Tag: house
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Tunesday: Dusty Brown
I’ve realized that I’m a musical schizophrenic–or worse. My favorite music is probably either from that transition to “college alternative” via New Wave via Punk (if you can’t guess my age from that, shame on you) or old school country western, and the modern “Americana” music that draws so much spirit from it, but I…
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No Homosexuals Allowed!
Just when you think people can’t get any worse, a deeper and more sinister evil oozes out of the black hearts of men. They’re at it again. Last week I ripped the state of Kansas after it’s House of Representatives passed a bill that, if it becomes law, will bring institutionalized bigotry to The Sunflower…
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Jim Crow, Thy Middle Name Is Kansas
I’ve been through Kansas a few times–it doesn’t seem like a bad place: lots of sunflowers to go with the wheat, though it’s awfully flat, which puts that whole tornado alley/Wizard of Oz thing is perspective. One of my very favorite people loved Kansas, and while he lived there only briefly I’ll forever attach his…
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Pennsylvanian? Support House Bills 1621 and 1622: Draft Your Personal Letter to Your Representative
Tired of UPMC spending millions of “non-profit” funds trying to run other companies out of businees and secure a monoply for themselves? This will help. http://www.congressweb.com/sohcc/1 Background: http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/health/i/UPMC-vs-Highmark.htm “Earlier this year UPMC (formerly known as University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) announced that it would not renew its current hospital and provider contracts with Highmark when…
Old Road Apples 