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Gov. Perry and Texas GOP are Short-changing Children’s Future

February 28, 2011by lbwoodgate 5 Comments

Few people would argue that our children’s education is one of the premier goals a society can foster to ensure a better life for their kids while creating a productive […]

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Education, Texas/Local stories

My Picks for Best Native American Movies

February 27, 2011by lbwoodgate 16 Comments

I have always loved westerns and especially those that gave a more realistic image of the native American culture.  But I like them authentic and historically balanced.  As a non-Native […]

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History, Movies

How We Wound Up With People Like Scott Walker

February 27, 2011by lbwoodgate 2 Comments

Will conditions that kept  Progressives home when many Independents shifted back to the GOP in 2010 still exist in 2012? I was struck recently by a poll of Wisconsin voters […]

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Jobs, People, Society and Politics

Money Well Spent

February 26, 2011by lbwoodgate 3 Comments

Who really has your best interest at heart in the battle to balance state and federal budgets? In the battle of the state budgets the bottom line on all sides […]

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Social Discourse

Could Muammar Gadaffi and Charlie Sheen Compete Without Bloodshed on DWTS?

February 25, 2011by lbwoodgate 5 Comments

After so many serious posts here lately I thought we could stand some comic relief. Enter Donna Cavanagh.  Donna has allowed me to repost two other selections from the AC […]

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Our crazy and wonderful world, People

The Real Owners of This Country

February 25, 2011by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

Waiting for that opportunity to become a part of the “American dream”?  I’ve got some unsettling news for you. I’ve recently listened to and read the transcript of the phone […]

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Social Discourse, Society and Politics

Why the Right Needs People to FEAR Democracy in the Middle East

February 24, 2011by lbwoodgate 2 Comments

“Our tragedy is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it… the basest of all things is to be afraid.” – […]

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Global politics, Religion/Science, Social Discourse, Society and Politics

Are Liberals Deceiving Themselves?

February 23, 2011by lbwoodgate 8 Comments

Should the kumbaya efforts of many liberals toward people who constantly vote against their own self-interest die a rapid death? A piece I recently discovered from The Runaway Lawyers blog […]

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Health Care Reform, Our crazy and wonderful world, People, Society and Politics

The GOP’s Mubarak Mistake – Ignoring the Need for Jobs

February 20, 2011by lbwoodgate 2 Comments

Without skipping a beat, as soon as the GOP regained control of at least one house in the U.S. Congress and numerous state governorships and legislatures, private corporate interests have […]

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Health Care Reform, Jobs, Society and Politics, Texas/Local stories

Here’s the Ugly Truth for the Wealthy on Social Security Corrections

February 19, 2011by lbwoodgate 3 Comments

What motivates Republicans to continue promoting the myth that Social Security is a major source of the deficit problem?  The general public’s ignorance?   New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was […]

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seniors/aging, Society and Politics

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