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Regardless of which side of the governmental altar you pray to, some recent decisions affecting our civil liberties have raised the eyebrows of many, namely because they seem to contradict some of the basic tenets of our countryӳ foundation.
The spectrum of viewpoints that have surfaced with regards ...
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An interview with Bruce Krane
Bruce Krane has announced his candidacy, as a Democrat, for the District 3
seat on the Pittsburgh City Council. Krane is well experienced for the job,
having managed million dollar budgets as President of Pittsburgh staffing, having
served the United States Army in the capacity of Military Intelligence, ...
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I Do Not!!
Well, I never. Itӳ like you reach a certain age, and the world is obligated to ask you personal questions about your reproductive organs.
My co-conspirator and I have been together long enough that people have begun to ask, ԓoƷhen are you getting married?Ԡas though it is inevitable. To these ...
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The Power of the Flier
With the weather improving and the Steelers doing as well as they are, small businesses really need to capitalize now. Sporting events can and do have a strong effect on local business and creativity is your only friend if you donӴ own a sports bar or tee shirt company. By the way if you werenӴ there, ...
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Out Like Shout
So, Lemieux has decided to cash in his chips.
In probably the biggest gamble in the cityӳ sports history, Mario took a long-term contract, at a substantial rate, from Howard Baldwin way back in the 1990s. It wasnӴ all that much longer that the reality of the PenguinsҠeconomics, from paying premium ...
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Itӳ Whatӳ Inside, Not The Mustard On My Shirt!
ԅvery tombstone, thereӳ a birth date and a death date.
And for the most part we have nothing to do with either birth date, nor death date. But, on that dash between birth and death is where our lives are lived. On that dash many live meaningless or meaningful lives.Ԡ
esse Jackson
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A Simple Flat
I recently returned from my Christmas vacation in the sun, Down Under. I rang in the new year in warm temperatures, sunshine and the company of friends and family.
Whenever I travel, I make an effort to stay away from the touristy areas and enjoy the tastes, smells and sounds of every day life. In ...
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Brew Locally, drink perpetually, eat carnivorously
Once upon a time, two young men were leaning against a newspaper box in the Strip. They had sandwiches. A woman was passing by. Comments were exchanged. (Nothing like that, you smutmonkey.) And thusly, a partnership was born. One of those young gents was Dan Calig, publisher of this fine rag. The ...
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Chattering Teeth
Ԕhe severity of manӳ denial is commensurate with the size of his cable packageԠeff Schneider
ԉt ainӴ no mystery if itӳ politics or history. The thing you gotta know is, everything is showbiz.Ԡel Brooks, Ԕhe Producersԍ
"I am not smart enough to debate you point by point on this, but ...
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Life in Business (Survival in the Dark)
What do you do when the lights go out in your business? I don't mean this metaphorically, because we could go on for volumes of issues on this subject. I'm talking about a true, temporary interruption of electrical service, here.
On Dec. 13, 2005, at 1:00 p.m., two frolicking and rambunctious squirrels ...
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