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Month: September 2016

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Michelle Obama: “We need an adult in the White House”

September 29, 2016 JanF 8

On Wednesday afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to students at La Salle University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania about the importance of voting and, specifically, why they need to vote for Hillary Clinton. Michelle Obama: As […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 25th through Oct. 1st

September 24, 2016 JanF 114

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 […]

Editors' Choice

From the National Mall: The Grand Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

September 24, 2016 JanF 11

UPDATE: Full Text of President Obama’s Remarks have been added below the fold The grand opening celebration for the National Museum of African American History and Culture took place on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at […]

Editors' Choice

Weekly Address: President Obama – Celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture

September 24, 2016 JanF 9

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 commemorated […]

Editors' Choice

President Obama: “We are all stakeholders in this international system”

September 21, 2016 JanF 2

On Tuesday, President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly – his last address to that body before his term expires next January. President Obama spoke of our shared progress and shared responsibilities: We are […]

Editors' Choice

President Obama: “Hope is on the ballot, and fear is on the ballot, too”

September 18, 2016 JanF 8

President Obama at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Phoenix Awards Dinner last night: There’s no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter. It all matters. And after we have achieved historic turnout in […]

Community

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 18th through Sept. 24th

September 17, 2016 JanF 98

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 […]

Election 2016

Michelle Obama: “When they go low, we go high”

September 17, 2016 JanF 2

Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to a crowd at George Mason University in Fairfax VA about the upcoming election. She reminded people of what is at stake and how important it is to vote. […]

Editors' Choice

Weekly Address: President Obama – It’s Time for Republicans in Congress To Do Their Jobs

September 17, 2016 JanF 1

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 called […]

Featured Posts

Good Government Working to Protect Our Planet: Ocean 2016 Conference

September 16, 2016 JanF 1

Last week, the State Department hosted the Ocean 2016 conference “The ocean covers about 70 percent of our planet, provides half of the oxygen we breathe, and feeds more than a billion people — it […]

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Back in September 2008, a group of like minded people gathered at the Motley Moose to talk about politics and how they could promote politicians and political causes that would change people’s lives for the [...]

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Later this morning, we will mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° [...]
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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

May 15, 2026 6
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 [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

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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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