has been bugging you about getting him or her a dog or a cat, but you don’t have another space at your disposal for a pet this big, here is an option to consider: a guinea pig. These cuddly creatures are a fantastic option to be kept ...
(Akiit.com) A few years before Aretha Franklin sang “Respect.” Before her, Otis Redding’s version had a laudable meaning, too. When Aretha sang “Respect” in 1967, she turned the song into something women have never let go. The song became a powerful anthem for many, but more so for Black women. It ...
(Akiit.com) Over the next several weeks, Americans will be going to the polls in the most eagerly anticipated and consequential mid-term election in our nation’s history. Voters will decide whether to continue the President’s agenda which includes cutting regulations and taxes, boosting our military, renegotiating our trade deals, and focusing on ...
(Akiit.com) I remember giving a speech about a decade ago at a large GOP event in San Francisco. I opened the event by saying, “It’s kind of strange being in a place where you can be openly gay but you’ve got to be a closet Republican.” The crowd roared. A lot ...
(Akiit.com) As is often the case in this era of President Donald Trump, the reaction is far more interesting than the action. The action was rapper/entrepreneur, ex-George W. Bush denouncer and Trump supporter Kanye West, whom Trump invited to the White House. The reaction from left-wing black critics was predictable. But ...
(Akiit.com) According to statistics, around 20% of Americans suffer from hearing loss, and that can be down to a number of contributing factors. Certain health issues, such as German measles and Usher’s Syndrome can cause a deterioration in hearing over time, and bad habits, such as listening to music at too ...
(Akiit.com) I moved to California from New York City in 1976. The founder of what was then America’s largest Jewish retreat center, the Brandeis Institute (not affiliated with the university), Dr. Shlomo Bardin, asked me to work as his assistant. He was 75 years old; I was 25. One weekend the ...
(Akiit.com) Political rivalry is as much a part of Americana as “Red, White and Blue.” We expect it and cheer on whatever side we support. Throughout the history of our great nation, elections would bring much debate and comparisons as to whose side or positions would be best for the future ...
(Akiit.com) I’m mad. So mad that I can spit. Throw stuff. Holla. Make some noise. What is a righteous woman to do? I’m about to throw me a Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh may have made it to the Supreme Court, but he also needs to make it to ignominy. In ...
(Akiit.com) Given what the Trump administration is saying are record achievements for a president at this stage in office, why would anyone consider voting for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections? Writing in The Washington Examiner, Paul Bedard lists 289 accomplishments of the Trump administration, beginning with the obvious one, the ...