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Independence Day – A little history
I’m a major history buff, so I thought I’d look up some good videos about Independence Day to share. Hope you enjoy them. Have a happy and safe Independence Day weekend! ...
July 4, 2009 | Continue »
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Add a Comment11.1% and climbing
The recent news that Decatur’s unemployment rate now officially sits at 11.1% didn’t escape me. I just haven’t had time to write about it. But what’s scarier is that our true unemployment rate is probably in the 15-20% range,...
July 2, 2009 | Continue »
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Add a CommentA Forsyth Snobfest, no thank you!
News of Forysth’s exclusive Family Fest is no news to me. My father-in-law who works in Forsyth, yet lives in Decatur, was on “the list”; however no one told us we weren’t. This was about eight years ago. I went there with...
June 28, 2009 | Continue »
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Add a CommentIs Obama Doing The Right Thing About Iran?
Okay, I didn’t have time to write earlier when I posted these videos, so I’ll try to expand more on my one word opinion of “nope” to the above question. President Obama has taken a very restrained response to the controversial...
June 22, 2009 | Continue »
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Add a CommentResponsible Bidder Ordinance, Part Deux
Not long before the last municipal election, in fact only a day before, the former city council approved the Responsible Bidder Ordinance. This ordinance requires bidders of city contracts of projects over $25,000 have a worker training program. ...
June 18, 2009 | Continue »
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Add a Comment Humor
Well, we finally have our summer vacation planned out, although I wasn’t in on much of the planning. My brother and husband cooked up the plans. ...
June 28, 2009 | Continue »
Normally, I’m very libertarian (and cheap), so I was very hesitant in switching from those plastic grocery store bags to reusable organic totes. ...
June 19, 2009 | Continue »
Several of my family members, of which I haven’t seen in years are coming to Decatur for a family reunion at the end of June, and I’ve been...
May 28, 2009 | Continue »
I am a terrible traveler. For one, I usually wind up with food poisining, altitude sickness, or the flu. It hardly ever fails. The worst vacation...
May 20, 2009 | Continue »
My first car was a 1978 Pontiac Phoenix. I still have it. It’s parked on my family’s wooded retreat near Beecher City. It’s now...
April 27, 2009 | Continue »
