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A “Blue Dog Resurgence” can save the Democratic Party- and the country

December 11, 2016 Squire 1

Now, hold on a second. I can already tell some of y’alls assholes are clenching just based on my title alone. And I know full well that everyone and their brother’s got an opinion as […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Dec. 11th through Dec. 17th

December 10, 2016 JanF 103

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 – It’s Time to Get Covered on the Health Insurance Marketplace

December 10, 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, President Obama discussed […]

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President Obama to Service Members: “It has been the privilege and honor of a lifetime to be your Commander-in-Chief”

December 7, 2016 JanF 1

President Barack Obama, in his final address to members of the military, thanked them for their service. White House transcript: THE PRESIDENT: Hello, MacDill! Thank you so much! Well, first of all, you notice this […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Dec. 4th through Dec. 10th

December 3, 2016 JanF 103

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Pass the 21st Century Cures Act

December 3, 2016 JanF 2

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 highlighted […]

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Restoration of Wild Habitat at Maple Creek Reach trying to Rescue Salmon and Orcas

November 30, 2016 RonK 4

Nooksack River valley with the river running right to left in the mid-ground. Taken from Slide Mountain above Maple Creek Reach looking north toward British Columbia.   Fall 2016 Maple Creek Reach Nooksack Valley, WA […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Nov. 27th through Dec. 3rd

November 26, 2016 JanF 93

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Coming Together On Thanksgiving

November 24, 2016 JanF 8

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 wished […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Nov. 20th through Nov. 26th

November 20, 2016 JanF 116

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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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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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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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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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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!

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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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