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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall--confucius

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." anon

A man is but the product of his thoughts--what he thinks, he becomes. Gandhi


I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something;
and because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do something that I can do. edward everett hale
Donna Hart
Doom to you who legislate evil, who make laws that make victims -- laws that make misery for the poor, that rob my destitute people of dignity, exploiting defenseless widows, taking advantage of homeless children. What will you have to say on Judgment Day, when Doomsday arrives out of the blue? Who will you get to help you? What good will your money do you? (Isaiah 10:1-3, The Message)

There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest clothed to its very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray, every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig, is clad w/radiance. william sharp

I think no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature's rebirth? edward giobbi

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. marcel proust

I am only one, but still I am one.I cannot do everything,but still I can do something;and because I cannot do everything,I will not refuse to do something that I can do. edward everett hale




Sunday, September 5, 2010

double talk

The Citizens United group brought the lawsuit that the Supreme Court used in Jan allowing corporations to have a First Amendment right to free speech. (see p. 3 of the sept 1, 2010 progressive populist).

The Court basically delared "that money is the corporate form of speech, therefore unlimited sums of corporate funds can be poured into elections. . ."

The story continued with a facebook page by a group against the citizens united, a lawsuit by the citizens -- kind of the for free speech group being against free speech -- see www.CitizensUnitedAgainstCitizensUnited.org.
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lost Michigan $

I tried to verify facts and sources for this but when i went to the site, found it difficult to get more specifics. (www.abettermichiganfuture.org) i had this site already marked as a favorite, i think from the seminar i attended earlier this year trying to get info from michigan residents about what to do to change the economic situation in the state. anyway, loopholes gave away nearly:

$37 million to salellite dish companies
$ 7.5 to people with oil wells (would like to see where and who on this)
$18 million--international phone calls are exempt. seems like a lot of calls. all
business?
$55 million corporate polluters. what does this mean?
$17.7 million tobacco companies
$25 million vending machine companies

can you find more specifics like what exactly are the reasons this $ is allowed to be written off or ignored? what are the laws that allow this?
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job sources

from womansday mag: usajobs.gov linkup.com realmatch.com

redo your resume: check online ideas and places like womansday.com/resume
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