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Congressman John Lewis honors the legacy of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays

May 31, 2016 Denise Velez 8

Civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis delivers keynote address at Bates College 150th Commencement. May 29 2016 There are living legends among us. No need to open history books — we simply […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: May 29th through June 4th

May 29, 2016 JanF 99

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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President Obama: “We must define our nations not by our capacity to destroy, but by what we build.”

May 28, 2016 JanF 7

On Friday, President Obama visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan to lay a wreath, mourn the dead, and offer his thoughts on war and nuclear weapons. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Seventy-one years ago, on a bright, […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: May 22nd through May 28th

May 22, 2016 JanF 125

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 – Expanding Overtime Pay

May 21, 2016 JanF 10

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, President Obama discussed […]

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Good Government: New Overtime Pay Rules Going Into Effect in December

May 18, 2016 JanF 4

Good government brought to you by the Democratic administration of President Barack Obama and his Labor Secretary, Tom Perez. Today, the administration will announce new overtime pay rules that will insure that millions of middle-income […]

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The first Black graduate from West Point – Henry Ossian Flipper

May 17, 2016 Denise Velez 5

I recently wrote about the controversy swirling around black female cadets graduating from West Point, in Much ado about raised fists. While researching their story, I grew interested in the history of the first black […]

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President Obama: “The ‘good old days’ weren’t that great”

May 16, 2016 JanF 6

On Sunday, President Obama addressed graduates and guests at the Rutgers University commencement. President Obama Delivers the Rutgers University Commencement Address, May 15, 2016, Piscataway Township, NJ PRESIDENT OBAMA: The “good old days” weren’t that […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: May 15th through May 21st

May 15, 2016 JanF 133

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 – A Conversation About Addiction

May 14, 2016 JanF 5

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, Grammy Award-winning artist […]

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