Tag: people
member name: Cheri Cabot
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May 27, 2007 07:43 PM EDT --
When I was growing up in the Midwest, we called Memorial Day, “Decoration Day”. It was the day we decorated the graves of loved ones with flowers.
A few days before Memorial Day, Mom would . . . more
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February 26, 2008 11:47 PM EST --
Fire spre ad rapidly through three structures on Main Avenue in historic downtown Durango, Colorado, Friday afternoon resulting in a violent explosion from the burning buildings. The force of the . . . more
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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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February 28, 2008 12:17 AM EST --
It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation. My friend, Suzi, and I were going to spend a few days loitering around the Four Corners' town of Durango, Colorado. We planned to read, write, chat with . . . 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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June 05, 2007 04:55 PM EDT --
I find the odyssey of Andrew Speaker, the 31- year -old attorney with a multi- drug resistant tuberculosis (TB), disturbing on many levels.
Andrew Speaker is an Atlanta personal injury . . . more
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February 12, 2007 11:53 PM EST --
The perjury and obstruction of justice trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, is a case of White House spin turned . . . 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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April 03, 2007 08:39 AM EDT --
Three weeks ago my daughter had a baby. She will be taking three months of maternity leave, just as she did with her first baby. There was never any doubt or question that she would be allowed to . . . more
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April 25, 2007 01:52 PM EDT --
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May 08, 2007 02:02 PM EDT --
Julie MacDonald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks for the Interior Department, abruptly resigned April 30 on the verge of a congressional committee hearing. Saying that . . . more
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May 22, 2007 10:21 PM EDT --
I have always been intrigued by blind loyalty, both those who follow someone blindly, and those who command such loyalty.
Blind loyalty is a common thread throughout the Bush administration. What . . . more
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May 29, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --
Sunday was just about as perfect as a day can get here in Southern California. Warm and sunny with clear blue skies and a faint scent of jasmine in the air. Blooming jacaranda trees . . . 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, 2007 08:07 PM EDT --
If you take a look at all the Republicans running for president, which includes “announced candidates”, “possible candidates”, and my personal favorite, . . . more
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May 15, 2007 11:13 AM EDT --
It was bound to happen sooner or later. People stopped shopping. Well, they didn’t stop all together, but enough to make a sharp drop in retail sales for the month of April. A 2.4% fall in sales . . . more
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January 22, 2008 10:00 PM EST --
Neither Wall Street, nor stock markets around the world, were impressed with Bush's proffered economic stimulus. While Wall Street was closed Monday, markets from Brazil to Tokyo nose-dived . . . more
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April 10, 2007 09:40 PM EDT --
A record number of students are heading to college, which means for the . . . more
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June 26, 2007 07:29 PM EDT --
In one fell swoop yesterday the Supreme Court managed to strike a significant blow to the Constitution, limiting free speech and loosening the separation of church and state. In other decisions . . . more
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