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• Priceless

  
  The State of Discontent — Authority: 396
  Private school tuition: More than some peoples yearly salary dollars. Private school tuition after lovely generous financial aid package from lovely generous foundation that has now earned itself a place in your will should you ever actually become a famous wealthy author: Still only slightly less each month than ...
  5 hours ago

• A Courageous Beauty Interview: Mrs. Maryland Galaxy 2009-LaQuisha Hall

  
  God Uses Broken Vessels — Authority: 419
  Angie: Today we are going to meet a woman who seeks to reach women on some very intense issues. I admire her work very much and would like to invite you along on her journey. When I mentioned in previous posts that these queens are passionate about their purpose, LaQuisha is a perfect example. I hope this interview ...
  1 day ago

• When God is Watching, People Are More Generous.

  
  Homo Consumericus — Authority: 98
  One argument in support of religiosity is that it makes people more moral. I am not particularly moved by this premise, as I find it a lot more impressive to be ethical, moral, kind, honest, and decent for reasons other than the fact that a "celestial dictator" (to borrow Christopher Hitchens brilliant term) is ...
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• Why Do People Vote? I

  
  The Scientific Fundamentalist — Authority: 434
  Why millions of people turn out to vote in every national election in the United States and other large democracies is one of the persistent mysteries in the rational choice theory of politics.  Why do people vote? If you think about it, voting in a large national election – such as the US Presidential election ...
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• A Courageous Beauties Interview:Mrs. Colorado International 2009-Michelle Fields

  
  God Uses Broken Vessels — Authority: 419
  Introducing my friend, Michelle Fields, Mrs. Colorado International 2009. Shes a rock solid woman with an unusual platform for a beauty queen. Id never met a woman out promoting Boy Scouts. But I immediately loved it, being a mom of 3 sons myself. I think our culture has been very difficult for our sons and love that ...
  3 days ago

• Marketing the Simple Bicycling Lifestyle, Part 2

  
  Let's Go Ride a Bike — Authority: 515
  Earlier this week I asked what you would do as a marketer tasked with getting people to switch from cars to bikes. The resulting discussion was impressive.  The main points were to emphasize the ease and desirability of cycling, while not being too pushy or preachy and remembering that infrastructure is the most ...
  4 days ago

• A Courageous Beauty: Mrs. Utah International 2009-Michele Weeks

  
  God Uses Broken Vessels — Authority: 419
  Angie: Michele and I met at the Mrs. International 2009 pageant and competed with and against each other. I enjoyed her very much and am so happy to bring her interview to you today. Lets hop right in :-) How did you learn about various pageants? Michele: When I was young. I participated in the Miss Maryland ...
  5 days ago

• How To Get Out Of Jury Duty (Ethically)

  
  Everyday Ethics — Authority: 425
  How is it that two days of jury duty can feel like two months in purgatory? Can sitting in a room with nothing to do but read a good book, away from the demands of ones job, the ringing of...
  6 days ago

• A Courageous Beauty Interview: Mrs. Louisiana International 2009-Laura Ludwig

  
  God Uses Broken Vessels — Authority: 419
  Angie: Id like to introduce you to my friend Laura Ludwig. Shes a military wife with a heart of gold. Shes all about supporting the families of our soldiers. This is an important issue that hasnt had a lot of air time. Our military families live a unique lifestyle determined by many things outside their control. Im ...
  6 days ago

• Falling Down Drunk Supervisor Wants Your Vote

  
  Lehigh Valley Somebody — Authority: 116
  Timothy Frankenfield (D), 43, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Plainfield Township, and the former township Fire Marshall, has scored two citations in the past three years for public drunkenness.  During the first incident in Dec. of 2006, he was stopped while walking towards a vehicle after leaving a ...
  1 week ago

• Jury Duty: Do You Try To Worm Your Way Out Of It?

  
  Everyday Ethics — Authority: 425
  Ive got jury duty - pleh! I seem to get called every time I vote, renew my license, or, heck, breathe too loudly while walking past a government office. This time round, I even got summoned for TWO courts at roughly the same time, so I have to juggle how to serve and which one takes precedence.
  2 weeks ago

• Aloha and Mahalo, Jihadist Dudes!

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  Satire By John W. Lillpop Of all the bloody cheek! No longer content with just ramming airplanes into skyscrapers, devotees of the "Religion of Peace" have raised the terror bar another couple of notches. Now these neurotic stowaways from the 7th century have flexed their financial muscle by threatening to ...
  2 weeks ago

• READY TO DEFEND: Oath Keepers speak out at inaugural conference

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  No amount of controversy will keep Oath Keepers from educating people about what it means to support and defend the Constitution. SNIP Started earlier this year by Las Vegas resident Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers is a nonprofit organization made up primarily of current and former police and military personnel who renew ...
  2 weeks ago

• Remember your civic duty today and join a meeting

  
  The Picaroon — Authority: 130
  So many places to be tonight in Renton and all are good for your civic soul and the heart of your community. But how to choose? All I know is that your presence at any one of these meetings would be greatly appreciated - so wait to put on the fuzzy pink slippers and sweats tonight for a little while, and come hang ...
  2 weeks ago

• Civic Where The Sun Don’t Shine for $2,500! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 737
  When Honda introduced the CRX, they got an A for effort, but a D- for wind in your hair. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe is giving a make-up exam, and thinks this time Honda might get a passing grade. Called the definitive entry-level sports car by Car and Driver in 1984, the Honda CRX recalled such sports car ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hope For Investigative Journalism

  
  Lehigh Valley Somebody — Authority: 116
  Heres an idea worth supporting: The Freedom Journalism School is a bold new program that will train 50 citizen journalists and bloggers from the South, giving them the tools and skills needed to carry out in-depth investigative journalism. As our corporate news media continues to deteriorate because ...
  3 weeks ago

• Who will Californians deserve?

  
  My Point Exactly — Authority: 129
  California’s gubernatorial primary is nearly nine months away, but it’s not too early to study the candidates seeking to replace Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has as least brought most Californians together on one score: most of us agree that he’s been a big disappointment. The Los Angeles Times reported in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Its About Time For Gay Rights

  
  Lehigh Valley Somebody — Authority: 116
  After winning the Nobel Peace Prize, our President Obama has started kicking some civil rights buttocks by pledging to end the outdated policy of "Dont Ask, Dont Tell" in the military, and to move forward on repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. Its way long past the time that gays should have the same civil rights ...
  4 weeks ago

• OK - Life Goes On - Lets Make It Better For The Kids

  
  24/7 North of Howard Watchers — Authority: 414
  The upcoming discussion with Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan next week needs to encompass more than ‘finding kids jobs’ when discussing school violence . There’s a whole list of issues that have not been dealt with for decades in Chicago and the US of A. Perhaps the ...
  5 weeks ago

• America Needs Traffic Justice: Pedaling Revolution

  
  Let's Go Ride a Bike — Authority: 515
  I read the book Pedaling Revolution by Jeff Mapes soon after it was published in the spring. I was going to write a review, but then David Byrne and the New York Times scooped me . Suffice it to say that anyone interested in reading this blog also would be interested in reading the book. Senior Crossing ...
  7 weeks ago

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