This 2008 presidential campaign season was emotionally and intellectually intense.? It was hard to get away from the news, the ads, the auto phone messages, the conversations with friends in person and on the Internet.? A lot of us, myself included, made this engagement with campaign information a nearly full-time preoccupation.?
However, other aspects of [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2008 by Sally
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The Political Moment
Obama!? America!? The People!? The Average American has spoken, and what a voice!?
Hooray for common sense, for programs that help each other, for our tax dollars being spent at home for energy, health care, housing, security, jobs, us.?
Us.
What a wonderful word.? I am so glad we voted with a powerful unity, a voice [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2008 by AnAmerican
Filed under: Daily Life in America, Election, Patriotism In the USA, The Political Moment | 1 Comment »
With all of the bad news today regarding the economy, I wanted to take a moment to focus on the actions of one good man, Sheriff Tom Dart of Cook County, Chicago.? Cook County has seen a record number of evictions.? He and his officers are going to homes to evict people, only to find [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2008 by SusanB
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Well, who’s complaining about not having a hurricane!?? Me.? These dummy storms can surely cause a lot of work.? Many thousands of people in mobile homes were asked to evacuate as a precaution.? They packed their valuables and headed north if they could.? Some went to family, friends, and shelters that were sturdier than metal [...]
Posted on August 19th, 2008 by AnAmerican
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Today, tomorrow or next week sometime… schools are opening for registration, enrollment and “first day of school” classes. In tens of thousands of cities all across the country, kids of every age are hitting the streets.
About 54 million students are hitting the streets every morning from now through the next 9 months, until May or [...]
Posted on August 15th, 2008 by AnAmerican
Filed under: Daily Life in America | 2 Comments »
