http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jacob+Jaffe Opinions Jacob Jaffe Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132002&ca=Opinions Do you know that Americans suffer 18,000 unnecessary deaths yearly? I was as shocked as you to realize that during the five years that have passed since the Twin Towers disaster, an estimated 90,000 Americans have died because they had no medical insurance as compared to those who were insured. Imag... Education Jacob Jaffe Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=117620&ca=Education Over a hundred and fifty years ago, after years of controversy and struggle, New Yorkers voted by a 6 to 1 margin to establish the Free Academy for the Poor Man's Children. That trailblazer college removed the barrier of tuition for its first class of 149 college students and over the years has burg... Society Jacob Jaffe Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=114990&ca=Society Ever since Lucy and her band of our Homo Sapien ancestors left Africa some 70,000 years ago, our species has been migrating. From our savanna homeland, we have spread over the entire globe so that almost every nook and cranny of our planet has been populated with our species. There are some who even... Self Help Jacob Jaffe Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=114097&ca=Self+Help Stress, like the weather, is ever present in our lives. While unavoidable, we can make it more manageable, just as we can dress appropriately to suit weather conditions. Stress, defined as our reactions to external situations or internal psychological states, affects our physical health and emotiona... Politics Jacob Jaffe Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=114098&ca=Politics Thomas Jefferson said, "Eternal vigilance is the price of democracy," but besides preserving our democracy we are also in a never-ending struggle to create and expand our rights. While our founding fathers called for freedom and democracy, our people had to struggle to enfranchise poor whites, to en...