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Big changes warping our morning Beltway commute
I think it is a safe bet that everybody in the Virginia, Maryland and D.C. area knows I-495, the Washington Beltway.
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Ruling aims to restore balance in dealing with terror
The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, posed many issues for our nation as to how to respond, and what lengths to go to, in the name of national security.
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Acreage and economic viability
There is currently a food revolution going on. Locally grown food is making permanent inroads into the food we eat, and the way we think about food.
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We humans sure do love to watch ourselves
Have you ever noticed how much of our free and leisure time we spend watching other people do stuff instead of trying to find something to do ourselves?
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Vanderbilt University's return to the spiritual tyrannies of the past
The Baptist Collegiate Ministry is no longer an on-campus ministry at Vanderbilt University because of the school’s mandate that on-campus groups must allow the group’s leadership to be open to anyone, whether or not that person agrees with the doctrine, goals or mission of the group.
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An appreciation for the 'mothers' who rise daily around the world
If you ever want to learn about a new or foreign culture (or even more about your own), a great place to start is by watching someone’s mother make bread. That may have once meant international travel and a personal invitation, but it is now as simple as a YouTube search.
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'Not me' mentality going too far
I’m sure you have seen the cartoons where a lamp or something in a room gets broken and an adult walks into the room with several youngsters standing with their hands behind their backs and the words from each of their mouths are the same; Not me, not me, not me.
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Teenage perfume an assault on the senses
The kid is 16 now. She’s more young lady than kid. But, like most daddies, I know I will continue to see the kid in there until the day comes when I finally close my eyes and see what else the universe has to offer.
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PERSPECTIVE: Va. delegation as dysfunctional family
Ed Koch, as mayor of New York, used to say he ran the city's vast government as a parent would a large, argumentative family: Everyone could vent. Allowances were made for quirks of personality. Conflict seemed the rule — until the head of the clan declared what would happen, how it would happen and who would make it happen.
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FRESH & LOCAL: Farmers' markets and electronic benefit transfer
There is currently a food revolution going on. Locally grown food is making permanent inroads into the food we eat, and the way we think about food.
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The people make their voice heard in Indiana
Richard Lugar, after 36 years in the Senate has been “primaried.”
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It's time for some big changes to occur
Change happens, there's nothing you can do about it. Things grow, things die, and new things are born to carry on.
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A time for overhauling our ship of state
Our ship of state was built with such a well-designed and well-built keel that she has sailed longer, straighter and truer than any other ship of state ever built.
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Voter turnout is the biggest loser in our local election
Four years ago, I bemoaned the 1,261 votes cast in the town council election. Shows how little I know! Last week’s election turnout didn’t even break the 1,000 mark (only 940 of our neighbors cast a ballot). This leaves me longing for 2008.
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The fear of over 200 years ago is here
During the discussions involved in developing what became the Constitution of the United States were concerns that adequate limitations on the government’s power to tax were not established.
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Town for sale? Toomsboro, Ga., meet your new overlord
Dear citizens of Toomsboro, Ga., Allow me to introduce myself. I am the soon-to-be new owner and administrative overlord of your town. You may call me Mr. Mayor, Captain, Admiral or Big Dog. I plan to be a rather informal and benevolent dictator, so take your pick — but choose wisely.
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The dangers of mental autopilot
There is currently a food revolution going on. Locally grown food is making permanent inroads into the food we eat, and the way we think about food.
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It is our duty to find the messages of absolute truth
Where we left off: The conclusion was that truth is absolute and that truth can have any proportion. It can be more or less true, or more or less untrue. Let’s continue.
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Why I don't vote in local elections
I admit it, I'm guilty as charged, of being one of the vast majority of Americans who sincerely cares about their local community, but never — and I mean never — votes in the small, local, town or county elections.
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Continuing the first American tradition: Prayer
When the Virginia Company sent out three ships to establish a settlement on the shores of the New World, those colonists’ first act after landing at Cape Henry near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia was to erect a large wooden cross, receive holy communion, and have a prayer meeting conducted by Reverend Robert Hunt.
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Election Day a chance to take 'real' action, make a difference
I was quite proud of myself recently for signing an online petition for a worthy cause. I felt like I'd really done something and made a difference, until I realized that I hadn't “done” anything. I was still sitting in my house having taken no “real” action.
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PERSPECTIVE: It's time for America to make a grand comeback
America has always been energized by the power of ideas, the decency of its people, and the unifying passion of a purpose in our lives and blessed country. Although we've faced many challenges, we have always risen to overcome them.
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Looking at conflicts American has been involved in
“But the U. S. rarely fights wars of survival. Usually it commences hostilities for the sake of a principle, such as defending democracy or thwarting communism. If the U. S. is willing to sacrifice lives for the sake of those aims, then it seems odd to balk at sacrificing the occasional life for the sake of another aim, women’s equality.”
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Handyman's blues: No restroom for the weary
I loathe the women’s restroom with every fiber of my being. It exists for no other purpose than to torment me.
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Locavores, summer salads and mescluns
There is currently a food revolution going on. Locally grown food is making permanent inroads into the food we eat, and the way we think about food.
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