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SCOTUS and the Campaign Finance Ruling
Posted Friday, January 22, at 11:02 PM
I can't help but think that the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday is a REALLY bad thing for the United States. Or will we now be the United Corporations of America?
I think that we can all agree that the winner isn't always the best person for the job, but rather the one with the deepest pockets. Now Corporations, Wall Street, and other special interest groups can spend as much money as they want to manipulate policies and elections in their own self interests. Will this just lead to further corporate control of our government?
What are your thoughts?
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The Twilight Hoopla I've been wanting to say something about the Twilight saga. Let me preface this with the fact that I HAVE read the series, twice in fact, and did enjoy it. It's a fun read! It's like a PG Rated version of the Underworld series of films, which I enjoyed...
What are you reading right now? I work in a library, and my husband is a public library director. We both love to read. Our two-year-old loves books as well. As a result, my life seems to revolve around books. This is a good thing! My favorites are horror and thrillers, but sadly I feel that so many of them are cheesy or predictable, usually both. ...
I check my texts and emails while driving! Yup, you read that right. I do. But before everybody flips out, let me explain. I normally wouldn't use a blog to hawk a product. I recently discovered an amazing application for my BlackBerry that could save lives. It is called Drivesafe.ly. Drivesafe.ly reads your text messages and emails aloud. It does a great job, too. I've tried to mess with it by typing in words that might throw a machine for a loop (my maiden name, for example), and overall it is very, very good at getting them correct...
Lacking the Football Gene It's that time of year again, a time when I spend a good deal of my time scratching my head in confusion. It's a time when formerly sensible friends and loved ones suddenly start speaking in tongues. Most of you call it football season. I don't get football at all. ...
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I was raised in Northwest Iowa, and graduated from
Spencer High School. Shortly after graduation, I moved to a large city on
the west coast, where I lived for around twelve years before returning.
After working in veterinary medicine and canine behavior consulting for
nearly thirteen years, I made a career change and now work as the Special
Projects coordinator at the Milford Memorial Library. I live in Spencer
with my husband, toddler daughter, two dogs, and two cats.
Hot topics SCOTUS and the Campaign Finance Ruling(27 ~ 9:09 AM, Feb 18)
No Jobs were Created with the Writing of this Blog
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