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The Hard Work Of Being A Citizen

November 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · global warming and climate change, politics

Frank Rich’s editorial today on Sarah Palin and her book (he has actually read the whole thing) is a good one. Mr. Rich has convinced me that Ms. Palin’s appeal to American citizens is  larger and deeper than her entertainment quotient, which I lightheartedly wrote about earlier in the week.
The part of Ms. Palin’s political [...]

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Celebrating the Fourth, Diamond-Cut Style

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments · community, entertainment, food & drink, health & well being, simplicity

Happy Fourth of July! It’s our nation’s birthday. I’ve posted Ideas for celebrating below, based on this basic life-principle we all tend to forget:
A nation starts its life in the beginning as land, as earth — before people arrived to populate it. And that land, the soil, water and things that grow on it, are [...]

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