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Democratic Party Primary Debate: October 13, 2015

October 13, 2015 JanF 33

Tonight, five candidates seeking the Democratic Party presidential nomination will meet in Las Vegas at a debate telecast on CNN (8:30pm Eastern time). UPDATED with Transcript from WaPo: The CNN Democratic debate transcript, annotated (“annotated” […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Oct. 11th through Oct. 17th

October 11, 2015 JanF 132

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Gun Ownership, Gun Culture and “Accident” Prevention

October 4, 2015 RonK 9

Is there a “gun culture? And is it related to gun ownership and to accidental shootings? Given the many disturbing facts, statistics, and daily poignant case examples, I remain continuously perplexed that Americans continue on […]

Hillary Clinton speaks of human rights at the Human Rights Campaign breakfast: “It can all be undone”

October 4, 2015 JanF 9

Saturday morning, Hillary Clinton addressed volunteers at the Human Rights Campaign. (YouTube: Published on Oct 3, 2015 Hillary Clinton celebrates equality and commits to the work that still lies ahead with Human Rights Campaign’s volunteer […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Oct. 4th through Oct. 10

October 4, 2015 JanF 122

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 […]

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

October 3, 2015 JanF 1

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 […]

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 […]

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° [...]

Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

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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 [...]

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Spring is in the air!

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 [...]