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A new foundation is the theme presented by President Barack Obama in (more…)

It’s that time of year friends. It’s the season when some one begins an interplanetary hoax about cell phone numbers going public. We received an email this morning from one of our fans suggesting we pass this faulty bit of information to our friends.

This baseless rumor has been around for at least four years. (more…)

This is great news for voters in Florida. This is great news for voters all over America.

Last month we told you about the proposed bill in the Florida State House and the Florida State Senate known as SB 956 / HB 7149. It was described as having the potential to be “the most repressive voter bill in the nation.” Here’s an update on that important piece of legislation.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, (ACLU Florida) in cooperation with the efforts of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People); American Association of Retired Persons,(AARP); Progress Florida,  Florida Public Interest Research Groups,
(PIRG); along with the League of Women Voters and about forty other public interest activist groups, (more…)

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, YouThinkWhat has video from California documenting the destruction of homes.

These homes have been destroyed  because of the decision by the bankers. That’s right… bankers. The decision was made by the bankers,  encouraged by avaricious politicians to destroy new homes. You may wonder why the bankers and the politicians are demolishing homes when so many are being dispossessed of their homes, but students of U.S history and especially the history of the Great Depression will understand that while people were starving in the Great Depression large oversupplies of food grown were being dumped into the ocean.

There are more than 100,000 people who are homeless in the City of Los Angeles alone. It is very strange that all this talk of surplus and excess homes seems to result in more and more people dispossessed.

If you believed the hype there should be two homes for everyone, at least that would make more sense than knocking them down, but not when you have bankers to rescue.

Here’s the story as reported by Patrick Thatcher of VVDailyPress.com
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There’s good news for great kids and parents of great kids in Volusia County Florida!

Great Kids Explorer Club, a not-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization is partners with Volusia County schools, churches and civic organizations in order to provide no charge after school programs for elementary school youngsters who are considered at-risk and economically disadvantaged.

The Great Kids Explorer Club programs are designed to  inspire children of elementary school age to improve their lives through building a better self image,  improved behaviors, more productive attitudes toward learning,  developing the ability to handle life’s challenges and strengthen their academic skills. Important qualities  such as self-respect, respect of others, and a desire to do their best are instilled in these youngsters through interaction with teams of dedicated, passionate volunteers.

In the free  program the youngsters learn skills useful for a lifetime. Among those skills the ability to deal positively and effectively  with difficult issues they are confronted with now and those they will face in the future. (more…)

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Spector resigned from the Republican Party to join the Democrats.

This is how we imagine it might have taken place:
GOP National Committee Receptionist: “Hello it’s a great time to be a Republican. The party of Lincoln. My name is Cheryl. I can help you.”
Senator Arlen Spector, former Republican, now Democrat from Pennsylvania: “Uh-hello. This is Arlen Spector.  Is Michael Steel available? I must speak to him.”

GOP National Committee Receptionist: “No, Senator. Mike’s not able to take a phone call right now. He’s out parking Rush’s car. I can help you.”

Senator Spector:“Just take a message for me. Tell Chairman Steel I’m switching parties. I’m announcing as soon as possible. Tell him it’s too bad he has to hear about it from a phone message. I’ve tried to arrange an appointment with him, to tell him in person of my intention to leave the GOP. But he’s always busy doing some minimum wage task for some wealthy Republican like Lady Lynn de Rothschild.”
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As Yogi Bera would say, “It’s deja vu all over again.” Florida legislators are poised to enact what many are calling “the most horrific voter suppression legislation seen in many years”.

According to sources such as the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, the proposed law set for a vote in the Florida State legislature today, Friday, April 24, 2009, the new law will make it harder for citizens  to exercise their constitutional right to vote. (more…)

“Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast”

wrote the popular late 17th Century English poet and playwright William Congreve.

A friend to, and a contemporary of Jonathan Swift,  William Congreve’s words have not been more true since they were first written and first spoken on stage in his tragic play The Mourning Bride in 1697.

With all the drama, trauma, wars, rumors of wars, natural weather disasters and the economic hell some predatory humans put other humans through; making it unnecessary to experience punishment in an afterlife when there is hell on earth as reality. The existence of an organization known as Playing For Change which offers welcome musical relief is a soothing balm for our world weary souls. (more…)

Over the weekend we heard the reporter/blog writer who alerted the public to the possibility of organic farming being outlawed is now retracting his statement. We hear Connecticut congresswoman Democrat Rose De Lauro (more…)

In the previous post we told you about Monday night’s F.A.I.T.H. Action Assembly meeting in Daytona Beach.

In that post we encouraged you to contact the representatives who were not present to ask them what their position is on issues of county community concern such as employment, affordable housing, childcare, crime illegal use of drugs and the incarceration of the mentally ill in the county prison facility.

It occurred to us we should give out a few “at-a-boys” to the members of the Volusia County Council  and to the mayors from the cities in Volusia County who took the time to be present at that important assembly on Monday evening. (more…)