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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 […]

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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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 […]

Weekly Address: President Obama – This Labor Day, Lets Talk About the Budget

September 5, 2015 JanF 14

President Obama’s Email to Me from Alaska

September 3, 2015 JanF 12

President Obama has been in Alaska the past few days. On his first day, he renamed a mountain and made a fiery speech before the GLACIER conference. Since then he has been visiting Alaska and […]

President Obama: “Climate change is no longer some far-off problem. It is happening here. It is happening now.”

September 1, 2015 JanF 7

President Obama is in Alaska for a three day visit. While there, he attended the GLACIER conference. GLACIER is “Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience” and is chaired by Secretary of […]

Weekly Address: President Obama – Meeting the Global Threat of Climate Change

August 29, 2015 JanF 2

President Obama: “We are deeply optimistic about American ingenuity”

August 25, 2015 JanF 13

Last night, President Obama was in Las Vegas and spoke at the National Clean Energy Summit. President Obama: Yes, we’ve become the world’s number-one producer of oil and natural gas, but we’ve also become a […]

Weekly Address: President Obama – It’s Time for Congress To Pass a Responsible Budget

August 22, 2015 JanF 16

Weekly Address: President Obama – Continuing Work To Improve Community Policing

August 15, 2015 JanF 10

Holding Vigil for One of Our Founding “Meeses” – Denise Velez (Updated)

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July 13, 2026 8

Back in September 2008, a group of like minded people gathered at the Motley Moose to talk about politics and how they could promote politicians and political causes that would change people’s lives for the [...]

Summer Sunning!

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June 21, 2026 2

Later this morning, we will 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° [...]

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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

May 15, 2026 6

I love the Pacific Northwest native flora this time of year as they emerge from our long dark winter. Since we can’t get out into the woods everyday, we have brought the woodlands colors home [...]

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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2026 2

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 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 [...]