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Wall Street and the Vets

Posted on October 5, 2011 by stevieslaw

Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, and I love when our local newspaper, The Centre Daily Times, asks and answers its own question in the same issue. Today, they ran the article by Adam Geller of AP headlined: Protest’s Mission Remains … Continue reading →

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Fashionable Facts

Posted on October 3, 2011 by stevieslaw

As we all secretly believe, fact is like fashion. The fashion model, Heidi Klum, who hosts the runaway hit show Project Runway says it best, “In fashion, one day you’re in, the next day you’re out.” That’s why our intrepid … Continue reading →

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StevieslawExclusive: Congress to Pass DCDRA

Posted on September 27, 2011 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw Exclusive: Congress to Pass DCDRA Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, learned today that Congress will pass The Dysfunctional Congress Disaster Relief Act. Smokey reports further that vote to pass the act will be unanimous. “Long overdue,” said Johnny Ray—a … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw Goes Back to Basics

Posted on September 4, 2011 by stevieslaw

Marc Levy of the Associated Press reports in our local newspaper, the CDT, that 1 in 5 of the bridges and 1 in 5 highway miles in Pennsylvania are in need of repair. Infrastructure funding has been inadequate under Republican … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Bold Move

Posted on September 3, 2011 by stevieslaw

The pundits, who are mostly concerned with whether or not Sarah Palin will enter the Republican race, are about to be blindsided. Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, has once again ferreted out the big story, well ahead of even those … Continue reading →

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Republicans Ready to Compromise on Taxes

Posted on August 22, 2011 by stevieslaw

Charles Babbington, writing for the Associated Press, reported today that Republicans might be willing to let the temporary reduction in payroll tax—that most helps the working poor—expire as planned. Astounding—some might even call that a tax increase. Now, Smokey Diamond, … Continue reading →

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StevieslawExclusive: Save This Date

Posted on August 16, 2011 by stevieslaw

Latest opinion polls suggest that 6.2% of the population approves of the performance of the current legislators. Most pollsters will tell you that the percent of people who do not understand even the simplest questions is roughly 6.3%. Those people … Continue reading →

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Sleep Deprivation and the Radical Right

Posted on July 28, 2011 by stevieslaw

Even with their endless rounds of pronouncements, “Catch-22 style “ loyalty oath signings and non-constructive posturing on the debt ceiling—that threatens through interest rate increases the existence of the tottering middle class—House Republicans are still finding time to gut environmental … Continue reading →

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Is the Media Up to the Challenge?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by stevieslaw

With the two competing bills in Congress designed to end the “Great Default Debacle” doomed to failure even if one passes the House and the other the Senate, we, at Stevieslaw, are forced to ask the only sensible question: Can … Continue reading →

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My Mom’s Fallback Plan

Posted on July 21, 2011 by stevieslaw

It has been weeks since Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter at Stevieslaw, enjoyed a decent night’s sleep. Frankly, I have been worried as well. So, when Smokey came to the office this morning—all smiles— and clutching a copy of the … Continue reading →

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