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George Clooney is Anybody

Posted on 1. September 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on March 16, 2012 After testifying this Wednesday at the Senate foreign relations committee on the subject of violence in a possibly oil-rich desolate area of South Sudan , George Clooney was arrested today in front … Continue reading →

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I Compost, Therefore I Am

Posted on 1. September 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on March 15, 2012 Of all the things I do, the one I am most proud of is composting. There is something oddly comforting about composting. I have a bin, but the process that is the … Continue reading →

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Gambling With Your Money

Posted on 30. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on March 16, 2012 It’s quite easy to lambaste a financial institution like Goldman Sachs, as Greg Smith did in his screed published in the New York Times on March 14th.  What is much harder is … Continue reading →

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Harry Braun Goes Nuclear

Posted on 30. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on March 13, 2012 Independent write-in candidate Harry Braun went nuclear yesterday at the second nonpartisan presidential debates, hosted by Writeindependent.org. For a link to his reaction to the question of nuclear energy, visit here. I’m … Continue reading →

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I Want All Three

Posted on 29. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 27, 2012 Have you ever been faced with a choice of three flavors, and all of them sounded great? That is my feeling about the three candidates who debated this past Monday in the … Continue reading →

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Hearts and Minds

Posted on 29. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 26, 2012 I read an article today, front page of the LA Times, about how the Afghanistan situation might actually be worse now than before we went in to retaliate against the 9/11 attacks … Continue reading →

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Values, Schmalues

Posted on 27. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 16, 2012 You’ve heard it from politicians for years: they run on values. Let’s examine these “values” they espouse. Be conservative with your money. The last two administrations say they want to reign in … Continue reading →

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Nationalism is Killing Us

Posted on 27. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 15, 2012 We live in an incredible time of technology and super fast commerce. Why is it, then, that we can’t solve the most basic of human problems: war posturing? Any intelligent person can … Continue reading →

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War is War is War

Posted on 27. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 14, 2012 Violence begets violence. There are few people who really “get” me when it comes to war. Cindy Sheehan gets me. She writes eloquently about the problem in her blog, Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox. … Continue reading →

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Food

Posted on 27. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 13, 2012 I teach people how to grow food. That’s my “thing.” Right now, the peaches are fattening on my trees and when the neighbors walk by, they see the beauty of life and … Continue reading →

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