“Traumatic grief, with its unanswered questions, its numbing shock, its horror, its ability to sear disturbing images into our souls that cannot be erased by sleep or by time–this process follows the same general path both for persons and groups.”
When 12:30 struck, none of us fourth graders knew that our young president was being […]

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Principals didn’t stop school bullies and now there are more school bullying-caused suicides.  In all of the cases I’ll describe, there were differences in the bullies’ methods of harassing and abusing their targets.  But what was the same was that the parents complained and the responsible school teachers and principals didn’t protect the children in […]

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I almost swallowed my teeth.
The Headline states:
Earth Day Facts: When It Is, How It Began, What to Do
There it was, a large photo heading an article on the NatGeo webpage:
The caption accompanying the photo states:
Ira Einhorn—a leader of nonviolence, drug, and free-love movements in the 1960s—speaks at Philadelphia’s first Earth Day celebration […]

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Several students have insisted that the university is not a Christian institution and is a private, independent university. This is the statement on the Trinity University website under About Us. and it adds that it has a self-perpetuating board of trustees. There is also another statement which is extremely telling and that is that the university has a […]

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I have heard some hugely asinine things in the past two weeks, but this tops the cake with burning candles…A Christian university–Trinity University–in Texas is being asked by students to remove “In the year of our Lord” from their diplomas. Let’s see… what part of Christian University is not understood? What part of Christian leaves out Jesus? Naturally it would be […]

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I have many ethical problems with the Obama Health Care bill.
But the real story that is being ignored about Obama’s health care bill is that it kowtows to big insurance and big drug companies, who stand to make a killing from the bill.
Reuter’s review of “winners and loser” should give you pause: hospitals and drug […]

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I live in a housing village on Fort Hood.  On November 4th, at approximately 1:30 PM, the emergency alarms went off.  I was expecting to hear that this was a test of the “Emergency Alert System.”  Instead, I heard, “Attention.  Seek shelter immediately.  Close all doors and windows.  Turn off all ventilation systems.  Seek shelter […]

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I was going to get back to pontificating on what I believe this week, but have been so angered by the media coverage of the Islamic terrorist attack on Fort Hood that I felt the need to speak on this top.
First, and foremost, my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and the families […]

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The NYTimes has an article on “violence” at Fort Hood. At Army Base Some Violence is All To Familiar” the headlines cry.
Yes, one more “Ain’t it awful” report on how violent veterans are, without mentioning that the “violent crime” rate is still lower than that of Chicago.
The problems of violence on military bases is not […]

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Wow! Another reality show and one that we get to see mother/daughter duos in action. This show Dallas Divas and Daughters airs every Sunday evening at 8pm EST on the Style Network. During this half-hour, we get a glimpse into the lives of five sets of mothers/daughters who live in Dallas, Texas and are considered […]

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If I were to be asked why I am leery of the President’s Health Care bill, I Could tell you in one phrase:
It’s the bioethics, stupid.
You see, few lay people read bioethics journals, and so the public is blissfully unaware how many philosophers in academia are busy writing  “quality of life” formulas that will decide […]

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The rhetoric on the US Health Care debate needs to calm down a bit on both sides. There is enough fear in the grassroots about the bill that plans to ram through a bill at this point will only result in a Republican sweep in 2010.
Let’s cut through the rhetoric and check a few facts.
One: […]

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An article on the left-leaning website Truthout announced yesterday that a “new direction in the war on terror” may result from a case that occurred in the last year of the Bush Administration. Bryant Neal Vinas, an American-born suspected terrorist who was captured in Pakistan, was given “all the rights of  American criminal suspects.” The results? […]

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The San Antonio Tea Party is currently making final adjustments to their planned 4th of July celebration at the Rio Cibolo Ranch. This family-friendly event is intended to be a celebration with a serious purpose; to educate on the limits and responsibilities of the government as outlined within the U.S. Constitution, […]

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Short Answer: marginally.
Long Answer: There was much sturm und drang over Extended Stay America’s (ESA) Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on Monday. Of primary concern to this investor is how the filing may affect Ashford Hospitality Trust’s (AHT) $98 million mezzanine loan that was made to ESA last year.
For investors, it’s important not to panic and […]

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To those out there desperately trying to paste together scraps of enthusiasm by singing the poetic praises of VP Dick Cheney, please don’t expect the average conservative out in flyover country  to join your little Republican booster club.     Certainly, there is not much to disagree with in what the former VP says.  No doubt, we’re […]

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You may be thinking that I am talking about the female servicemember, but I am actually talking about her counterpart, the military spouse (of which approximately 93 percent are still women).   According to the Rand Corporation, the research organization often used to conduct studies for the Department of Defense, although military spouses often have more […]

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Upon hearing that Chris Simcox had decided to take on John McCain in the AZ 2010 Senate race, I’ll wager many a good conservatives thought, “oh. Cool!”    Nothing would be better than to see John McCain become as positionally irrelevant within the GOP as he actually is.  Wouldn’t it be sweet to see someone come […]

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Well Conservatives have been waiting around patiently for a leader to rise to the surface of the Republican Party.   Someone that would speak out boldly and radically in defense of our Nation, the Constitution and Conservatism.  Yes we need impetuous radicals in the Republican Party, too,  to counter the multitude of progressive radicals in the […]

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“Quality affordable healthcare for every American.” We once had it. Here’s a review of the journey that stole it.
Gee, Wally, medical care has come so far since the early ’60’s. It was just too gosh-darn simple then. People got sick, went to the doctor, got a checkup. The doc harrumphed, made a diagnosis, wrote a […]

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MEMO TO: Richard Feducci, Overlord of Finance
FROM: E Pluribus, Wondergod
SUBJECT: Five Year International Finance Plan
DATE: January 1, 2005
Happy New Year, Rich. Got some good news and some bad news. The bad news: We’re going to let the American economy crater. The good news: Everybody else’s will, too. The best news: By 2010, we’ll be on […]

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Mankind Project came into public view via a Houston Press article on the suicide of Michael Scinto. Due to statements made after the New Warriors Training Adventure weekend by Mr. Scinto, his parents came to believe that the weekend conducted by MKP-Houston was responsible for the tragic death. The Scintos sued and settled with MKPH […]

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I will never claim to be the perfect mother, but one thing I will claim is that I loved my kids. I remember crying from guilt when I once slapped my son and it left a little red mark. He wasn’t hurt at all, in fact he laughed but I was so hurt because in […]

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How can anyone claim that an innocent 13 month old child could be filled with demons? How can they possibly think it was so bad that they had to use a hammer to beat the demons out of this baby? I just can’t imagine this.
Rusk County Sheriff’s office in East Texas responded to a 911 […]

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There’s a religious war, of sorts, going on in the Episcopal church and, here in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, it has created a parting of the ways between the Fort Worth Diocese and the Dallas Diocese.
The first shot in this war came back in 1976 when the Episcopal Church officially allowed women in the ministry. […]

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On the night of Saturday, October 25, 2008 many unknowing Houstonians walking in the Montrose, Westheimer area will be horrified when they stumble upon hundreds and possibly thousands of bloody, dead people walking down the street together.  Don’t despair; this necro-mob is actually the first annual Houston Zombie Walk.  People from all over Houston will […]

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David Schussler
In an article published Sept. 23rd on CNN, Congressman Ron Paul correctly stated the problems and causes of today’s financial woes.
As unpopular as Paul is, he continues to invoke a lot of common sense in understanding the state of our economy. Rep. Paul will today confront Fed chairman Ben Bernanke regarding the “bailout package”. […]

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David Schussler
This is a story of a brave American hero Lindsey Carmichael, 2008 Paralympic bronze medalist archer.
Hailing from Lago Vista, Texas, Lindsey has McCune Albright Syndrome, a disease that creates severe weak spots in her bones. After struggling for years in and out of wheelchairs and therapy, Lindsey has attained a goal she has been […]

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Yesterday morning, a Fort Hood soldier (22) shot and killed his commanding officer (a 24 year-old Lieutenant) and himself in front of dozens of witnesses and police officers.   Both soldiers were assigned to 1st Cavalry Division, a division that had just finished a fifteen month tour in Iraq last December and is currently preparing […]

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How often do you read the story of ordinary people who go out of their way helping other ordinary folks in need?
Nope, better to repeat the latest rumor and vilify anyone not in our own group, whether it be right wingnuts or leftwing moonbats.
Yet these stories happen all the time, and perhaps in these days […]

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