Support Your Local Farmer, Craftsperson, and Shopkeeper
It looks like if there is a common thread running through recent posts it is the idea of buying local. My concern was originally in the way of food. I
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Author: Gary Boyd
In the Senate, Covering Themselves in Old Glory
In the Senate, Covering Themselves in Old Glory: “The Citizens Flag Alliance, a group pushing for the Senate this week to pass a flag-burning amendment to the Constitution, just reported
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House Sacrifices Revenue and Earmarks
I am proud that we here in the USA have the most expensive government money can buy. Whatever happened to honest politicians? Tie the estate tax to the capital gains tax which happens to be the one tax they plan on doing away with if they can keep control.
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The Blog of Henry David Thoreau
Thursday, June 22, 2006 Thoreau’s Journal: 22-Jun-1851 As I walk the railroad causeway, I notice that the fields and meadows have acquired various tinges as the season advances, the sun
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‘Organic’ Loses Its Freshness
Small organic growers stubbornly plug away, but the “O” word now means something entirely different—used to lend credibility to “industrial organic” food produced on large, factory-style farms. Buy fresh, locally grown food produced by someone you know. Once the relationship between producer and consumer is re-established, both will benefit.
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Lawmakers’ Profits Are Scrutinized
What the hell happened to leadership in this country? Since when did vested self interest win out over doing the work of the American People. Come on you guys, you went in to politics to make a difference, where did your ideals go? America, our leaders suck!
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Pandemic
Everyone is worried about avian flu, but it looks like death by childhood disease instead. Once one of these mutates, we will all be in trouble. The word is if you were born between 1957 and the late 60s, your measles immunization wasn’t all that effective. Oops.
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Minimum Wage / Maximum Pissed
The Carpetbagger Report: “It hasn’t generated a great deal of attention, but congressional Dems are keeping Republicans on the defensive over a minimum-wage increase. At this point, the GOP leadership
