Hell Has Indeed Frozen Over!!!

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Tuesday October 18, 2005 · 4:05 PM PDT

2005/10/18 · 16:05

Has the world gone all topsy-turvy? No, sadly just the congressional boobs trying to get in a little good P.R. Would only save 2 million a year. That's a lot against our
staggering deficit ain't it?

U.S. Senate votes to kill Congress' 2006 pay raise
18 Oct 2005 17:45:44 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to kill next year's $3,100 automatic pay raise for members of Congress in a symbolic gesture as lawmakers debate cutting health care and other programs for the poor to pay for some hurricane relief costs.
By a vote of 92-6, the Senate approved the amendment that would stop the pay raise that the 535 members of Congress award themselves every January. The fate of the legislation in the House of Representatives is uncertain. Read More

HELP NEEDED!!!!!!!

druidmerlyn

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Friday April 01, 2005 · 6:19 AM PST

2005/04/01 · 06:19

I am planning on starting my own weekly newspaper in my area (the greater Hickory area of western/central North Carolina) and I need some help from anyone out there who knows Adobe Indesign 2.0.
I know this is not a regular political post but let me explain:
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Why isn't this talked about?

druidmerlyn

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Saturday March 26, 2005 · 8:38 AM PST

2005/03/26 · 08:38

There has been a lot of talk about gas prices lately. You can't blame people for discussing this issue when, at the time I am writing this (March 26), the cost of a gallon of regular gas in the area is over $2.00.
I've heard all manner of talk from experts and industry insiders about how it's a lack of refineries that are the cause of astronomical rise in fuel prices, or supply is tight, or many other such excuses and arguments.
The one thing I've not heard mention in any of the media, is how for the last few years, at prices around $1.00 a gallon, give or take a few cents, oil companies have posted record profits.
If they're making more money than they ever have before, why can't they build more refineries to bring down the price or simply cut the price and not make so much money?
So it would seem that the true cause of the recent spike in gas prices is just pure, plain old-fashion GREED.
Maybe part of these record profits could somehow be diverted to alternative fuel source research and development?

Comments? Suggesstions?

druidmerlyn

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Friday March 25, 2005 · 10:29 PM PST

2005/03/25 · 22:29

I found this through my Common Dreams Email. What do you all think about it?

Energy Corporations With Record of Cheating Consumers Form New Lobbying Group to Influence Energy Policy
Four of the Six Corporations Have Paid Nearly $1 Billion to Settle Allegations of Market Manipulation

WASHINGTON, -- March 25 -- A lobbying group formed by six energy companies is lobbying the federal government in an effort to convince lawmakers and regulators that deregulation is good for consumers, despite the fact that these companies have paid nearly $1 billion over the past three years to settle allegations of Enron-style market manipulation for acts they were able to more easily commit because of deregulation. One company is under criminal indictment for its role in intentionally shutting down power plants in California - also an act it was able to commit more easily because of deregulation. Read More

Evangelicals turning green?

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Thursday March 10, 2005 · 2:32 AM PST

2005/03/10 · 02:32

This was in my times email newsletter this morning.

Are the times a changin'?

Evangelical Leaders Swing Influence Behind Effort to Combat Global Warming
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN

Published: March 10, 2005

A core group of influential evangelical leaders has put its considerable political power behind a cause that has barely registered on the evangelical agenda, fighting global warming.

These church leaders, scientists, writers and heads of international aid agencies argue that global warming is an urgent threat, a cause of poverty and a Christian issue because the Bible mandates stewardship of God's creation.

The Rev. Rich Cizik, vice president of governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals and a significant voice in the debate, said, "I don't think God is going to ask us how he created the earth, but he will ask us what we did with what he created."

See the rest of the article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/10/national/10evangelical.html?th

Evolution, devolution, no slolution?

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Monday March 07, 2005 · 2:51 AM PST

2005/03/07 · 02:51

The area that I live in (foothills of the Blue ridge Mountains in North Carolina, Little town called Hiddenite about an hour or so north of Charlotte) has been all abuzz of late with the evolution / creative/intelligent design debate.
And, as this is the smack dab middle of the bible belt and one of it's strongest front lines, you can imagine the letters to the editor in the local papers.
Well, here for my first ever pot on this great blog, is my most recent. Please tell me what you think. Keep in mind I'm trying to get people to drop this as an issue and focus one what the conservatives have done and are doing to this area. Read More

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