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Private, Public sector, and the Working Class
Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:48 PM EST
Working Class1. Those Persons working for wages, esp.. In manual labor.2. The Social or economic class composed of these workers. [1805-1815]ǁRandom House Dictionaryǁ This is the term that the politicians don't like use any more and rarely do.
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I Ran This on My FaceBook account, Wow!
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:00 PM EST ()
I have been around technology for a while and their are few things that would make me go "WoW", this is one of them. Everyone should run this on their face book account from time to time and save it.
Millionaire Romney may pay federal taxes at middle-class rate
Seeded on Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:22 PM EST (MarketWatch.com)
Mitt Romney will probably pay federal taxes in 2011 at a higher rate than most middle-class Americans, but not by much. The Republican presidential contender — estimated to be worth $190 million to $250 million — told reporters after a debate Monday night that about …
Inventions of Ben Franklin (Happy Birthday Tuesday!)
Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:08 PM EST (InventionWare)
"Benjamin Franklin was an avid inventor throughout his life. However he refused to patent any invention, even when offered the chance to do so.
Who says cats don't like getting their feet wet?
Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:54 PM EST
My silly Whiskers has decided to check out the water by standing in it. Then he looks at us as though we are the silly ones for putting it there in the first place!
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Now you see it, now you don't....
Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:47 PM EST
The weather in these parts can change quickly. Sometimes the cloud cover can be so low as to even obscure the closer low mountains and foothills. These particular clouds brought considerably colder weather and snow.
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The Decline of the Public Good
Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 11:50 PM EST (Robert Reich)
"Much of the rest of what’s considered “public” has become so shoddy that those who can afford to do so find private alternatives. As public schools deteriorate, the upper-middle class and wealthy send their kids to private ones.
Recipes reflect Midwest living
Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 6:53 AM EST ()
A few weeks ago, I was honored to be a guest judge for Midwest Living Magazine's "Best of the Midwest" food competition at Silver Dollar City. This is the second annual recipe contest with a grand prize of $10,000. Recipes -- which had to reflect the Midwest region -- poured …
The Spiritual Bankruptcy of Libertarianism
Tue Jan 3, 2012 8:43 AM EST
With the growing popularity of Ron Paul and his libertarian agenda some libertarian’s think that their basic concept of the supremacy of the individual over the needs of the commons is somehow taking hold in the wider electorate.
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Our Most Amazing Visitors at Maison D'Light
Sun Jan 1, 2012 6:11 PM EST
The most amazing visitors in our garden in 2011, was a flock of green parrots, officially called Monk Parakeets, or Quaker Parrots. We just call them Monk Parrots. more shots of our flock of visitors:
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