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Posts published by “Steve Heilig”

Bringing Abortion Pills To The USA

In late 2021, it was reported that just over half of all abortions in the United States were done via oral medications. Now these pills are a central element in the political battles over abortion.…

Outgrowing the Guns

My dad was raised a Midwestern hunter and military man and had quite a few guns, which he had me trained to use at our local firing range. In the NRA-sponsored Junior Marksman course, I…

Truckers for Fantasy Freedom

“Do you oppose infanticide?” I had to admit that I do. And I took one of the nice lady’s brochures, detailing all the current proposed legislative bills she and her colleagues opposed, on the grounds…

Beatniks Are Out to Make it Rich

I pretty much burnt out on beatniks and their writings long ago. They’re mostly a young man’s fancy, as in, what can seem adventurous, romantic and yes, even cool on the page in one’s youth…

My Career As An Ecoterrorist

Way back when I was a free-range kid in coastal Southern California, there was a decent-sized freshwater pond about a twenty-minute walk through the barbed-wire fence and up into the hills behind our street. Whether…

The Leprechaun

I once had a roadside chat with a leprechaun in Ireland - even though I don’t really believe in such creatures and was not on any sort of hallucinogenic substance at the time, at least…

Ten Commandments for ‘Pro-Lifers’

Thou shalt not seek to insert anti-abortion words into the Bible or any other scriptures where it is never once mentioned, nor seek to breach America’s hallowed separation of church and state, recalling that the…

The Zenis & The Finocchios

One of my longtime favorite friends is Len Finocchio, who besides being a bigshot health expert with a doctorate in public health is a former chef, father to a young son, jazz aficionado, wandering hiker…

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