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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ]

The Limitations of Computers By Bob Branco   The computer is a fascinating tool.  I think most of us would agree that it makes life much easier.  Without my computer, it would be much more difficult for me to publish my own magazine and do other practical things. As great as [ Continue to post page ]

Should the Blind Own Guns? by Bob Branco (Originally published in Matilda Ziegler Magazine, 2013)   Should a blind person own a gun? This question has been getting a lot of attention since the state of Iowa decided to consider giving its blind residents gun [ Continue to post page ]

The Unemployment Rate of the Blind from a Technological Perspective By Bob Branco   When I joined the National Federation of the Blind in 1981, I found out that the unemployment rate of the blind was seventy percent. To me, the reason was obvious. There was a lot of [ Continue to post page ]

  The Evolution of Schools for the Blind By Bob Branco   With rare exception, the student population which attended such schools years ago had blindness as their only disability. I was one of those students. We were trained how to shop, cook, clean, travel, play [ Continue to post page ]

How Can Job Fairs Better Serve Blind applicants? By Bob Branco   I would assume that every city and town holds frequent job fairs for unemployed people so that they can either network with employers, distribute credentials or find the right interview.  I have participated in [ Continue to post page ]

  Controlling Your Children in Church By Bob Branco   Recently, my girl friend and I attended the Ash Wednesday service at a local Catholic Church. We looked forward to it, and were very proud to fulfill our obligation.   I can’t speak for everybody. [ Continue to post page ]

Unusual Ideas about the Blind By Bob Branco   I have a blind friend who shops, cooks, cleans, raises children, does home repairs, and basically goes about his day not letting his disability get the best of him.  As a result, many sighted people in his life make unusual [ Continue to post page ]

In the Spotlight By Bob Branco   Once again, I will make a brief reference to George Orwell, the author who accurately predicted in 1948 that we would be under a watchful eye. Based on the natural order of things, such as more Government, the internet, social media, and [ Continue to post page ]

Email address, bobbranco93@gmail.com www.brancoevents.com/category/recent-news   The Gambling Addiction By Bob Branco   Do you know anyone who gambles on a regular basis? Even if the gambler doesn’t admit how compulsive he is about it, can you figure it out? I [ Continue to post page ]

Are Two Segments of our Population Shortchanged in Employment? By Bob Branco   Before I even write about this topic, I will give you my firm answer to this question. Yes. Two segments of our population are being shortchanged when it comes to jobs—senior citizens and persons [ Continue to post page ]

  Voting for Baseball All Stars By Bob Branco   I really shouldn’t have to say this, but I will say it anyway in order to make the point. When we vote for President of the United States, Mayor, High School Class President, corporate board member or any other elected [ Continue to post page ]

  Can Vision be Taken for Granted? by Bob Branco   For most of my life, I did not have enough usable vision when doing manual chores.  Yet almost every sighted person that I know would ask me to keep a light on in the room while he did the same chore as me.  A [ Continue to post page ]

Email address, branco182@verizon.net www.brancoevents.com/category/recent-news   Insurance and the Medical Profession By Bob Branco   Remember how it used to be at the doctor’s office? You would make an appointment for a yearly physical examination, take it, [ Continue to post page ]

Email address, branco182@verizon.net www.brancoevents.com/category/recent-news   Is it Work from Home or a Scam? By Bob Branco   How many of you receive emails from various companies asking you to consider their job offers in order to make loads of money?  [ Continue to post page ]

  Those Honorable High School Sophomores By Bob Branco   We often hear about the alleged dumbing down of education, how history and civics aren’t taught as much as they should be, how common core is hurting our children, etc. With that said, I would like to tell you a [ Continue to post page ]

  Religious Conflicts By Bob Branco   Before I go any further, let me say that I believe in God and creation. I was raised as a Catholic, and I try to attend Church as much as possible given my limited resources and special circumstances. When I don’t go to Church, I [ Continue to post page ]

  Laws, Laws, and More Laws By Bob Branco   I often wonder why politicians keep adopting new legislation when they have a difficult time enforcing what’s already on the books. I hear this all the time. We have so many laws in this country that there is either not [ Continue to post page ]