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Last year I painted my deceased
grandmother as a gift for my grandmother's daughter, my mother.
While I was painting, I kept thinking what a remarkable woman my
grandmother was; remembering the old fashioned traditional values
she imparted, by her example. I would guess that she was… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (796) | Blog
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Let's make our voices heard, Shine! Let's ask our lawmakers to free our cell phones from unfair exclusivity deals that chain us to the giant telecom companies whether we like or not our phones or services. Let's get a fair shake from them! Below is an excerpt of the text found at Consumers Union--a non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports. This project aims to get legislation passed so that consumers may choose the phone, plan, and service provider combination that is best for them; no more going with AT&T to get an iPhone, or to Sprint to get a Palm Treo, we the consumers will get to choose the best options for ourselves. Read More »
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He was known as the liberal lion of the Senate, and as President Barack Obama said following news of his death, "the greatest senator of our time," for good reason. The list of Senator Edward M. Kennedy's legislative accomplishments is long, and at the heart of many of his championed bills are the people least championed: Disabled Americans, immigrants, minimum-wage workers, domestic abuse victims, and minorities who were not long ago denied the right to vote along with access to education and jobs.
Reuters via Yahoo! News
Look over the long list of his legislative wins, and you'll also see a focus on bettering the lives of women. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (121) | Blog
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Now that congress has approved the spending of billions in tax payer money on various stimulus programs, with the most popular being the recent extension of the Read More »
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Congratulations and thank you to Shine user, ANDY, whose caption was selected for this illustration. Thank you to all who contributed and I hope you enjoyed the illustration as much as I enjoyed creating it. Devonia Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (4) | Blog
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Is this guy for real? Everyone knew
he was paying for Obama's seat. No one wanted him in
Congress with his new elected position. This was bound to
happen and the SOONER the BETTER. Read More »
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30 Million Dollars in the Stimulus Package to Save the Marsh Rats?!?!?! No matter whether it is called pork or a PET PROJECT; will it create jobs, save a home, stimulate the economy? Thirty million is a lot of $$$'s. Awww, say it ain't so, Nancy...
Congratulations and thank you to SHINE user, lankycowpoke, who Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (35) | Blog
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Congratulations to Shine user, , whose suggestion was selected for the caption of this artwork by Devonia.
Her caption is fun and makes the point that some think that sometimes the solution may be worse than the problem. Thank you and good job, Valerie!
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Well lookie here! Only a couple months since my predictions on the far left loonies dark horse of hope and he is screwing up bigtime. Wrapped in as much pork and showing as many earmarks as is usually the case for democrats without a clue to what is truly needed in government, Peloopie and Obummer… Read More »
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By Meredith O'Brien/Mommy Track'd
The black and white cover of a recent issue of New York Magazine consists of a close-up of Caroline Kennedy's face with a single teardrop hand-drawn under one eye which appears to have been applied by a red Sharpie. To the bottom left is the headline, "The brief, bizarre political career of Caroline Kennedy."
Following the abrupt end of Kennedy's campaign to convince New York Gov. David Paterson to select her as New York's next junior senator, the question remains: Does this New York Magazine image represent the portrait of someone who's been victimized by a screwed-up political appointment system, the incompetence of her campaign, or both? Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (7) | Blog
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