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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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The Weirdness of Planning for Extreme Old Age

May 12, 2016 Diana in NoVa 15

My husband and I aren’t getting any younger. In fact, looking at us, you’d say we’re downright old. It’s taken me two years to accept that at 72, I’m no longer “middle-aged”: now I qualify […]

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Attorney General Loretta Lynch: “This is about the dignity and respect we accord our fellow citizens”

May 10, 2016 JanF 4

On Monday afternoon, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced the filing of a lawsuit against the State of North Carolina to block enforcement of an ordinance that violates the civil rights of state employees under Title […]

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President Obama: “Democracy requires compromise”

May 9, 2016 JanF 1

President Obama spoke to the 2016 graduating class at Howard University on Saturday in what will likely be considered one of his most significant speeches. It was a call to not only the Howard graduates […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: May 8th through May 14th

May 8, 2016 JanF 117

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 on the presidency: “This is a really serious job … this is not entertainment”

May 7, 2016 JanF 7

The weekly White House post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House President Obama spoke on Friday about the state of the […]

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Welcome, Returning Light!

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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 [...]

Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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September 22, 2025 3
An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The latitudes +L [...]
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“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

August 1, 2025 3
Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the [...]
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Summer Sunning!

June 20, 2025 3
Later today, we 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° 26′. The [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2025 3
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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