Tag: life
member name: Cheri Cabot
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June 15, 2007 10:39 PM EDT --
*Note: I wrote this story for Father's Day last year, but I think it bears repeating.
This is a love story. A love story about my daughter and son-in-law. A love story to my son-in-law. . . . more
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December 05, 2006 11:55 PM EST --
The fields and fences of Iowa farms look much as they have for decades. Granted, the bales are now huge and round and made of cornstalks, but they are still surrounded by fences made of old posts strung . . . more
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March 06, 2007 02:49 PM EST --
Winters in Vermont have become warmer and shorter, threatening the livelihood of ‘sugar makers’ as maple syrup producers are called. Several weeks of cold, . . . more
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February 27, 2007 09:05 AM EST --
Once again separation of church and state, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, has found its way into the Supreme Court.
This Wednesday, Feb 28, the U.S. . . . more
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March 13, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --
NOTE: I first published this article on Gather on Nov. 13, 2006. I am re-posting it for two reasons. One, it is tax time again, and two, I am in Iowa for the birth of my granddaughter. . . . more
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August 07, 2008 01:39 AM EDT --
Pulitzer Prize winning author, Ron Suskind’s new book “The Way of the World,” claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence . . . more
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June 20, 2008 05:34 PM EDT --
America's Heartland has been hit with tumultuous weather for the last few weeks, causing billions in damage from tornados and floods, with Southeast Iowa, including Cedar Rapids and Iowa C ity sustaining . . . more
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June 20, 2008 06:27 PM EDT --
America's Heartland has been hit with tumultuous weather for the last few weeks, causing billions in damage from tornados and floods, with Southeast Iowa, including Cedar Rapids and Iowa City . . . more
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July 10, 2007 06:12 PM EDT --
The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday that Fred D. Thompson, who plans to join the presidential race sometime this month has been campaigning as an anti-abortion Republican, but lobbied for an . . . more
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August 02, 2007 02:52 PM EDT --
Tuesday the House passed a sweeping ethics reform bill aimed at earmarks and the influence of lobbyists, long overdue with corruption running amuck the last six years.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi . . . more
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August 23, 2007 11:37 PM EDT --
Ripples caused by foreclosures on Main Street have suddenly sent shock waves through Wall Street and beyond.
In 2005, with interest rates at record lows, subprime lenders were practically giddy . . . more
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October 12, 2007 11:36 PM EDT --
I’m originally from Iowa, and although I love California, I miss the excitement and energy of Iowa politics. So, I decided to put together a “round table” of people I know in Iowa who . . . more
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October 21, 2007 06:16 PM EDT --
I am in Iowa . It’s pretty hard to avoid politics in this state right now, but don’t kid yourself, Iowans love the attention. They like the entire country, and maybe the world, . . . more
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November 01, 2007 12:32 AM EDT --
Bulletins have been coming in fast and furious this week from various points in Iowa.
Larry in Ames has been very prolific in providing information. He told me, “Cheri, in my total un-scientific . . . more
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March 28, 2008 03:13 PM EDT --
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July 25, 2007 02:16 PM EDT --
President Bush’s Polyps
Saturday, President Bush had surgery to remove five polyps from his colon, after they were discovered using a flexible fiber-optic scope inserted into his rectum. In other . . . more
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August 09, 2007 01:31 AM EDT --
Romney Equates Campaigning to Military Service
While campaigning in Bettendorf, Iowa today GOP Candidate Mitt Romney was asked why none of his five sons serve in the military and what they were doing . . . more
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August 29, 2007 11:25 PM EDT --
Bye- Bye Gonzales! Beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation Monday. This should not be a surprise coming on the heels of Karl Rove’s resignation, for whom he had . . . more
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September 28, 2007 06:12 PM EDT --
Here is a summary of some stories I found particularly interesting in September as well as the perils of being without a computer.
1. Senator Larry “Wide Stance” Craig was asked . . . more
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October 06, 2007 06:46 PM EDT --
Thursday the New York Times broke the story about secret prisons and brutal interrogation tactics used on prisoners.
Apparently while the Justice Department was calling torture “abhorrent” . . . more
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