Writer Profile For: Rachel Baker

 
About: Rachel Baker has spent the last several years as managing editor and writer for NYFutureStars.com and Onhutchinsonisland.com and owner/writer/publisher of OldMustyBooks.com, a website dedicated to reviews and commentary on classic and new literature, and works as a freelance editor and reviewer.  
 

E-Mail: rachel@stlucietimes.com

 

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Written By Rachel Baker

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Republicans want Oompa Loompa NOW

Much like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, who has everything she could possibly want and hope to get, the Republicans want their Oompa Loompa now. Its not good enough that their core “common-sense” ideas are included in the Senate health care bill, they want to start over.  At some point, it will [...]

St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Department Announces Weekly Nature Series

St. Lucie County’s Environmental Resources Department continues its weekly winter Nature Series with guided, educational hikes for February. These free weekly programs run through May 1 and give participants a chance to explore some of the 42 miles of hiking trails that are located throughout the County’s 7,000 acres of Environmental Significant Lands.
* Saturday, Feb. [...]

Congress Is Broken

Whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or a member of the Tea Party Movement, as an American Citizen, you know Congress is broken.
With out-of-control special interest contributions to politician’s war chests, there’s little hope of anything being done to fix it. Today, the AP is reporting that the Supreme Court ruled Thursday [...]

Book Review: To Siberia

Let’s play a little word association game for a minute: If I say the word Siberia, what do you think of? For me, the words would be Cold, Desolate, Punishment. I suspect for most of us, that’s what we conjure in our minds when we hear the word.
Not for the sixty year old [...]

KPSLB Committee to Hold Another Tree Giveaway

The incredible success of the September tree giveaway to Port St. Lucie residents has prompted the Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful Committee to offer additional free trees to City residents on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 from 6 a.m. to noon at the city’s Public Works Department.
More than 1,000 trees will be available on a first-come, [...]

The Truth is Out There

Over the past few weeks, we have posted a great deal of information about websites that offer governmental reports, datasets and analysis.  We haven’t added much commentary to many of these articles, because we just wanted to show our readers where to find them.
Transparency in government is a good thing.  For too long, the American [...]

Old Musty Books: The Holiday Books Giveaway

Old Musty Books, with cooperation from Hachette Book Group, is hosting a free book giveaway.  There are three sets of books that one winner each will win.  There is one set of Christmas books, one set of Hannukah books, and one set of Kwanzaa books.
All you have to do to enter the giveaway is leave [...]

How did Obama make the decision for more troops

When decisions are made in our government, the American people are not often privy to the way the review process happens.  We now have the accessibility to read bills and amendments prior to votes in Congress and we have accessibility to more topic discussions in government than ever before – from the smallest city council [...]

The Senate Women’s Health Amendment

The Senate took two votes on health care amendments this week.  Democrats and Republicans both submitted separate amendments in direct response to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation that women start screening for breast cancer at age 50, and that women above 50 get screening less frequently.  Both amendments ensure that insurers cannot [...]

Most Enjoyable Books of 2009 for Reasons Other than the Story

As Amazon so eloquently put it, “ranking books is crazy.” At Old Musty Books, there may be the occasional “this is probably one of the best books I’ve read this year,” but ranking any of the books read and reviewed would be incredibly difficult.
One reason for not ranking books on Old Musty Books is one [...]

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