Thursday, November 13, 2014

Required pre-school?

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Our federal government has done such an amazing job on k-12 education and in containing costs for college (the cost of higher education has ...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Islam and end times

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My husband bought a book this morning at his UALC men's Bible study: "Resurgent Islam and America: The End times," by David ...

So many Catholics are disagreeing with the Pope

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R. R. Reno said in the December issue of First Things : “[the Pope] is dangerously wrong when he suggests that the way forward is to obsess ...
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Growth of internet use and church membership

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Is internet use and higher education affecting your church's attendance? "In the 2010 U.S. population, Internet use could account f...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The worthy goals of the ACA

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The two most important goals of Obamacare were to reduce the number of uninsured (estimated at about 44 million in 2009) and to reduce healt...

Maisie Dobbs

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Maisie Dobbs Books in Publication Order Maisie Dobbs (2003) [ Best Price Here ] Birds of a Feather (2004) [ Best Price Here ] ...

Shortage of training and apprenticeships for skilled workers

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83% of construction contractors are reporting a shortage of trained workers. Was it the last recession (ended in 2009) when 2 million were...

Dr. Gruber, ACA architect, admits they lied—but for a good cause

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“This bill was written in a tortured way to make sure CBO did not score the mandate as taxes. If CBO scored the mandate as taxes, the bill d...

Baking in the new oven

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I'm not sure how you baptize a new oven, but I just baked Pecan Lemon Loaf with a glaze in my new noisy oven (fan runs the whole time pl...

Donny and Marie—teen-agers dancing, singing and skating

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I’m looking over a 4 leaf clover.  Look how covered up Marie is.  A little different than some exploited teen stars.

My new kitchen appliances

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I know this is a first world problem and petty, but I've spent ca. $3000 on new kitchen appliances and I'm not sure I like any of th...
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Monday, November 10, 2014

Now about that war on women the Democrats are waging . . .

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The cost of a big wedding may not be worth it

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The more you spend on the engagement ring and the wedding, the more likely you are to get a divorce according to this research: " ‘A ...

Why do wealthy, single women vote for Democrats?

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R.R. Reno observes: “Thus we have the seemingly odd political instincts of a single, 35-year-old McKinsey consultant living in suburban Chi...

Conservatives need to invest and support positive movies and TV

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Bi-racial actress Stacey Dash, star of the movie and TV series Clueless, appeared at the Media Research Center's 2014 Dishonors Gala. Da...

The Orthodox Church in Russia

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In 1917 (year of the Russian revolution) the Orthodox Church had 50,000 parishes, a thousand monasteries and 60 theological schools.  By 1...
Sunday, November 09, 2014

Scott Walker—a winner

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I'm really liking Scott Walker, not because of his looks or personality the way a lot of women choose political favorites, but because o...
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Salary gap in the sciences—is this fair?

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http://www.the-scientist.com/Nov2014/11_14_SalarySurveyforWeb.pdf Comparing salary information gathered in May 2008 to the most recent BLS d...

Pecan Pie Muffins

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Pecan Pie Muffins 1 - cup light brown sugar 1/2 - cup all purpose flour 2 - eggs, beaten 2/3 - cup melted butter 1 - cup chopped...

King Francis

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Yesterday  in a Christmas catalog (I'm getting 2-3 a day) I saw a little statue of Pope Francis, solar powered, which will smile and w...