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Weekly Address: President Obama – Writing the Rules for a Global Economy

October 10, 2015 JanF 8

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 spoke […]

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Good Government: Preserving and Protecting Our Oceans and Waterways

October 6, 2015 JanF 2

Yesterday, President Obama announced the designation of two new marine sanctuaries, one in Wisconsin and one in Maryland, as part of his video greeting to the “2015 Our Ocean Conference” in Chile. (President Obama to […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Congress Should Do its Job and Pass a Serious Budget

October 3, 2015 JanF 1

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 emphasized […]

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President Obama: “How can you, with a straight face, make the argument that more guns will make us safer?”

October 2, 2015 JanF 14

From the White House, President Obama spoke of another mass shooting, this time at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon. [As] I said just a few months ago, and I said a few months before […]

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Good Government: Protecting Farm Workers from Pesticides

September 30, 2015 JanF 3

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new safety rules for farm workers: President Obama has called closing gaps of opportunity a defining challenge of our time. Meeting that challenge means ensuring healthy work […]

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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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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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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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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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Welcome, Returning Light!

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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 [...]

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 [...]
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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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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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