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Maryland Bluegrass at the Apple Cider Press
Just south of the Mason Dixon Line, and roughly 9 minutes away from Pennsylvania’s Waynesboro and off of Maryland’s Smithsburg Pike, sits an old apple cider press. Rustic and solitary, the place surely hasn’t seen an apple pressing for many years, but it doesn’t have to—it’s been imbued with new life.
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US Gov’t Proposes Life Tax
UNITED STATES: President Obama announced today that, out of all his priorities, “the formulation of a Life-Tax is a number one priority”. On the heel of several legislations (Health Care Reform Bill, Financial Reform Bill, Student Education Reform Bill, The Reform Reform Bill and the Reform to Reform Act of 2010) the United States Congress…
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Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez
Recently, Scott Roche became aware about the now 6 year old legal battle Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez (UC Hastings) because it has finally reached the Supreme Court and the oral argument was presented on April 19, 2010 (transcript pdf available here). I posted some comments on his blog post.
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An Open Letter to The School District
I read this last night at our school board meeting. I also crossposted it at the CFA site. Ladies and Gentleman of the board—thank you for giving me this opportunity to say some words. Words: developed from language because we, as people, thought that conveying information was valuable. Words, which I wrote (and am now…
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Death of the Comic Book Hero
Got this group discussion question in my inbox the other day from The Write Jerry, one of the Geek Friends: In the Golden Age, the prototypes for many great heroes were created. In the Silver Age, those heroes were reworked. In the Modern Age, those heroes were over worked… Have any new major superheroes been created in the past 25 years?…
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April Fool’s “Joke”
It’s night. It’s late. My wife’s breathing has reached that level that indicates near-dream state. I know what time it is. 12:36 A.M. Abruptly I sit up in the dark, ramrod straight: MEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What-was-that? LAURAÂ Rey, what. MEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …! LAURAÂ Rey, what did you hear? MEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …! LAURA (louder) What is it?! LAURA (louder!) WHAT…