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Stevieslaw: Scott Walker Defines the American Dream

Posted on February 7, 2015 by stevieslaw

Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, issued the most definitive statement ever about just what constitutes the American Dream. Walker’s new budget, which bolsters his credentials for a presidential run, will hold spending for public schools at their current level while raising … Continue reading →

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My Voices of Central PA. Column for February

Posted on February 6, 2015 by stevieslaw

“The End is nigh: The Less-intelligent-than-average-American Guide to Downsizing My Cousin Marvin called last night from California to tell me his life was ruined. You have met Marvin before, as I often use him as an example of someone who … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Republicans to Slash Traffic Regulations

Posted on February 5, 2015 by stevieslaw

Republicans in Congress, jubilant over their principled stand against overregulation— most recently through a statement by North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis that “maybe the government should not require food workers to wash their hands after using the bathroom,” are moving … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: S & P to Recover Fine with Even Better Scheme

Posted on February 4, 2015 by stevieslaw

Nota Y. Tinjail, spokesperson for Standard and Poor’s, said today the Bond ratings firm will easily recover the $1.38 billion in fines they have to pay the U.S. government, 19 states and the District of Columbia, “and then some.” You … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: ISIS Urges Library Funding

Posted on February 2, 2015 by stevieslaw

The CDT picked up a piece today by the Salageddin and Yacoub, writing for the Associated Press, which discusses the ransacking of the Central Library in Mosul last month by the extremist group ISIS. This is nothing new. You can … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Cousin Myron to Repurpose Holiday Gelt

Posted on February 1, 2015 by stevieslaw

Although you’d never know it from the feature article in the Sunday New York Times, the big campaign news is once again out of South Central Brooklyn. While the Times was busy speculating about how the Republican candidates for President … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Koch Brothers “will retaliate.”

Posted on January 30, 2015 by stevieslaw

The article contending that Koch Industries will make $200 billion from the construction of the Keystone Pipeline has been pretty well debunked by now, but the brothers still stand to make a pretty penny from their 200 million acre holding … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Doing what’s good for you.

Posted on January 28, 2015 by stevieslaw

While we were standing on our heads in yoga class today, our instructor reminded us of a Canadian study that showed that even people who exercise several hours a day can have their life expectancies shortened by being sedentary the … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Vietnam, 1968

Posted on January 27, 2015 by stevieslaw

When my brother held me upside down all the little lucky things came pebbling out of my pockets to land on the walk outside the marble yard on Hopkins Avenue. I knew I’d never get them together again. it was … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Dengue Mosquito Bites Senator Wicker’s Ass

Posted on January 26, 2015 by stevieslaw

It’s sort of fun to watch our local newspaper, The CDT, as it tries to become the print version of Fox News. Can they come to stupid fast enough? Today, they ran their once a week column against climate change … Continue reading →

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