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Welcome to the Help Desk! Please post a comment below if you need any assistance. We do ask that before you post, you review the...

Holy Creativity

Speakers' Corner boomer1949 - December 21, 2009 3

The Columbus (OH) Dispatch recently concluded its 2009 Holiday Art Contest. Entrants were invited to create angels using an outline provided by the paper; there...

Tonight’s recipe: Pasta, olive oil, garlic, bread crumbs, red pepper

Speakers' Corner KevenSeven - December 20, 2009 19

This is an item I have cooked two or three times, including this evening, and I will tell you, it is both simple and...

Does Anyone Feel the Same as I?

Speakers' Corner boomer1949 - December 19, 2009 11

Am I the only one who feels lost at this time of year? I never used to feel this way because it was always all...

I have been rebuilt

Speakers' Corner Pepe Lepew - December 11, 2009 5

I am better than I was before. Bigger, stronger, faster. I am the $6 million skunk. And a secret superspy. Oops, I shouldn't have told you...

Touched by an Angel – A Christmas Story

Speakers' Corner javaz - December 9, 2009 47

This morning after my husband and I walked our little dog, and while my husband was on the phone, an unfamiliar vehicle pulled into...

Speakers' Corner Emerald1943 - December 9, 2009 0

The Real Cost of War

Too much Stuff!

Speakers' Corner tyler-durden - December 8, 2009 3

Hi all! How many of you remember George Carlin? He was a great comedian and social commentator. I identified with him, and I...

A warning about trolls

Speakers' Corner Pepe Lepew - December 8, 2009 424

Just so you know, there are trolls from HuffPost lurking on this site and reading our comments, and they have made comments on HuffPost...

Kindle review

Speakers' Corner Emerald1943 - December 7, 2009 41

I just read Pepe's article about his daughter reading the Oz books and thought I would share something neat with all you beautiful people...

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Johnson, Battling Proxy Voting for Parents, Exposes Weak Hold on House Republicans

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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Tonight’s recipe: Pasta, olive oil, garlic, bread crumbs, red pepper

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