Perry says no to $555 Million

When I read this yesterday I wasn’t surprised. Gov. Rick Perry today told the federal government that Texas doesn’t want $555 million to expand benefits for the unemployed in exchange

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More “Victory Garden” Talk…

The garden for recovery movement keeps gaining ground…Roger Doiron has an op-ed out this weekend… In Jerzy Kosinski’s novel and award-winning screenplay, “Being There,” the U.S. president turns to a

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“Dangerous Food”

While most successful food producers are far more diligent — big name-brand peanut butter is considered safe, for example — American consumers have faced far too many food-supply emergencies in

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Letters – Wall St. Bonuses – Enough Is Enough – NYTimes.com

High compensation doesn’t attract the very best. It attracts the greediest. via Letters – Wall St. Bonuses – Enough Is Enough – NYTimes.com. Why is this the first time I’ve

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Seth’s Blog: When newspapers are gone, what will you miss?

Wandering down my Google Reader list today led me to Seth Godin’s Blog and his muse on Newspapers…Go check it out… I worry about the quality of a democracy when

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