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First Lady Michelle Obama: “The surest path to progress here in America runs straight through the voting booth”

April 26, 2016 JanF 9

Over the weekend, First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the graduating class and guests at Jackson State University, an historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi. (Jackson State University YouTube: Michelle Obama’s Speech at 2016 JSU Spring […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Building a Fairer and More Effective Criminal Justice System

April 23, 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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Weekly Address: President Obama – Ensuring Our Free Market Works for Everyone

April 16, 2016 JanF 4

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: “I’m not here just to say we SHOULD close the wage gap. I’m here to say we WILL close the wage gap.”

April 13, 2016 JanF 6

On Tuesday, President Obama spoke at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Museum to commemorate Equal Pay Day. President Obama: Equal pay for equal work should be a fundamental principle of our economy. It’s the idea […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Playing by the Same Rules

April 9, 2016 JanF 6

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 highlighted […]

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President Obama: “Republicans in the Senate have decided that placating their base is more important than upholding their constitutional and institutional roles.”

April 8, 2016 JanF 5

Yesterday, President Obama visited with some students and faculty at the University of Chicago Law School where he once taught constitutional law. The purpose of the visit was to discuss his nomination of Chief Judge […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Securing the World from Nuclear Terrorism

April 2, 2016 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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President Obama to media: “Stop hurting America”

March 29, 2016 JanF 7

Actually, that wasn’t President Obama saying that!! It was Jon Stewart talking to Crossfire host Tucker Carlson back in 2004 during another election season: “I made a special effort to come on the show today, […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Defeating ISIL

March 26, 2016 JanF 6

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 offered […]

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President Obama: “I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas.”

March 22, 2016 JanF 6

President Obama today, addressing the Cuban people at Gran Teatro de la Habana, Havana, Cuba: President Barack Obama: Like so many people in both of our countries, my lifetime has spanned a time of isolation […]

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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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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 [...]

“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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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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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

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Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am 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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