Archive for January, 2006
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
I have added an 'about this site' section, which should answer some questions about me, my articles, etc.
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Saturday, January 28th, 2006
This morning I checked in with Modem Butterfly to see how the latest
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Thursday, January 26th, 2006
"Those out there who believe that we should simply let people fend for themselves in a tough world and let the chips fall where they may, are wrong. I am not one of them." -- Governor Jennifer Granholm, 2006 State of the State address, January 25, 2006
I always look ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
MSU Lady Spartans took on Penn State Lady Lions Thursday, Jan 5 in East Lansing. The Spartans prevailed that night in a 75-53, but for many people the real victory was achieved in the stands.
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Saturday, January 14th, 2006
What Won't Dick Do?
And why not?
Everyone who reads my blog probably knows by now that GOP Gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos has refused the Democrats’ call for him to make his tax returns public.
Governor Engler did it. Governor Granholm did it. ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
This was submitted to Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) by Kristi Bartholomew.
Senator Sam Brownback,
I am very concerned for the Gay and Lesbian constituents of Kansas and the rest of the country. I find your comments discriminatory and quite disturbing.
Do not think that you and the rest of your right ...
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Saturday, January 7th, 2006
http://devoslies.blogspot.com
I don't normally recommend a site until it has content, but I'm looking forward to this one. As many of you know, Dick DeVos will most likely be the Republican challenger to Governor Granholm this year.
Dick and his wife Betsy ran afoul with Republicans in Shiawassee by ...
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Thursday, January 5th, 2006
In America’s fallible pursuit to find its Imperial feet across the oil-laden countries of the world, the rhetoric of the Religious Right says the United States is a “Christian Nation.†Theirs is a world of lies and deceit with an orgy of biblical idolatry and historical fabrications toward the quest ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
I have been working on an article about the new Michigan Telecommunications Act. I was going to publish it toward the end of January, but Jeremy Ellwood’s recent letter to the editor changed my plans.
What Jeremy describes in his letter sounds ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
This letter was published in the Argus Press of Tuesday, January 3, 2006.
A bum connection
Be advised that if you are a business owner hoping to get a fast Internet connection line run into your facility, I recommend you do not go through AT&T or Verizon.
I operated a ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
Dear Friends,
U.S. health care is rich in resources. Hospitals and sophisticated equipment abound; even many rural areas boast well-equipped facilities. Most physicians and nurses are superbly trained; dedication to patients the norm. Our research output is prodigious. And we fund health care far more generously than any other nation. ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
Casualties mount…Recruiting lags…
DO YOU FEEL A DRAFT ? ?
- What's already in place?
- How to help youth protect their rights to conscientious objection.
Free Public Program
J.E. McNeil, attorney and Ex. Director
Center on Conscience and War, Washington, D.C.
Friday, Jan. 13, 7:00pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church 2272 Collingwood, Toledo
Free, secure parking
Sponsored by: NW ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2006
Women's basketball -- Penn State V MSU, Jan 5th at 7PM. Doors open 1 1/2 hours before game time. It is best to get there early. Small signs are appropriate....Rainbow and or lavender apparel Rocks!
Rene Portland, coach of the Penn State Women's Basketball Team does not approve ...
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006
Sunday, January 8, East Lansing, 1:30 - 3:30 PM, Unitarian Church Social Hall, 855 Grove Street,
(one block east of Abbott, about 2/3 mile north from the intersection of East Grand River Ave., Michigan Ave, and Abbott, on MSU's northern border of campus. On the ground floor -enter from ...
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006
St. John's United Church of Christ Pastor, John Downing, has graciously offered his church for Shiawassee County’s Town Hall Meeting on Ending the War in Iraq. John is a Marine and peace activist. He has had children fighting in the war in Iraq.
Shiawassee County Veterans For Peace and Sojourners ...
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