Archive for November, 2006


Jay Blumenfeld: Smart Alex Makes Good

This article originally appeared at www.deafprofessional.net. “Where people go, I go the other way,” Jay Blumenfeld says with a playful smile. Blumenfeld, 52, is the owner of Smart Alex, a Chicago-based manufacturer and wholesale distributor of greeting cards and party items. Smart Alex – which bills itself as having “smart humor with attitude,” has sold[.....]



Adopt a Deaf Dog Today!

January 2, 2009: This organization is apparently inactive. Donations to the organization have not been returned nor acknowledged; complaints have been filed with the state of Florida and the Better Business Bureau. Even so, do consider adopting a deaf dog today. This article originally appeared at i711.com. I avoid www.deafdogs.org like the plague. Otherwise, I[.....]



Deaf Candidates: It’s Also About the Issues

This article originally appeared at i711.com. If a deaf person runs for political office, should deaf people automatically support that candidate simply because she or he is deaf? That was the question I posed to several friends recently. In Minnesota, we have the fine Rev. Emory Dively (R) running for District 64B (St. Paul) in[.....]