The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has issued a statement of congratulations to Connecticut’s Senator Chris Dodd for his support of environmental issues. Dodd has made a large ad buy in Iowa and New Hampshire for a spot talking about his commitment to the issues. It is the first television ad by a candidate...
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Recently my daughter and I were watching her second favorite movie, The Sandlot 3. (Her favorite movie is The Sandlot 1). The movie is the story of arrogant baseball star Tommy "Santa" Santorelli who (warning: plot spoiler ahead) travels back in time to 1976 and relives his boyhood days on the sandlot baseball team....
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Bill Clinton has been happy for many, many years by the side of the woman he loves. Problem is, it’s obvious that Hillary’s advisors have told the former prez to leave that women alone for a while and instead make more appearances with Hillary.
This week, Bill is in Iowa with Hillary, where they’ll participate...
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"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness,...
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In the opening chapter of The Assault on Reason, its seldom reasonable author accuses the Bush administration of exploiting people’s fears “to short-circuit debate and drive the public agenda without regard to the evidence, the facts, or the public interest.†Shamelessly abusing lingering September 11th and nascent Iraq anxieties, he argues that the roles...
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I recently had a letter to the editor published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I had written my letter in response to an op-ed piece by David Brooks decrying the ineffectiveness of both sex education and abstinence education. My letter was edited. The following part of it was published. David Brooks is 100% right to...
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Background: Since the mid-90s, many states have adopted aggressive arrest procedures on domestic violence calls. Police officers are often encouraged to make arrests in petty incidents, often where the abuse is mutual or it is unclear who the aggressor was. They also are under political pressure to arrest men, not women.
Moreover, many prosecutors...
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Or maybe I'll just "remember" to pay...click on photo to watch video.
I use this video as an example for my son of one of my rules of life--never mess with a stranger, you have no idea whether they might be packing.
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If you’ve been watching the media lately (and I know you have been because I’ve put little cameras in your living room), you’ve heard a lot about President Bush’s approval ratings being in the 20-30% range for a while now. Well, he’s not alone. A recent Gallup poll shows Congress’s approval rating at 14%,...
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The Apostle Paul defines the goal of the Christian life. Sunday’s sermon at Black Rock-Long Ridge Congregational Church (North Stamford, Connecticut) was delivered by Rev. Ted Fiorito. His text was taken from Philippians, chapter 3. In his letter to the church at Philippi, Paul describes the goal, the bull’s eye that is the aim...
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It turns out that shield wasn’t really good against bullets:
He was headed to court after refusing to sign the government’s Superhero Registration Act, a move that would have revealed his true identity. A sniper who fired from a rooftop was captured as police and Captain America’s military escort were left to cope with chaos...
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Sunday, July 01, 2007 A TALE OF TWO BIKE RIDES: A PRIME EXAMPLE OF MEDIA BIAS Tip O’Neil once famously said, “All politics is local.†News stories on the local level, collectively, can form an often-greater impact on an issue than a few national stories. Never underestimate the effect you can have by a...
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The lamestream media told you: With state legislatures wrapping up their sessions across America, budget cuts and reduced spending may lead to reduced fire, police, roadwork and other essential services. Legislators who have worked hard on tax rebates, tax reductions and lower government spending may have hurt the public at large with ill-conceived spending...
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That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but bureaucrats are constantly renaming occupations, diseases and disabilities to remove any perceived stigma. A garbage man is transformed into a “sanitation engineer” but at the end of the day I bet he still smells like crap. The United Kingdom...
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While researching the case of the Columbus Stocking Strangler for Court TV’s Crime Library, I was struck by a number of peculiarities about the case. The man who was convicted of the rape-murders and is on Georgia’s Death Row for them is an African-American named Carlton Gary. I mention his ethnic and racial background...
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While researching the case of the Columbus Stocking Strangler for Court TV’s Crime Library, I was struck by a number of peculiarities about the case. The man who was convicted of the rape-murders and is on Georgia’s Death Row for them is an African-American named Carlton Gary. I mention his ethnic and racial background...
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"Why aren't you here
Why does life seem so unfair
You were strength in my darkest days
Now how can I face the world alone - I need you here
"Forgive my negativity
This world is cold and empty
They tell me time will heal the pain
But I know I'll never be the same
"Without you - I need...
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