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Take Action: Tell Congress: Reject Bush’s Cuts to Public Broadcasting
Once again, President Bush is trying to cripple the public broadcasting system by slashing its funding.
I just signed a petition to Congress to reject these proposed cuts, and I hope you will too.
Mr. Rogers would be proud of you.
In 1969, Richard Nixon attempted to [...]

I try to pay attention to recurring thoughts, and I’ve been having thoughts of Fred Rogers for the last few months. Why, I ask myself, am I thinking of “Mister Rogers” - and why now? I don’t often get haunted by thoughts, and I thought I had better listen to myself and find out [...]

In answer to NOW’s Question of the Week: Do you read blogs? Tell us if blogs change your views on political issues.
Blogs are of many kinds: scrapbooks, personal journals, advertising spaces, photo logs. Political blogs are only one form of the blog. The blogosphere is about freedom of expression - dittoheads, propaganda portals, soap boxes, [...]

Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme - Week 183
I say … and you think … ?

Affair :: of the heart, Family (that dates me), adultery, euphemism

Package :: books, chunky, tied up wtih string, delivery
Warner :: Brothers, Time, Dena, cartoons
Drop :: cookie, balance, from the tree, down, silver, drip
Balance :: drop (nice reversal there), [...]

I happened to watch the Garrison Keillor Independence Day performance of Prairie Home Companion on PBS. It was recorded at Tanglewood, which made me homesick. The music was great - all of it - and I really enjoyed all the regular segments. I have a lot of admiration for the pace now that I’ve seen [...]

The Forest Destruction Act, The Razing Act, The Slash and Burn Act.