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Independence Day, not 4th

Independence Day, not 4th

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I don’t want to hear about any “4th of July.” The holiday is “Independence Day.” Last year I noticed a strange reluctance to use the words, to invoke the history. Let’s avoid repressing the point. While we’re all celebrating this holiday, patting ourselves on the pack and claiming superiority, let’s remember the roots of the American experiment. America is celebrating its 230th birthday on Independence Day this year. On July 4th 1776, the Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of…

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The Dark Side

The Dark Side

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This was an excellent Frontline. You can watch it online if you missed it. The Dark Side “OOOOSH-Whooosh….Luke – I mean George -I am your President….whoosh.” Oh, and on the Supreme Court ruling on Guantanamo… isn’t it pretty clear now that this administration is guilty of war crimes? So… what? Are the Republicans so tied to their funding that they will ignore even this?

JW District Convention Invitation Received

JW District Convention Invitation Received

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What’s a girl got to do to have her house marked with an X on the local territory map of the JWs? For the second time this week, I received a home-delivered invitation to the District Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The first was delivered when we weren’t home. The second was delivered this morning by a lone man carrying an uncommonly nice leather valise. I think it’s the first time I’ve ever seen a JW at the door by himself;…

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Victims of Child Abuse Hotline

Victims of Child Abuse Hotline

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Do you know a child who is being abused or molested? If the crisis is now, please call 9-1-1! Call the National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) Do not listen to any counsel that tells you to be silent. Everyone matters. All calls are anonymous and toll-free. The hotline is staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors who utilize a database of thousands of emergency, social service and support resources. The Childhelp hotline counselors can… discuss signs and symptoms…

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DNA Evidence in Rape Cases

DNA Evidence in Rape Cases

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My dear friend Tina has had letter to the editor published in the New York Times! Woo-hoo! The Use of DNA In Rape Cases To the Editor: In New York’s Crime Against Women (Op-Ed, June 18), Sonia Ossorio correctly observed that New York State’s statute of limitations for prosecuting rape was nearly the shortest in the nation: only Florida, North Dakota and Utah had shorter time limits during which a rapist may be brought to justice. However, in 2004, Florida…

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National Endowment for … Democracy?

National Endowment for … Democracy?

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Have you heard about the NED? The misnamed National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is nothing more than a costly program that takes US taxpayer funds to promote favored politicians and political parties abroad. What the NED does in foreign countries, through its recipient organizations the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), would be rightly illegal in the United States. The NED injects “soft money” into the domestic elections of foreign countries in favor of one party…

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