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Whitley has written a novel titled “2012,” which is being made into a major motion picture. Unknowncountry’s live video feed is now available in oursubscriber section only, as a password protected feature ofUnknowncountry.com. On Tuesday, May 19 at 1 p.m. Pacific, our subscribers can watch Whitley as he interviews Lawrence E. Joseph, author of Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization’s End and you can text questions to Joseph during the interview.

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The recent Swine Flu scare reminds us yet again that humans catch a lot of diseases from animals. And who’s most likely to get these diseases? Veterinarians! Just because it’s controversial doesn’t mean it’s not true.
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Whitley and I just had one of the most profoundly moving experiences of our lives, one which was also a real privilege to be part of. It was also one of the most painful experiences we’ve ever had.

It made me remember that old folk tune “Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier,” in which the singer laments, “Here I sit on Buttermilk Hill, Who can blame me cryin’ my fill, And ev’ry tear would turn a mill, Johnny has gone for a soldier.”
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It’s a controversial question. Due to the economy, more middle-class families are passing on private schools in favor of the local public school. This is good for the schools, since studies show urban schools benefit educationally from an influx of middle class students and parents because of the resources (most notably time and money) that accompany them. And this brings up the old question of race in the classroom.

Whether the middle class impact on urban schools is beneficial or sustainable depends on the attitude of the parents themselves and on whether they focus on making the school as a whole better instead of just making the school better for their child only.
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