Saturday, September 29, 2007CONTRADICTIONS AND MIXED MESSAGESIt was ironic that on page 10 of todays NYTimes we find the lead story about Jenna Bush, the prez's party girl daughter and twin sister of Barbara, touting her new book about "children of exclusion", children whose health care suffers because they live neglected in poverty, positioned right above... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:19 AM Comments (6) (link) YET ANOTHER SEXUALLY REPRESSED CONSERVATIVE BITES THE DUST"His is considered one of the most conservative United States Attorney's offices in the country, known for refusing plea agreements and seeking the stiffest sentences". So goes the job description for J.D. Roy Atchison, a federal prosecutor working out of the U.S. Attorney's office in Pensacola... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:00 AM Comments (0) (link) Thursday, September 27, 2007INDIA'S GARBAGEWhile I've never been to India I feel like I know the country because I have connections with so many Indian people, both in my professional and private life. Jayasinghi Jhala is a professor of anthropology at Temple University. He is on the Board of Directors of the non-profit documentary film... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:31 AM Comments (4) (link) Sunday, September 23, 2007FINALLY MORE MONEY FOR MORE ARMORED VEHICLES...The problem is, it's 4 years too late. While the "true" conservative Republicans have now started to crawl out from under the rocks where they have been hiding for the last 6 years and are now screaming about the lack of "fiscal responsibility" and government "out of control spending" just in time... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:28 AM Comments (0) (link) Friday, September 21, 2007WHAT CAN YOUR DOLLAR BUY?Ever since my daughter moved to Montreal I've had a heightened interest in the value of US currency against the Canadian dollar. Five years ago, when she and her husband had just had their first child and were building a house, this proud grandma would visit often, and feeling quite rich back then,... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:36 AM Comments (2) (link) |
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