by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist
We’ve had an unseasonably warm Midwest winter, so it was no surprise the Punxsutawney rodent was wrong and spring came early. Never trust a big rat. The robins have been here since the first week in February, the jonquils have been in bloom since the first of...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist, Justice & Help
The news feed is flooded with stories on the shooting death of a teenaged black youth in Sanford, Florida named Trayvon Martin. As with all issues in this country, there are two competing camps with diametrically opposed views as to what happened. Truthfully, I...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist
People tend to seek consistency in their beliefs and perceptions. So what happens when one of our beliefs conflicts with another previously held belief? The term cognitive dissonance is used to describe the feeling of discomfort that results from holding two...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist, Government & Politics, Justice & Help
Monday began with the on-air apology from the Human Hindenburg, immediately followed by why he was correct in everything he said. “Sorry about the use of the words “slut” and “prostitute” but the Liberals made me do it (I meant the other 68 slurs against Sandra...
by Carol Baker | *The Opinionated Bitch ~ Carol Baker, Columnist
We are a country in crisis. Crumbling infrastructure. Mass unemployment. Wealth disparity like never before. Crushing poverty. Hunger. Schools closing. Cities going bankrupt. Forget all that. Small potatoes to the GOP. The burning crisis in America today? Those...
