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Month: July 2015

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Public–private partnerships for preservation of old growth forest in The PNW

July 30, 2015 RonK 3

Massive old growth Douglas Fir stump with springboard cut, now a forest nurse This stump, probably logged a 100 years ago, dates back untold 100s of years. This area was once selectively logged which left […]

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50 Years Ago Today: The Medicare Bill of 1965

July 30, 2015 JanF 1

On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act Amendments of 1965 which established Medicare. President Lyndon B. Johnson with Harry Truman and Hubert H. Humphrey, 1965 The Social Security Act […]

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President Obama: “The choices made today will shape the trajectory of Africa, and therefore, the world for decades to come”

July 29, 2015 JanF 1

From Mandela Hall in Ethiopia: I stand before you as a proud American. I also stand before you as the son of an African. (Applause.) Africa and its people helped to shape America and allowed […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: July 26th through Aug. 1st

July 26, 2015 JanF 121

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Wall Street Reform is Working

July 25, 2015 JanF 7

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, the President spoke […]

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“She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” – A Film

July 24, 2015 JanF 9

“Aren’t the Internets great?” – me to my Moose peeps this morning An article in the New York Times yesterday about the “Women of the Young Lords: The Revolution within the Revolution” panel at the […]

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The Bernie Sanders campaign: Connecting with black voters is a work in progress.

July 21, 2015 Denise Velez 15

The Bernie Sanders campaign: Connecting with black voters is a work in progress. After taking a look at the campaign staff and advisers for Hillary Clinton, looking specifically at people of color in major positions, […]

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President Obama: “I’m working alongside you to tear down those barriers”

July 21, 2015 JanF 1

The president spoke yesterday on the 25th Anniversary of the signing into law of the Americans With Disabliities Act. Fierce

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Working together towards a common goal

July 21, 2015 JanF 21

The latest dustup in the progressive blogosphere has exposed a rift in the progressive movement. It is something that should not be a rift and maybe it does not reach the level of rift but […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: July 19th through July 25th

July 19, 2015 JanF 157

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

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I love the Pacific Northwest native flora this time of year as they emerge from our long dark winter. Since we can’t get out into the woods everyday, we have brought the woodlands colors home [...]

April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

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May 1, 2026 2
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]
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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 20, 2026 3
Today, March 20th, at 7:46am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]
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Spring is in the air!

February 1, 2026 2
At the beginning of February, when much of the north appears frozen and lifeless, there are stirrings below the surface and in the sky. The light is returning; today there is nearly an hour more [...]
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Welcome, Returning Light!

December 21, 2025 5
The winter solstice “occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. Though the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, the term is [...]

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