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Proud To Be Liberal By Brian Elroy McKinley

Observations ASmom - February 18, 2011 34

Why Liberal values are American values "You are a contentious person....and probably a Liberal," started a recent response to an article I published on abortion...

An Avatar by Any Other Name

Observations ChrisR266 - February 18, 2011 319

Well, the time has come to ask, since I have been unable to discern an answer on my own. I have conducted some serious...

The Disposable Daughter

Observations 2ndClassCitizenPundit - February 17, 2011 20

When I went to find my sister's grave, I didn't expect tot get a lesson in my family's dysfunction.

Doing Business – The Right Way (Part 6)

Observations PocketWatch - February 17, 2011 6

A Brief History of Sales - Understanding the past... If you already have a business, it's time to gather all the information you can before you start.

Worth sharing….”The Disease called ‘Perfection’ “

Observations Abbyrose86 - February 16, 2011 216

I read a blog entry today that really got me thinking and felt it would be good to share here. The article entitled "The Disease...

The Heart of Lisa Ling

Observations jkkFL - February 15, 2011 32

I will be honest- I am an OWN Network junkie :) I also closely follow the Ling sisters, I think their style of documentary journalism...

On a Cloudy Day

Observations James Michael Brodie - February 15, 2011 46

On a Cloudy Day By James Michael Brodie One night, years ago, I was driving down a quiet road at night with a...

Doing Business – The Right Way (Part 5)

Observations PocketWatch - February 15, 2011 13

Chart of Accounts - A map of your business... You have to take control of this very, very, very important part of your business.

Doing Business – The Right Way (Part 4)

Observations PocketWatch - February 14, 2011 4

There are three elemental areas of business – any business The three elements are: Sales Operations Finance

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Observations zootliberal - February 13, 2011 1518

I received an interesting reply to my final email sent just before I removed myself from HP. The cynical me might think this only...

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Proud To Be Liberal By Brian Elroy McKinley

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Worth sharing….”The Disease called ‘Perfection’ “

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