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farzana-versey's picture
Oct.25.2012
If 19.6 % Americans believe in “nothing in particular”, it in fact draws attention to US politics within the piety framework. Forget about separation of religion and state. Can religion survive without a state? Would it be orphaned without patriotic fervour? I come from a country that is...
phil-naessens's picture
Oct.25.2012
    The Sports Goons Jameyan Smith joins Phil for the full hour. Please listen in as they discuss the Presidential elections, was cancer part of Lance Armstrong's deception, the World Series and where they believe MLB Free Agent slugger Josh Hamilton will wind up. To listen to...
christopher-cudworth's picture
Oct.22.2012
At a recent event called the Crop Walk to raise money for the needy nationwide, there were more 200 people present, all converging from churches of different denominations in a show of mission and solidarity.  Many people also brought along their dogs to walk with them on the 3.1 mile course....
bruce-douglas-reeves's picture
Oct.20.2012
            Shadows crawled up and down the walls, then flung themselves over the bed and the easy chair by the window, shadows that seemed to be from her own brain.  Voices oozed out of those shadows, whispering, crying, warning,...
michael-seidel's picture
Oct.19.2012
ThnkProgress sent me an email with a story on it, "At last night's debate, Romney told 31 myths in 41 minutes." While I opened it to see what myths were being spread by Romney, I wondered, what about Obama's myths? Was he s;preading anything?   To the Google!  Searching on variations...
hank-quense's picture
Oct.19.2012
  FNN has obtains a copy of a paper written to outline Governor Romney's secret debate strategy.  The paper calls for Romney to responsed to questions in the third Presidential debate with a quote from the Book of Mormon and nothing else.Romney's debate staff has picked out a dozen...
michael-seidel's picture
Oct.18.2012
This is just a good read recommendation for a magazine article. I like science.  I like science fiction.  It disheartens me, watching the crumbling of critical thinking and informed discussion in America, especially when applied to business and politics, and the growth of science deniers...
michael-seidel's picture
Oct.18.2012
I've discovered that many of my friends and family, and quite a few of their friends and family, are part of that large block of voters in America, the Undecided.  The Undecided will probably determine many election outcomes, including the Presidency.  It worries me because many more...
michael-seidel's picture
Oct.16.2012
I caught some news today.  News and I aren't always on friendly terms.  Sometimes it upsets me and I give it a time out.   Apparently players of this game, what's it called again, Hockey? Odd name for a sport.  The first recorded use of hockey in text was when the King of...
annmarie-sauer's picture
Oct.16.2012
I don't know whether it is appropriate to write about politics on this blog. In Belgium where I live there where communal elections and in Flanders' biggest city Antwerp he, whose name I don't want to give more google hits, won. The arrogant, aggressive, power hungry bully declared "The city is...