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In Memoriam: Brandi Nicole Stanley “Celtic Lassie” 1988 – 2015 “I will NOT go without a fight.”
Her name was Brandi Nicole Stanley. I am her father. Please remember her. Brandi lost her battle with cancer the evening of Memorial Day, last Monday. I was with her, holding her hand, as I had promised.
Posted in Health Care, Memorial
Tagged Adenocarcinoma, Brandi Stanley, Cancer, Celtic Lassie, Death, Grief, Hospice, Memorial, Three Sieves
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Picture of the Day for May 31, 2015: Republican Jesus
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Christianity, Conservatives, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Government, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Socialism, United States
Tagged Jesus
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West Virginia Man Sues the DOE over the Teaching of Evolution, Claims Officials Violated Constitution by “Propagating” a Religious Faith in Public Schools
By Elaine Magliaro Kenneth Smith, the parent of a Jefferson County student, has “filed a federal lawsuit against local, state and federal education officials claiming the teaching of evolution, which he says is a religion, violates his child’s Constitutional rights.” According … Continue reading
On the Subject of Jeb Bush’s Team of Foreign Policy Advisers and Neocon Warmonger Paul Wolfowitz (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)
By Elaine Magliaro Political cartoonist Mark Fiore: Jeb Bush has performed a valuable service with his recent missteps and flubs, he’s reminded the world of the baggage he willingly carries. I’m not tarring him with the same brush as George … Continue reading
Posted in American History, CIA, Conservatives, Countries, FBI, Foreign Policy, George W. Bush, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Humor, Iraq, Neoconservatives, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda, Short Video, United States, War, War on "Terror"
Tagged Department of Defense, Iraq War, Jeb Bush, Mark Fiore, Neocons, Paul Wolfowitz, Political Cartoon, Republicans
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Despite Public Outrage, Arkansas State Representative Faces No Consequences for “Rehoming” Two Adopted Daughters to a Household Where One of the Young Girls Was Raped
By Elaine Magliaro Back in March, I wrote two posts about Arkansas State Representative Justin Harris who gave up his six-year old adopted daughter to a man who subsequently raped her. (You can read those posts here and here.) An … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas, Christianity, Crime, Education, Government, Hypocrisy, Politics, Religion, States, United States
Tagged Arkansas, Arkansas DHS, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Eric Cameron Francis, Growing God's Kingdom School, Justin Harris, Marsha Harris, Rep. Justin Harris, Republicans
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Picture of the Day for May 30, 2015: On the Subject of Religion in Public Schools
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Comedian and Writer Brooke Arnold Talks about Her Experience Being Raised in the Same “Exploitative and Abusive” Fundamentalist Christian Organization That the Duggars Are Affiliated With
By Elaine Magliaro There’s an interesting article by Brooke Arnold titled I could’ve been a Duggar wife: I grew up in the same church, and the abuse scandal doesn’t shock me, which was posted over at Salon today. Arnold noted … Continue reading
Court Releases Photograph of Two Chicago Cops Posing As Hunters with Black Suspect Wearing Antlers
By Elaine Magliaro Here’s a photograph of Chicago Police Department officers Jerome Finnigan (left) and Timothy McDermott (right) posing with an unidentified suspect. (Note: The photo was obtained by The Chicago Sun-Times from a court filing.) The Chicago Police Department … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Equal Rights, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Police, Racism, United States
Tagged Chicago, Chicago Police Department
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