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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Dec. 27th through Jan. 2nd

December 27, 2015 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: Merry Christmas from the President and First Lady

December 25, 2015 JanF 18

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 and […]

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Oh Hai, the Returning Light!

December 21, 2015 JanF 7

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

December 20, 2015 JanF 115

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 – Top 10 Things that Happened in 2015

December 19, 2015 JanF 12

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 celebrated […]

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President Obama’s Year End Press Conference – UPDATED with Transcript

December 18, 2015 JanF 20

On Friday, December 18th, President Obama will hold a press conference, billed as his year end press conference as the government “shuts down” for the winter holidays. It won’t be a literal shutdown because the […]

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President Obama: “That is what makes America great — not just the words on these founding documents, as precious and valuable as they are, but the progress that they’ve inspired.”

December 15, 2015 JanF 1

Speaking at the National Archives, President Obama addresses 31 newly sworn in citizens. What a remarkable journey all of you have made. And as of today, your story is forever woven into the larger story […]

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

December 13, 2015 JanF 154

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 speaks on the historic Paris climate accord – UPDATED with Transcript

December 12, 2015 JanF 11

Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 5:30pm Eastern PRESIDENT OBAMA: The problem is not solved because of this accord. But make no mistake, the Paris agreement establishes the enduring framework the world needs to solve the […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Standing Strong in the Face of Terrorism

December 12, 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 praised […]

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Spring is in the air!

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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 [...]

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 [...]
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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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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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