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President Obama: “We’ve gone through moments in our history before when we acted out of fear — and we came to regret it.”

June 16, 2016 JanF 9

On Tuesday, President Obama delivered a statement to the press after a meeting with his counter-terrorism group. The meeting covered ISIL and the Orlando massacre, the killing of 49 patrons of a gay night club […]

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President Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton for President of the United States

June 9, 2016 JanF 4

“I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.” He’s with her. Fierce

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Hillary Clinton: “To be great, we can’t be small”

June 8, 2016 JanF 9

Last night, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton clinched the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Before her victory speech, this video was presented to the assembled crowd (it had been shared on social media earlier […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Building on America’s Economic Recovery

June 4, 2016 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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Hillary Clinton: “This isn’t reality television – this is actual reality”

June 3, 2016 JanF 9

Yesterday in San Diego, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, spoke on the subject of national security, and specifically, the national insecurity that a Donald Trump presidency would bring. Via […]

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Congressman John Lewis honors the legacy of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays

May 31, 2016 Denise Velez 8

Civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis delivers keynote address at Bates College 150th Commencement. May 29 2016 There are living legends among us. No need to open history books — we simply […]

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President Obama: “We must define our nations not by our capacity to destroy, but by what we build.”

May 28, 2016 JanF 7

On Friday, President Obama visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan to lay a wreath, mourn the dead, and offer his thoughts on war and nuclear weapons. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Seventy-one years ago, on a bright, […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Expanding Overtime Pay

May 21, 2016 JanF 10

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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The first Black graduate from West Point – Henry Ossian Flipper

May 17, 2016 Denise Velez 5

I recently wrote about the controversy swirling around black female cadets graduating from West Point, in Much ado about raised fists. While researching their story, I grew interested in the history of the first black […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – A Conversation About Addiction

May 14, 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, Grammy Award-winning artist […]

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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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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”

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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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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!

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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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