Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Diaries up for rescue tonight:

• Reb Kaplan's Because Bush doesn't own the Bible... explains why a progressive would choose to re-engage with scripture and teach it to the next generation.
• markthshark's Waxman's Back on White House Connections to Abramoff brings us up to date on the Abramoff scandal and the reported expectation of documents to be handed over to the House Oversight Committee next week by the White House.
• StrangeAnimals' Suffer The Iraqi Children outlines the consequences and heartbreak of refugee status for Iraq's most vulnerable population.
• gmoke's Growing Green in the City gives an overview of the current state of urban agriculture and looks at the movement's roots.
• A Siegel's Improving learning: Greening Schools, the real payoff looks at both the immediate and long-term effects of turning school green.
• Executive Odor's Stop Defending; Stop Apologizing is an inspirational rant reminding us of the real America and who wears that mantle now.
• New Deal democrat's Bankruptcy 2015 discusses the deficit, and whether it is more likely to result in a panic or inflation.
• Olds88's Iraq report gives me hope for Michigan football offers a quick hit of snark, using Bush reasoning and applying it to college football.
• State Rep Mark Coehn's Norman Hsu Case Shows Openness of Fundraising Process asks timely questions about the role of national fundraisers, the harrowing time limitations for candidates, and how much time should be invested in investigating them.
• Cassiodorus' Another look at Garrett Hardin (1915-2003 examines the thinking of the author of the seminal essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons."
• Dopusopus' Art and Progressive Values salutes the mind-expanding, tolerance-building value of the arts for society.

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