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Democratic Party Principles: “Civil Rights is not a political issue, it is a moral issue to be resolved through political means.”

September 28, 2015 JanF 10

On Sunday evening, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts, spoke at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. She reminded us of the words of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, whose seat in […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 27th through Oct. 3rd

September 27, 2015 JanF 159

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 – Dispose of Your Expired and Unwanted Prescription Drugs

September 26, 2015 JanF 3

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, on “National Prescription […]

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Democratic Party Principles: An Energy Program for the Future

September 25, 2015 JanF 3

Senate Democrats unveiled their energy bill this past Tuesday. There is not much hope that the bill will be passed and signed into law but it is an important step in defining where Democrats stand […]

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Cherry-picking Pope Francis’ Address to Congress

September 24, 2015 JanF 20

Well, at least I am honest about it! Pope Francis spoke to a joint session of Congress this morning. (CSPAN Video) The audience included some of the justices of the Supreme Court but not the […]

Blackness

Viola Davis: “The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else … is opportunity”

September 21, 2015 JanF 7

I don’t watch television so I did not follow the Emmy Award Ceremony last night. But I do follow the news and when this video showed up in my newsfeed this morning, it begged to […]

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President Obama speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus Dinner (Updated with Transcript)

September 20, 2015 JanF 3

Saturday evening, President Obama spoke at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 45th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner. (Transcript below the fold) WaPo: President Obama pressed on Saturday night for a greater focus on helping […]

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

September 20, 2015 JanF 171

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 for Congress To Pass a Responsible Budget

September 19, 2015 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, the President discussed […]

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President Obama: “Don’t play chicken with our economy!”

September 18, 2015 JanF 6

On Wednesday, President Obama spoke at a gathering of the Business Roundtable, an “association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies working to promote sound public policy and a thriving U.S. economy.” The president […]

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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 [...]

“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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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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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 19, 2025 5
Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am 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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