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Take That! (And That)
Take that you ripoff insurance companies who charge overweight people more, or worse yet, deny them coverage! Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy And another interesting article:Fat epidemic linked to chemicals...
March 5, 2010 | Continue »
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Add a CommentDecatur Lakefront Plan Takes First Step
Many ideas were thrown out to a crowd of about 800 people at the Community Leader’s Breakfast in Decatur regarding Lake Decatur’s lakefront development plans. If you would like to listen to the entire presentation, it can be heard on WSOY’s...
February 11, 2010 | Continue »
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Add a CommentSurprised and Unexpected
Hardly a day passes when I don’t read an article about economists being surprised about economic news. Every downtown is unexpected. Every government official is always caught off guard, totally knocked out of their socks by lousy unemployment...
February 4, 2010 | Continue »
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Add a CommentThere’s a Primary Coming Up, Okay…
I watched a little bit of the debate between current Governor Pat Quinn and his rival Dan Hynes on PBS yesterday evening. I tuned in to watch “This Old House”, as I didn’t even know a debate was scheduled, but instead I got “This...
January 22, 2010 | Continue »
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Add a CommentThe Right Thing
Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts tonight leaves me with mixed emotions. I think the voters of Massachusetts sent the right message to Washington and the Democratic Party – which has seemingly lost its’ way. Brown wouldn’t...
January 20, 2010 | Continue »
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Add a Comment Humor
While I wait for my chickens to lay their eggs and the squash to be ready for harvest on Farmville, it gives me time to write something again. My farm...
I thought it would be a fun idea to once in a while ditch the political topics and write something fun. I have tons of memories about growing up in Decatur...
I don’t know what it was about 2009 but it just didn’t jive with my soul. Spring came but I was too busy to enjoy it. Summer came and then...
