July 22, 2009
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“To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual … Continue reading
July 18, 2009
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Tonight on the evening news (ABC — here’s a written version) I watched a report on a church in Kentucky that recently held a “bring your gun to church” event. New Bethel Church in Louisville has a vision to “… … Continue reading
July 5, 2009
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I’m all for memes that poke politicians in the eye. So I’ve joined Dr. Omed, @tinydoctor on Twitter and Identi.ca, and hopefully others, in sending @AKGovSarahPalin Twitter messages every once in a while, letting her know what I think about … Continue reading
June 24, 2009
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This week is the 37th anniversary of Title IX, the 1972 federal legislation that required schools to fund athletics equally, for males & females. When it went into affect only 7% of girls participated in sports. These days more than … Continue reading
June 18, 2009
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I got teary last night, watching the news, looking at the green taped wrists of Iranian soccer captain, Mehdi Mahdavikia, worn during a World Cup game in South Korea. Small signs of support, of solidarity have always been vital, especially … Continue reading
January 9, 2009
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It’s shadows that make shape & form, tell the story, give secrets away. * * * {I know “it’s” not good English. What can one do, when the context sounds better wrong than right?} * * * What can one … Continue reading
November 8, 2008
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I have to give credit to my husband for this one: one of the most significant things about electing Barak Obama is that we will have an adult in the White House again. We both count Bill Clinton in the … Continue reading
November 7, 2008
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“I had voted not because my doing so could change the outcome, but because voting would change me.” Teju Cole Teju Cole guest writing at The Cassandra Pages, Beth Adams’ blog. Go. Read.
November 5, 2008
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Bits from voters swirl – wagers on democracy. Hope trumps past rebukes. I wrote this for Via Negativa’s call for haiku. Go, read and write some yourself.
November 4, 2008
by Deb
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You all know I’m an Obama supporter. He got cash from my household. He got my vote, and my husband’s, a day after I got my Oregon mail-in ballot. I heard him speak in Portland, not at the big waterfront … Continue reading