I do not normally pay too much attention to how many readers I get for my blog. I have my concerns, interests and opinions and I share all of these with my audience of readers on several different blogging platforms. But I noticed something this week that got my attention. I wrote a serious bl
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03/08/2014
One of the good things about our system of government is that our officials must stand for re-election on a regular basis. If you are a member of the House of Representatives, your term of office is only two years - which means you never stop running for re-election. Most state and local offici
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03/06/2014
In mid-January, AR member Karl Hess offered a post about the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on Benghazi. Karl and I are frequently on opposite ends of the political spectrum and we frequently agree to disagree on current events and the political climate we share. Although politi
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02/16/2014
I note with sorrow the passing of folk singer and activist Pete Seeger in New York at the age of 94. Seeger was a noted song writer, folk singer, banjo player and passionate political citizen for more than seventy public years. I enjoyed his music with the Weavers and as a solo act. He performe
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01/27/2014
I have been a member of Active Rain since 2007. In that time it seems that the one constant has been change. Each day I log into my spot in the community, I run the risk of finding that something in the Active Rain world has changed. Certainly this mirrors the currents of history in every corn
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01/27/2014
Take a break for 70 seconds of video for a bit of Holiday Music and Cheer. You have my best wishes for a safe holiday season whether those wishes are for Happy Eid Mubarak, Happy Hanukkah or Merry Christmas it is a time when we should all remember our common interests and not just dwell on our d
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12/18/2013
Jon Zolsky has provided an excellent blog [link] on the sad tale of the Realtor who wrote his own disclaimer in the case of a buyer that did not want to pay for an inspection. It might be time to mention that the contract and forms provided by MLS represent a significant compromise and agreemen
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11/26/2013
President Obama has taken additional flack from the media for deciding to cancel his participation in the commemorative events at Gettysburg this week for the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and for allegedly omitting "under God" from his recorded presentation of the Gettysburg
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11/21/2013
Many of you who know me in these pages will recall that I have presented the Gettysburg Address of President Lincoln on appropriate holidays such as July 4th or November 11th over the years. But I delayed this year because November 19, 2013, is the 150th anniversary of the occasion of the Pres
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11/18/2013
I note with sorrow that my world has lost one of my favorite authors. Tom Clancy passed away yesterday at 66 years of age in a Baltimore hospital. Tom Clancy wrote some of the best high-tech espionage thrillers on the planet for the last 25 years. His books were known for well researched, tech
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10/02/2013
