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Weekly Address: President Obama – A Comprehensive, Long-Term Deal with Iran

July 18, 2015 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, the President explained […]

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President Obama Press Conference on Iranian Nuclear Deal

July 16, 2015 JanF 3

On Wednesday, July 15th, President Obama answered questions about the historic deal to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons. (Transcript) Statement by the President: THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Yesterday was a historic day. The […]

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President Obama: “This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change”

July 14, 2015 JanF 26

An Iranian nuclear deal has been reached: (Final video. Full text of transcript below the fold.) President Obama: “The United States, together with our international partners, has reached a comprehensive long-term deal with Iran that […]

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President Obama Announces 46 Commutations in Video Address: “America Is a Nation of Second Chances”

July 14, 2015 JanF 7

From the White House blog, Neil Eggleston, Counsel to the President As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and criminal defense attorney, I’m well acquainted with how federal sentencing practices can, in too many instances, lead […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: July 12th through July 18th

July 12, 2015 JanF 145

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 – Making Our Communities Stronger Through Fair Housing

July 11, 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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Eugene Robinson: “This emblem of hatred and oppression is finally coming down”

July 10, 2015 JanF 9

Eugene Robinson, son of South Carolina, on today’s removal of the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina State House grounds: For most of my life, a flag representing white supremacist violence against black people […]

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The Running of the Bull: Today’s 2016 GOP Presidential Primary News

July 7, 2015 JanF 7

The annual San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain known as The Running of the Bulls often features accidental gorings as thousands of sanity-challenged people run alongside the fighting bulls in the streets of the village. […]

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The Scott Walker Story: Intimidated, again!

July 5, 2015 JanF 13

Earlier this year, the Republican dominated Wisconsin legislature did Gov. Scott Walker’s bidding and elided The Wisconsin Idea from the University of Wisconsin system’s mission statement. The Wisconsin Idea had been part of the statutes […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: July 5th through July 11th

July 5, 2015 JanF 136

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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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

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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 [...]

Spring is in the air!

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February 1, 2026 2
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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Welcome, Returning Light!

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 [...]
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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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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