Religious Freedom Day: a long winding road
Thanks to elenacarlena for asking me to write about my encounters with religion for Religious Freedom Day. My opinions are mine alone, and may offend some people. I hope, in the spirit of religious...
View ArticleAn Urgent Crusade for the Forgotten
Warmest thanks to StargazerNC for starting and continuing the fight to make the Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, NC, a National Monument.Read the story of this astounding forgotten American below the...
View ArticleMINIMUM WAGE: Boehner's Lies and Statistics
Mark Twain said: "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." To me, the most interesting thing about statistics is that two people can look at the same figures and come to radically different...
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If I Ruled the Academy Awards
I'm one of the billion people who watch the show, not part of the film community, so my perspective is that of an audience member. However, I do have a background in live theatre, so I have some...
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MAKE IT HAPPEN: Sunday, March 8, International Women's Day
International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and...
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This Week in the War on Women
MARK YOUR CALENDARSSunday, March 8 – International Women’s DayApril 12-18 – Meet Us On The Street: International Anti-Street Harassment Week
View ArticleMOT - ST. PATRICK’S DAY – What’s Missing?
This is my first – and likely last – MOT. So I’ll start with a brief digression: March 16th is St. Urho's Day, so “Happy St. Urho’s Day!” to the Finns out there. You may be my only friends after...
View ArticleMorning Open Thread: The Value and Importance of Manners
You’re probably wondering if I’m some 1950’s throwback, or if MOT has been hijacked.But, please, be polite. Hear me out. Thank you!
View ArticleMorning Open Thread: The Twists and Turns of Fate - How Love Finds Us
Good Morning Kossacks and Welcome to Morning Open Thread (MOT)We're known as the MOTley Crew and you can find us here every morning at 6:30 a.m. Eastern (and perhaps sometimes earlier!). Feel free to...
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Morning Open Thread: Doctor Dolittle and Victory for the Slain
Good Morning Kossacks and Welcome to Morning Open Thread (MOT) We're known as the MOTley Crew and you can find us here every morning at 6:30 a.m. Eastern (and perhaps sometimes earlier!). Feel free to...
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Morning Open Thread: DECODING SHAKESPEARE – Part I – Speak the Speech
Good Morning Kossacks and Welcome to Morning Open Thread (MOT) We're known as the MOTley Crew and you can find us here every morning at 6:30 a.m. Eastern (and perhaps sometimes earlier!). Feel free to...
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Morning Open Thread: DECODING SHAKESPEARE – Part II – Suit the Action to the...
Good Morning Kossacks and Welcome to Morning Open Thread (MOT) We're known as the MOTley Crew and you can find us here every morning at 6:30 a.m. Eastern (and perhaps sometimes earlier!). Feel free to...
View ArticleMorning Open Thread: JINGLING THE SPURS OF "PATRIOTISM"
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Morning Open Thread: Viet Nam - "We Remember"
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Morning Open Thread: SMALL MUSEUMS – Hidden Treasures
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Morning Open Thread: SAY IT NOW
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Morning Open Thread: A Transcendentalist Meditation - William Ellery Channing
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Morning Open Thread: A JEOPARDY! Champion's Wife Speaks Out
Good Morning Kossacks and Welcome to Morning Open Thread (MOT) We're known as the MOTley Crew and you can find us here every morning at 6:30 a.m. Eastern (and perhaps sometimes earlier!). Feel free to...
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