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From the White House: Faster FAFSA – Helping Make College More Affordable

September 15, 2015 JanF 1

On Monday, President Obama traveled to Des Moines Iowa to talk about FAFSA. What is FAFSA, you ask? I asked it and found the answer on the Internets! FAFSA is “Free Application for Federal Student […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 13th through Sept. 19th

September 13, 2015 JanF 147

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 New College Scorecard

September 12, 2015 JanF 11

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 announced […]

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Good Government: Prosecuting People, Not Just Corporations

September 11, 2015 JanF 2

One of the more frustrating aspects of the prosecutions related to the Great Cheat that led to the Great Recession was that many of those perpetrating the fraud got off scot-free while their companies were […]

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Senate Democrats Reject War (UPDATED with video)

September 10, 2015 JanF 12

NY Times Email: BREAKING NEWS Senate Democrats clear way for Iran nuclear deal Thursday, September 10, 2015 4:08 PM EDT Senate Democrats delivered a major victory to President Obama on Thursday when they blocked a […]

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The White House “Back-to-School Tour”: #HeadsUpAmerica

September 10, 2015 JanF 6

The White House has launched their “2015 Back-to-School Tour” to promote the administration’s community college initiative, America’s College Promise, and announce a new initiative: Heads Up America, an independent campaign to raise awareness about the […]

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Things That Actually Matter: Campaign Finance Reform

September 9, 2015 JanF 24

While everyone was off chowing down on the nothingburger being served by the bored press (“not sorry?” “sorry” “but are you really really sorry?”), Hillary Clinton was rolling out more of her 2016 presidential campaign […]

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Secretary of Labor Tom Perez: Let’s Hear Your Voice

September 9, 2015 JanF 1

Secretary Perez sent the following message to the White House email list on Labor Day. Labor Day is about more than barbecues and a three-day weekend. It is a day owned by every one of […]

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Hillary Clinton: “Everyone deserves a chance and everyone deserves a champion”

September 6, 2015 JanF 8

Yesterday, in a speech in New Hampshire, Democratic presidental candidate Hillary Clinton launched her campaign initiative: “Women for Hillary” … it was also “Hillary for Women” and men: (FULL Speech: Hillary Clinton speaks at campaign […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 6th through Sept. 12th

September 6, 2015 JanF 129

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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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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