Fairly Conservative

I didn’t verify every word, but I’m comfortable with the content. The last story will give you goosebumps.
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JFK’S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60’s when DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaule said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.
Rusk responded [...]

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Meet The Skiff Reader.
Can your Kindle do this?

I love the page size; I love the thickness. I’m really interested in the display technology.
Years and years ago I remember Michael Cudahy describing something he was working on that I was reminded of when reading about this Skiff. (I really don’t know him – know him, [...]

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I married an accountant. One of the new year’s rituals involves a little summary on last year’s finances. (End game: we’re eating.)
I tried to do a little check up on things of my own. I opened the page of investments I keep. Some up, one down. Ok, I may have to deal with that. I [...]

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Patrick is probably going to whack me, but I’m giving you the link to his recent newsletter. There’s a coupon you can print there for a consultation and three free workouts for new customers.
Evolution Exercise and Spine has really change my life. In the year and a half I’ve been going for super-slow weight lifting, [...]

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If you’ve ever been in the Milwaukee area, right along the border between Milwaukee and Greenfield, on 43rd and Howard, then your surely know of the purple house on that corner. You know, the one with the purple fence, purple car, purple siding, and shoes and flowers painted all over the house?
Wait a second, this [...]

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Sorry I haven’t done this column in a while, but this story should make up for lost time.
Today in one of my classes, I spoke with a Sophomore at Brookfield East, Elaine Andersen. She is one of the people in the school organizing a new club called Atheist Club.
According to Andersen, the club would focus [...]

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When I saw this a couple of days ago I figured it was a marketing gimmick for the Copenhagen conference or a Yea! Obama! thing by his campaign for the Peach Prize. I thought it very cool.

Turns out it might be a failed missile launch by the Russians.
I want to know what would make this [...]

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She used to mention sometimes how odd it was to have pictures flying through the air (tv) or to look up and see a plane flying overhead. It was so different from what she had known growing up. Of course, I just thought that’s what old people talked about.
Can you imagine looking up and [...]

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I check out most of the e-mail forwards I’m sent. This one has a surprising twist!
U.S.Government to Release New Dollar Coins
You guessed it
‘IN GOD WE TRUST’ IS GONE!!!
If ever there was a reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!!
DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE
Together we can force them out [...]

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Thanks to a reader for the e-mail.

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