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May 21, 2012 – 9:09 am | 8 Comments | 54 views

This has been “a long and winding road,” and in the four years we have been doing this blog, we have had a grand time! We have made many friends, ticked off a few people with our politics, and had our say on a multitude of issues. There comes a time, however, when the road ends or takes a new …

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Get Me Some Comfort Food—-QUICK!

July 14, 2009 – 9:20 am | 18 Comments | 0 views
Get Me Some Comfort Food—-QUICK!

I don’t know. There are days when I read the newspaper in the morning and want to reach for some chocolate, a big fat gooey doughnut, a latte loaded with whipped cream or some potatoes fried in loads of butter. I want to clog up my arteries the way the news stories clog up my head. Counter-productive, I know. But …

Pittsburgh Welcomes the G-20

May 29, 2009 – 1:33 pm | 8 Comments | 0 views

Yesterday the White House announced that the next meeting of the Group of Twenty (or G-20) will be held in September in the City of Pittsburgh. The G20 summit will involve the leaders of the world’s most important industrialized nations, and will be hosted by President Barack Obama. Originally the meeting was intended to be a gathering of …

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