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Naturalization
(Copyright 2010 Becky Stauffer, no reproduction of photos or text without the express permission of the author)Today was a very special day in our family. My daughter-in-law, Simone, became a U.S....
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Crown thy good with brotherhood
As the immigration debate advances, I hope we think of these words.
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So you think you've come a long way, Baby?
Feminism is a four-letter word in today’s American culture. It’s exploited by right-wing zealots to scare conservatives into opposing all pro-female thinking lest their daughters become lesbians and...
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The McCartney Concert
"And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make."I want to write this while still basking in the afterglow. It was a thrill to be among the 40,000 fans at the Paul McCartney concert...
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Greening up my world
I was stunned when I saw my power bill yesterday -- in a good way. It has to be the lowest bill this house has ever had in a July, just $56. The KWH used this year was 17 per day compared to 27 last...
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Press "1" for English
To activate my credit card recently, I had to press '1' for English. And you know what? It was really easy. Bink! Done! No big deal at all.Unlike those who complain about such things, I am pleased that...
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Protecting America from Religious Zealots
Glenn Beck and his followers, the Tea Party folks, and all those who scream loudly opposing the New York City mosque have a warning for us: Religious zealots want to take over our country and impose...
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Tenderness
A great little tune, from a great little movie. Try a Little Tenderness, by The Commitments, from the movie of the same name, 1991.
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Kern River Pipeline Problem?
What's wrong with this story?Portion of US-89 closed through MondayNORTH SALT LAKE -- UDOT is closing a portion of Highway 89 over the weekend to work on repairs. The closure will affect the northbound...
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Eagles: Please Come Home for Christmas
I promise to stop missing my special friend any day now.
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Would you shop at Barnes and Noble?
I like book stores and prefer them to online shopping when it makes sense. However, today, thinking of the fast approaching Christmas, I thought I would just order some books for my grandson online....
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Nothing More to Say
There's an oldie, "This page left blank intentionally." I seem to remember it originated in the 80's, was it IBM who did it first?, and then we all jumped on the bandwagon -- just as we were also...
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Kennecott expansion and air quality problems in the valley
A friend of mine provided the following information and asked me to share with my readers and urge you to pass it along to others as well.Kennecott is requesting approval to expand their ore removal...
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Kern River Pipeline work closes freeway lanes
Kern River Pipeline company has been working on this area quite a long time. See my earlier post, Kern River Pipeline Problems when part of the frontage road was damaged and closed last November....
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Finished with the War
Time to bring this one out again.Finished with the War - A Soldier's Declaration"I am making this statement as an act of willful defiance of military authority, because I believe the war is being...
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Where are those old posts?
Just FYI, I took down hundreds of my old posts some time ago in a moment of sheer frustration with the blogging world. I may at some point make some of those available again. I have to give it some...
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Governor Herbert's tardy response and what that proves about Gerrymandering
Last night on the news Governor Herbert made an announcement to the press in some cozy location in front of a pretty Christmas tree, warning us that more severe weather lies ahead with predictions of...
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Free Speech vs Paid Speech
Since advertisers started pulling their ads from the Rush Limbaugh show in droves, some other talk celebrities are getting nervous. They are worried about ordinary people influencing advertisers to...
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Governor Herbert does the right thing - trusting parents to make the right...
THANK YOU, Governor Herbert, for doing the right thing and vetoing HB363. I have already sent an email of thanks as well.This bill would allow for sex education but only if it taught abstinence only,...
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Mitt Romney- Outsourcing the 2002 Winter Games
UPDATE: Even worse, the torch bearer uniforms were made in Myanmar (which the SLOC didn't even know was Burma). --------------------------I wondered at first why Romney didn't object at all to the...
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Under Maintenance
I'm doing a little maintenance on the blog. Please forgive things that appear out of order. I'll try to have them fixed shortly.
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Turdblossom's Demise
An article just a few days before the election said: Karl Rove-Backed Groups Are Largest Single Outside Force In 2012 Election The independent group American Crossroads, a super PAC, and Crossroads...
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Putting the X back in Christmas - redux
Dusting off and updating an old post. To many Christian complainers these days, "holiday" is a four-letter word. They want "Christ" to be in everything related to the month of December. They want all...
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Same Sex Marriage Legal in Utah!
I always believed this would happen, but I thought we would be one of the last states. But dozens of couples have already wed and many more are even as I write this. This has to be one of the...
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Landslide in North Salt Lake Crushes a Home; Kern River pipeline continues to...
UPDATE: A couple of days after my post, the city announced the Kern River company had emptied its line that was in closest proximity to the slide but that its second line was further away and...
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