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Several years ago my mother was terminally ill with kidney failure. To help her pass the time my dad would take a chair and put it on the front porch for her to sit a while and feed the birds. It was a dying woman’s small pleasure. After a couple of hours mom would get tired and dad would help her into

More and more these days, global warming appears to be an accepted problem in society. In some ways, this is true, but many still debate the existence and extent of the problem. Consider the following positions taken by prominent individuals and groups.

Normally the articles I write deal with sports, photography, or sports memorabilia preservation. Now, given that the Beijing Olympics are in progress, the general assumption is that I have an unlimited number of topics to discuss. Needless to say this article is about a different topic occurring in the news. This topic actually affects my life and the lives of the people that I hold dear in my heart. The problem is that over a week ago Russian troops invaded The Republic of Georgia.

Jesus warned his disciples saying,"And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:" Mark 13:7, 8

I recently read a particularly nasty question in a blog the other day. The question was, "Is it Al Gore stupid or Michael Moore stupid to believe in global warming?" Although the question might be considered distasteful, it is not at all surprising if you have been following the political debates over the environmental movement. It's become very common for arguments to be riddled with name calling and belittling with no real substance. These attacks fly around the airwaves and on the internet in emails and blogs.

a nation that is tired and worn thin from corruption. A nation that is no longer willing to accept the role of world moral leadership. A nation that is old and weak because its leaders are old and weak. A nation that is unwilling to put forth the effort it takes to create and grow a free and moral nation.

The common consensus amongst tax payers is that there are too dang many civil servants and to make matters worse, everyone agrees they are outrageously overpaid. They have a “don’t care” attitude and there is no consistently in their delivery of quality services.

All of us are hit hard by high and rising Crude Oil prices. Since the grains are being used to produce bio-fuels, food prices too has risen sharply. Due to rise in both food and fuel prices the inflation is scaling new heights across the globe. I have a two point action plan to bring down Oil prices which in turn will lower the food prices, and we will have reduced inflation.

1. You can find non biased information from The League of Women Voters, www.lwv.org, They provide nonpartisan voter education materials and information resources. Consider visiting the national site and the state or local league websites for additional information. They post Primary information (as in straight from the source), which you can also use as a reference for present candidate statements and positions.

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Take a step back, breathe, and release the built-up anger and frustration.. Unless you live under a rock, it's near impossible to overlook how much more we are paying for gas in the past year! I highly doubt there isn't a single American who hasn't paid attention to this atrocious and ever popular trend of sky-rocketing gas prices. A big question that seems to elude many, is the simply "What's being done about it?" As we are all aware (because of "Big Oil's" powerful lobby in Washington DC), congress is in the pocket-books of these mega-business conglomerates. Therefore, nothing is and nothing will be done about it!

The citizens of the Gaza Strip have been forced to live in constant fear of terrorist attacks for the greater part of a century. Palestinians and Israelis have warred against one another over who has claim to the land since it was given to the Jews in 1948. Bombings and kidnappings are all but a way of life, leaving this once peaceful state in shambles.

Campaign yard signs not only represent the voting public's right to "have their say," they clue them in that their civic duty is near. Looked at in this light, they are not to be taken lightly.

The United States Supreme Court made two very important ruling this week. The first ruling states that convicted child molesters cannot be put to death. And the second concerns execution methods. The Court held that the drug combination used to execute condemned inmates does not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusually punishment.

A lot has been written and cussed and discussed about whether citizens should be allowed to carry concealed hand guns. Today I saw what happens when private citizens carry hand guns.

No other President in the history of the United States has abused our constitution as much as President H. W. Bush our 43rd President. No other President has dared to limit from the citizens so many constitutional rights.

Leading doctors and mental health professionals examined former prisoners of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and found evidence of of U.S. torture and war crimes.

MY GOD what is this country coming to? How could these people dare cheer for someone graduating high school?

Can you tell the difference between a kiddy pornographic photo and a family photo? If you cannot tell the difference or do not know the legal difference, you should not be taking photos of your minor children or grandchildren.

Does the end always justify the means? Is it ok for a police officer to lie and get a known criminal off the street? Is it ok for a police officer to lie about your speeding ticket just to meet his quota for the month?

The Mayor of Farmers Branch is now ready to pass another ordinance to keep foreigners from contaminating their sweet paradise. The Mayor will propose and the City Counsel will pass an ordinance requiring all renters to purchase, from city hall, a license to rent.

The CBS morning news carried a news item about the growing number of homeless in California. Two things caught my attention.

...relatives of any criminal can and should be held to account for the crimes of other adults.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today conducted raids in Houston Texas rounding up over 100 illegal aliens. Normally I would criticize the ICE. But today I have nothing but praise for them.

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a doctrine which allows men to take several wife’s. The Muslim religion also has this feature.

How can the Senator’s popularity be on the rise? He has made it perfectly clear he will say whatever the public wants to hear in order to get elected.