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The NRA, School Advancement, and the Four Rs: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic…and Rifles???
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro Recently, the NRA posted a video titled Everyone Gets a Gun on YouTube. In the video, Billy Johnson, one of the gun organization’s commentators, said that “competency with a gun should be a ‘necessary skill’ for children … Continue reading
Pro-Life Nurse-Midwife Sues Tampa Family Health Centers for Not Hiring Her after She Said She Wouldn’t Prescribe “Hormonal” Contraception
By Elaine Magliaro In an article that she wrote for Slate titled Pro-Life Nurse-Midwife Who Won’t Prescribe the Pill Sues Family Planning Center for Not Hiring Her, Andrea Marcotte poses the following question: Is “religious freedom” about being free to … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Courts, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, SCOTUS, United States
Tagged Birth Control, Contraception, Hobby Lobby
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Jet Fuel From Seawater: No longer a pipe dream
by Charlton Stanley This did not exactly come as a news story to me. I had this discussion with one of my best friends from high school years ago. Normally, a discussion with a former next door neighbor doesn’t amount … Continue reading
Posted in Big Oil, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Education, Energy Policy, Investing, Physics, Uncategorized, USN
Tagged carbon capture, fuel from seawater, jet fuel, Naval Research Laboratory, Oil Maggots, seawater
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Of Winters Court, Milhous, And Me
by James Knauer Overture “For everything, there is a first time, Mr. Saavik.” – Captain Spock. These matters concern my real life experiences as a television addict during the years 1973 to 1977. The location of these events took place at … Continue reading
Evangelical Group’s Plan to Proselytize Children at Portland’s Parks and Pools This Summer Comes under Fire
By Elaine Magliaro Stateside Oregon: The Child Evangelism Fellowship’s Good News Club plans to “try to convert children as young as 5 at Portland apartment pools, public parks and dozens of other gathering spots this summer…” Some residents have been … Continue reading
The Devil Is in the Details: Satanists, Religion, and the Hobby Lobby Ruling
By Elaine Magliaro In her “blistering” dissent in the Hobby Lobby ruling, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote, “The court, I fear, has ventured into a minefield.” In addition to venturing into a minefield, SCOTUS may have also cracked open the … Continue reading
Make Music with Your Life—A Poem for a Retiring Teacher
By Elaine Magliaro I’m dedicating this post to my “cyber” friend Blouise—who is a true music afficiando. I had the great fortune to work at an elementary school that had many exceptional teachers. One of them was Valerie. “Val” taught … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Poetry
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Beauty Is . . .
submitted by Gene Howington The following was suggested by longtime friend of the blog and all around beautiful person herself, Blouise. It is a stunning, beautiful piece of music. Enjoy.
Posted in Uncategorized
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Science, Conception, SCOTUS, Corporate Personhood, and Some Facts about the Four Contraceptives at the Center of the Hobby Lobby Case…with a Mark Fiore Video
By Elaine Magliaro Hobby Lobby’s Corporate Commandments Back in March of this year—during oral arguments in the Hobby Lobby case—Sahil Kapur (Talking Points Memo) said he thought that the conservative Supreme Court Justices “appeared broadly ready to rule against the … Continue reading
Loss of Habitat May Be Factor in Giant Anteaters’ Fatal Attacks on Two Humans in Brazil
By Elaine Magliaro Sorry that I’ve been away from FFS for such a long time. I’ve been nursing an injured foot. Yesterday, I read a story on Yahoo News about two hunters in Brazil who were killed by giant anteaters … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged Animal Habitats, Brazil, Conservation, Deforestation, Giant Anteaters
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