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QUOTE FOR THIS DAY: “We have endured about as much technical explanation of the rigors of deep-sea drilling as we can stand.” Columnist David Broder in the Washington Post on why the Gulf oil spill could make Obama look like an in effective, weak president, like Jimmy Carter. |
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WHY THE HELL IS BRITISH PETROLEUM CONTROLLING THE AIR SPACE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO? |
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THE LINGERING POLITICAL FALL OUT FROM VIETNAM AND CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLES |
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NEW YORK BOMB ATTEMPT SHOWS THE WEAKNESS OF TERRORISTS, AGAIN |
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WAS THE SIX DAY CLOSURE OF AIR SPACE ACROSS EUROPE ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISJUDGMENTS EVER? |
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A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR...AND LEAVES THE NEWEST iPHONE BEHIND? |
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SHOULD ALL THE SUPREME COURT BE DRAWN FROM HARVARD AND YALE? A DEBATE |
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HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES SAY THEY WILL COVER CHILDREN UNDER NEW LAW |
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WHY THE HEALTH CARE CHANGES WON’T BE REPEALED (funny, too) |
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HOW LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE BROKE MY PARENT’S MARRIAGE AND CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER |
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DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A THINKING, INDEPENDENT MINDED PERSON? Think again. Research shows that what people believe is more important than fact, new or old |
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WHY WOULD ANYONE THINK THEY CAN WALK UP AND TOUCH AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN’S HAIR? |
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NEW RULES ON LOWERING YOUR RISK OF CANCER FROM USING A CELL PHONE |
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TELEVISION NEWS TRIES TO REINVENT THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG |
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The idea behind the TerryReport is news analysis, careful reasoning with historical perspective and clear thinking about where we might be headed. We live in a time when commentary on public issues has been turned into often vile accusation rather than any degree of calm reason . Now, everyone has a chance to speak up, but most people seem to want to play the role of freelance propagandists. Ordinary citizens continually want to echo what they hear on talk radio, as if shouting down someone else’s views would be a benefit to anyone. On the web, he who fills his pages with rage, gets the most attention. Is there any room for careful, measured thought not piled high with ideological baggage? We’ll see. In 2010, all of the rhetoric has been stepped up 40 notches. People are being told their government, the leadership of which they elected, is now the embodiment of evil. This kind of invective leads little room for accommodation, forget compromise. It is reminiscent of times in world history when shouting in the streets turned into actual conflict. The danger of this exaggerated talk is that it leaves nowhere for the citizen to turn. Our public dialog, or lack of it, is just one of the many topics here. Terrorism, cycling, travel, cell phones, photography, American social conditions, politics and government, higher education, wealth and poverty, literature and other stuff can all be found in these pages. Also, technology, occasionally. Link to TerryReport.com and come back often |
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Where do editors, producers and columnists go when they run out of fresh ideas? The TerryReport |
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STATter911.com, website about fires and firefighting emergencies, local (DC) and nationwide |
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CYCLING PAGES: news of cycling, Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Tour of California, safe streets, great cycling across America |
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THOUGHTS ON PHOTOGRAPHY in post-PhotoShop world by Doug Terry |
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GINGRICH SAYS DEMS THREATEN THE “SURVIVAL” OF AMERICA. Are they really that bad? |
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THE CULTURAL DIVIDE IN AMERICA OVER J.D.SALINGER AND CATCHER IN THE RYE |
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PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLS FOR A RETURN TO CIVILITY IN AMERICAN POLITICS |
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PANTS BOMBER: A HUGE FAILURE: WORSE THAN 9-11 |
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