Through the power of the Internet, I’ve been able to get a copy of a picture of a lovely young thing named Marella Stockdale. She’s the second from the left – that’s my mama. I will be working on this image a bit to clean up the edges – but I wanted to get this up. When I called Mom tonight we were talking about old friends and long-ago family memories. She told me the tale of the allegedly “hot” turkey that wandered up the alley behind the family home in Colorado Springs, and how she and her sister Ginny…
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Chicago Tribune | Ryan found guilty on all counts At a news conference after the verdict, Ryan said he will appeal. “The decision today is not in accordance with the kind of public service I’ve given to the people of Illinois over 40 years,” he said. What the heck kind of post-verdict statement is that? Is he saying he deserves a pass and a pat on the back for all his years of service? Is he actually justifying his actions??? Yes, there were screwy things going on with the jury in the last couple of weeks. But this comment makes…
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Police seek warrant for second person in Mormon scriptures theft Late Tuesday or early Wednesday, someone broke through a window at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Memorial Museum and stole 12 rare editions of the Book of Mormon and one rare copy of the Doctrine and Covenants. They’ll catch the second man soon. It will be interesting to know if the thefts were meant for the rare documents market, or if they were meant for a more specialized, ultra-conservative religious documents market. Hmm.
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Saw an item at Tennessee Guerilla Women about the upcoming Easter Egg Roll at the White House. It seems this year that Laura Bush invited all families – even gay ones. Goodness. Wish I could be there to see the fun when the kids are squabbling over the last chocolate egg and the nice white right Christian parents are edging away from the pairs of mommieses and daddieses. By the way, I’m more inclined to think this might be Rumsfeld’s next career move. UPDATE: It seems the event was a success in spite of rain – no hitches, very low-key,…
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Nevada Thunder ? Blog Archive ? Enemy of the Planet Has Exxon Mobil’s war on climate science actually changed policy for the worse? Maybe not. Although most governments have done little to curb greenhouse gases, and the Bush administration has done nothing, it’s not clear that policies would have been any better even if Exxon Mobil had acted more responsibly. But the fact is that whatever small chance there was of action to limit global warming became even smaller because Exxon Mobil chose to protect its profits by trashing good science. And that, not the paycheck, is the real scandal…
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Cost of Illegal Immigration May Be Less Than Meets the Eye – New York Times But before concluding that immigrants are undercutting the wages of the least fortunate Americans, perhaps one should consider Ohio. Unlike California, Ohio remains mostly free of illegal immigrants. And what happened to the wages of Ohio’s high school dropouts from 1980 to 2004? They fell 31 percent. This would have been interesting to know yesterday when we were sitting around the family dinner table debating the immigration issue at my husband David’s parents’ house. If you’re an American high-school dropout, you’ve got a whole lot…
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Mayor Seeks to Lower a Barrier for Food Stamps – New York Times The waiver now being sought by the city, which is expected to be approved by the federal government, would affect adults ages 18 to 49 who are not responsible for a child or incapacitated relative and are not physically or mentally unfit for work. The federal welfare overhaul of 1996 imposed a three-month limit on food stamps in any three-year period for this group, known as able-bodied adults without dependents. The overhaul allowed states to request a waiver of the three-month time limit for residents of areas…