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The trees did it first. They polluted the air with toxic gas, devoured simple minerals and bound them up in complicated molecules that, after eons, rotted into vile tar and oil. Oxygen, petroleum, waste from them permanently changed our planet. … Continue reading
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Several decades ago, my employer moved us and several other families from Memphis to Phoenix. Arizona was, and still is, a very different place. It’s been a state since only 1912, just barely a hundred years, and while you won’t … Continue reading
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With today’s “social media,” opinions and frustrations pull some people together while pushing others away. The net effect is a greater polarization of society, not less. Facebook, Twitter, and the like divide us; because of our human nature, they foster factions … Continue reading
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The Fifth Estate includes social media, blogs, the internet in general, and all of us. Estates One, Two, and Three The first “three estates” describe the social hierarchy in medieval times. It consisted of the clergy, nobility, and commoners. But … Continue reading
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Our patriots died for the freedoms we so blithely take for granted including free speech, the right to assemble, trial by jury, and the right to bear arms. Many others, around the world, do not have those rights, and have … Continue reading
You get a break on your taxes for: Your minimal cost of living–the “standard deduction”; Medical expenses (above a certain amount); Donating to charity; Investing in a business; and Many other reasons. The first two reasons have to do with yourself; … Continue reading
Not your job, Mr. President. I feel for the plight of the immigrants to this country as much as anyone. They’ve (mostly) escaped to a place that will allow them to make a better life*. But when the President oversteps … Continue reading
If Hillary is charged while Obama is in office, he can pardon her of any such crimes. That’s what Ford did for Nixon – click to read.
But once Obama is out, and even if Hillary is in the White House, then she’s stuck.
And while Obama could issue a pardon now, doing so would be tantamount to saying she is guilty. That would undoubtedly affect the election.
Any criminal charges against Hillary must, therefore, wait until after Obama leaves office.
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Google shows different search prompts because its users are different from those that use Yahoo, and they in turn are different from the users of Bing. None of the three is up to anything sneaky. It’s just a product of … Continue reading
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The existing two parties are broken and corrupt. Both of them. Neither supports the well-being of the country. Both are self-serving– self-preserving. They run the candidate that will benefit the party, not the country. Outside of those two parties, no … Continue reading