The Perception of President Trump By Bob Branco January 25, 2019 I guess it depends on who you talk to. Most supporters of President Trump and his policies will tell you that he would never take any federal subsidies away from people who deserve them. After all, that’s [ Continue to post page ]
Lawyer Network Puts New Spin on Employing the Blind
LAWYER NETWORK PUTS NEW SPIN ON EMPLOYING THE BLIND by Bob Branco January 11, 2019 When it comes to the blind population, finding a job is a job in itself. This is why when something tempting comes along, some of us can’t help giving it a try. On [ Continue to post page ]
Sports Station WEEI Takes “Grit and Balls” Literally
Sports Station WEEI Takes “Grit and Balls” Literally By Bob Branco December 29, 2018 I have had conversations with several of you in the past about the quality of sports talk on Radio Station WEEI in Boston, Massachusetts. To make a long story short, they spend as much [ Continue to post page ]
New York Yankees and Yom Kippur
New York Yankees and Yom Kippur By Bob Branco September 19, 2018 When I first heard about what the Yankees were planning to do, it was obvious to me that they have a high regard for the Jewish population in New York. I’m not saying that nobody else has a similar regard, [ Continue to post page ]
Saluting the Flag
Saluting the Flag By Bob Branco July 13, 2018 Several days ago, there was a meeting of our local amateur radio club. According to what I heard, the President of the club administered the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag prior to meeting business. When one of the members [ Continue to post page ]
The Future of the American Economy
The Future of the American Economy By Bob Branco March 9, 2018 Are jobs going away? Think about it. Think of the professions that are going in the direction of automation. We keep hearing about driverless cars, robotics, automated ordering of food, self service cash [ Continue to post page ]
How to Prevent Mass Shootings
How to Prevent Mass Shootings By Bob Branco March 9, 2018 Every time a mass shooting takes place in this country, there is always a debate about how to protect ourselves from further violence. As I present both sides to this intriguing discussion, along with my own [ Continue to post page ]
Having Patience
Having Patience By Bob Branco February 17, 2018 As blind people, we are often asked by the sighted population about how we do things. While some questions are sincere, others are downright ridiculous. Never the less, we have to keep in mind that some people are [ Continue to post page ]
Discipline in Question
Discipline in Question By Bob Branco I’m sure that when most of you were young children, you were punished by your parents from time to time. Punishment takes on many forms, such as spanking, time out, or removing something that the child enjoys. Though I don’t believe in [ Continue to post page ]
Internet Radio
Internet Radio By Bob Branco Many of you have read my recent articles about internet radio and how it’s believed that it will take over the radio industry. As you also know, I pointed out why that’s not possible, because there is a lot of work that goes into attracting a [ Continue to post page ]
Talk Show Host Suspended for Insulting Tom Brady’s Daughter
Talk Show Host Suspended for Insulting Tom Brady’s Daughter As the super bowl fast approaches, Tom Brady, the quarterback for the New England Patriots, decided to produce a video on social media called “Tom Vs Time.” The video allows you to be a part of Brady’s life beyond [ Continue to post page ]
No More Racism
No More Racism By Bob Branco When God had everything else in place, He decided to create the human race. There are males and females, but that’s not all. Some are short, while others are tall. Some have straight hair, while others have curly. Most people are [ Continue to post page ]
The Best Video Camera for the Blind
Email Address, bobbranco93@gmail.com www.brancoevents.com/category/recent-news The Best Video Camera for the Blind By Bob Branco Before I describe this outstanding video camera, I want to make it clear that it wasn't designed for blind people. It just [ Continue to post page ]
Patriotism in Sports
Patriotism in Sports By Bob Branco I’d like to think that I am a true American patriot. As early as Kindergarten, I learned some of the most popular patriotic songs. In a way, these songs were forced on us, but it didn’t matter. Though I didn’t know what some of the words [ Continue to post page ]
10 Pins and a Smile
10 Pins and a Smile By Bob Branco Since I was a child, one of my favorite sports that I knew I could participate in was bowling. What helped in the beginning was that I had usable sight, so that when I rolled a bowling ball down a lane, I could see the pins fall. At the [ Continue to post page ]
Chain Email
Chain Email By Bob Branco I am totally amazed at the faith that some people have in chain emails. Who originated them, and why? This morning I received a forwarded letter which asked me to read it in its entirety and pass it along to 5 other people. If I did this, my [ Continue to post page ]
Ground Hog Day Means Nothing
Email address, bobbranco93@gmail.com Web site, www.brancoevents.com/category/recent-news Ground Hog Day Means Nothing By Bob Branco I'm sure most of you are familiar with the significance of Ground Hog Day. As the tradition goes, if the ground hog sees his [ Continue to post page ]
Partial Blindness is Hard to Explain
Partial Blindness is Hard to Explain By Bob Branco When I was a child, I had more vision than I do now. I used to identify colors, traffic lights, tall buildings, underpasses, the moon, lighted streets at night, lines on a highway, etc. However, I did not have enough [ Continue to post page ]
Sports Organizations are out of Hand
Sports Organizations are Out of Hand By Bob Branco We live in a society which allowed sports corporations to give away so much money to their employees that it's the employees who call the shots. It seems that when a sports team loses too many games or if players on the [ Continue to post page ]
Panhandling
Panhandling By Bob Branco In the city where I live, there are lots of panhandlers who stand on street corners, in parking lots and on highway exit ramps. Some even bring their chairs and bask in the sun while soliciting money from the general public. They do this in order [ Continue to post page ]
Coping Rooms on College Campuses
Coping Rooms on College Campuses by Bob Branco I can’t believe what’s happening on some college campuses today. If you are a student, and you can’t cope with the fact that Donald Trump is now the president of the United States, you now have access to a designated coping [ Continue to post page ]
Instant Replay in Major League Baseball
Instant Replay in Major League Baseball By Bob Branco I think that instant replay is necessary in sports. It’s always important to double-check a play in case of human error. While other sports adopted and adjusted to instant replay, it took a long time for [ Continue to post page ]
The Blind and the Media
The Blind and the Media By Bob Branco Have you ever spoken to the news media about an accomplishment that you've made? If so, did it seem as though the reporter put too much of a spin on what you did, especially if you are blind? In other words, though your [ Continue to post page ]
The Unemployment Rate is Deceiving
The Unemployment Rate is Deceiving By Bob Branco Why are we expected to believe the unemployment rate? It is fictitious! When the statistic is taken, it does not include people out of work who no longer receive unemployment benefits. Yet we are supposed to believe [ Continue to post page ]