Virtual Sex, Real Problems?
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Mess Makers And Care Takers
Mess Makers And Care Takers One of the ironies of life is when neat-nixs and slobs are paired together as life partners, at work and on committees. How do you live/work peaceably with a slob? Here are a few suggestions if you find yourself in that situation. 1. Don
Every Monday Should Start With A Comatose Computer
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Being Grateful…And Plain Mad At The Same Time
Being Grateful…And Plain Mad At The Same Time I spend some time most every day feeling grateful for things, many times for things most people take for granted. It
The Darfur Diaspora: Floating Like Driftwood Throughout All Of Africa…
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As I was walking home from the village tuckshop
It Was 40 Years Ago
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Hurricane George: How The White House Drowned New Orleans
Hurricane George:
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The Alternative To Toll Roads: An Adequate Gasoline Tax
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Total Transparency Must Be Demanded
Total Transparency Must Be Demanded Gone are the days when Americans could, perhaps, be complacent about honesty in government. The stakes are now too high to give any federal or state elected official the benefit of the doubt, for corruption, incompetence, and personal greed have overwhelmingly replaced dignity and integrity. The two cover stories in this week
Letter Warns Of
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine
San Antonio Group To Discuss
SAN ANTONIO, Texas
Pentagon Weighs Options For Exhausted Iraq Force
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Ads Challenge Democrats To Endorse Single-Payer Healthcare
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Top Policy Experts Slam Bush
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DU Found At Hawaiian Military Base
OAHU, Hawaii
Homelessness Rampant After Peru Quake
PISCO, Peru
Diebold Fails To Sell Elections Branch
NORTH CANTON, Ohio
Pentagon To Close Anti-Terror Database
WASHINGTON, D.C.
