Tag: news
group name: makeadifference
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April 10, 2006 04:38 PM EDT --
I understand the importance of honesty. Intelligent, self-respecting people speak and live the truth. Those negative comments I made about taking things seriously haunted me last night, when I realized . . . more
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February 09, 2006 04:32 PM EST --
This is an email that I received this morning that was sent out through email by Dr. Barbara Winslow who was one of the delegates from Antioch for the Memorial Service. Her account . . . more
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July 07, 2006 02:25 PM EDT --
After reading the ruling from New York's highest court this is all I could think. Without even talking about gays or the argument of legislature versus court rights, we can talk about this.
The are . . . more
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May 07, 2007 02:20 PM EDT --
I know I write a lot of articles opposing the war in Iraq. But until our loved ones are out of that nightmare, I don’t see how I can stop. Each week I watch the memoriam on ABC’s “This . . . more
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October 19, 2007 04:03 PM EDT --
The Federation of American Scientists condemns the comments of Dr. James Watson that appeared in the Sunday Times Magazine on October 14th.
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is outraged . . . more
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April 17, 2007 12:41 PM EDT --
On Monday Morning a Virginia Tech. Senior committed the worst act of gun violence in the history of our nation. Including himself, thirty three are dead and many wounded remain in area hospitals. The incident . . . more
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February 08, 2007 01:48 PM EST --
I was pleased to read on the front page of this morning's Boston Globe that my alma mater is looking to revise its curriculum to, among other things, connect studies more to the "real world". . . . more
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October 13, 2006 05:08 PM EDT --
'World banker to the poor'
Muhammad Yunus is often referred to as "the world's banker to the poor". His life's work has been to prove that the poor are credit-worthy.
His . . . more
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July 27, 2007 11:39 AM EDT --
WASHINGTON – More than 200 ACORN members from a half-dozen states joined thousands at the Capitol July 24 to celebrate a long-overdue increase in the minimum wage – and to demand further hikes . . . more
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April 17, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --
I couldn’t resist, after I had heard about this short quiz on the Pew Research Center’s Web site last night on NPR’s All Things Considered – I knew I had to take it. . . . more
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November 01, 2006 08:57 AM EST --
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November 24, 2006 03:23 PM EST --
The water is cloudy with silt as the river is pulled into the sea by the morning tide. Salty air, heavy with the scent of maritime life, stings my face. The sky . . . more
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August 23, 2007 10:05 PM EDT --
Christiane Amanpour's recent CNN Special Series on "God's Warriors" - the Religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam - WILL WIN Emmy after Emmy! How astute she is! . . . more
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April 25, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
We’ve all watched the scene on any of the political programs. Whether it be one of the broadcast network Sunday morning shows, or the daily shows on cable. A host sits at a table with a handful of . . . more
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June 11, 2007 09:21 PM EDT --
While the current Immigration Bill in congress waivers between life and death, the biggest gorilla in the room is being ignored. And that gorilla is the Mexican government. Where is that government in . . . more
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April 23, 2006 03:31 PM EDT --
The Associated Press reports most Mexicans accept illegal immigration as a fact of life they can't imagine changing:
Mexico's economy, society and political system are built around the . . . more
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July 18, 2006 03:10 PM EDT --
The US State department is demanding promissory notes from any americans they evacuate from Lebanon. They will evacuate them only if they promise to pay back the US govt. This is insane!! In the meantime . . . more
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December 08, 2006 06:16 AM EST --
Most people who write articles appreciate a good rating and articles should be rated on its merit not as a way to get back at people you disagree with. I am writing this article because someone . . . more
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May 29, 2007 05:56 PM EDT --
Here’s yet another reason to eat veggie burgers instead of hamburgers: Davis Creek Meats and Seafood recently recalled 129,000 pounds of potentially E. coli-contaminated beef that was sent to distributors . . . more
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September 21, 2006 04:28 PM EDT --
On September 14, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6061, the "Secure Fence Act," which calls for 700 miles of fence on the U.S./Mexico border. The Senate may debate and vote on this legislation . . . more
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