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The Passover Seder

News & Politics Chernynkaya - March 31, 2010 37

Yesterday, I wrote about Passover basics. I mentioned that there were three ways of discussing traditions and texts: The face-value way, the story behind...

I Know You Are But What Am I?

GOP AdLib - March 31, 2010 74

The GOP appeals to the child in people (just look at the cartoonish characters representing it in the media and Congress). The child they appeal...

Time to GROW

News & Politics AdLib - March 29, 2010 50

It seemed best to keep the focus on HCR until it passed so I held off on posting the next step on organizing for...

Shut Up and Listen

News & Politics Marion - March 28, 2010 74

I had a Voltaire moment earlier this week. It was one of those moments when I paused to realise that my education had not...

Coalition of Church and State – The Family

News & Politics SueInCa - March 27, 2010 66

There is such a wealth of information on the Family that it is almost impossible to condense it all down to...

High Times Ahead for California?

News & Politics AdLib - March 27, 2010 149

The Grateful Dead must be rolling in their joints. As described in the NYT: On Wednesday, the California secretary of state certified a November ...

The sometimes sordid history of smoking and Hollywood

News & Politics Pepe Lepew - March 27, 2010 135

There's been a big kerfuffle lately about cigarette smoking in Avatar. This issue has a long history. Hollywood and cigarette smoking simply go hand in...

ENOUGH.

News & Politics BlueStateMan - March 26, 2010 47

The concept of the SOVEREIGN State of Israel is a VALID one... especially given the AGES old history of the persecution of the Jews...

The Singing Salmon From Wasilla

News & Politics Chernynkaya - March 26, 2010 59

OK, I know I’m swimming upstream here like an Alaska salmon. But I gotta say it: Sarah Palin is not worthy of our interest...

Don’t Forget to Have Fun

News & Politics Vituperation - March 26, 2010 9

Some pictures are priceless Link to story

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