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Current events, pop culture references, social commentary – the variety category

Lowes Can’t Win This One

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12 December, 2011

This is how not to respond to a national controversy.
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Public Employee Unions

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4 March, 2011
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Several states are dealing with collective bargaining issues regarding public employees. The basic idea is that legislatures in some states are in dire financial situations and are looking for any place they can cut expenses. The primary target in several states is collective bargaining agreements with public employees.
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Regarding the National Anthem

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7 February, 2011
Photo by Jonathon D. Colman. Used with permission under Creative Commons.

I’ll admit now that I didn’t watch much of Super Bowl XLV last night, and completely missed the opening theatrics and ceremony. I’ve read some of the critique about Christina Aguilera’s rendition of the National Anthem though, and so searched it out to see what the fuss was about.
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Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus!

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4 February, 2011
Poster for a campaign to 'Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus' (image courtesy of Cafepress via http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/)

Help save the endangered coniferous cephalopods! They’re endangered! I read it on the innernetz, so I know it’s true!
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In Review: Southland – The Winds

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2 February, 2011
Southland Season 3 - The Winds

Southland cops know that when the Santa Ana winds blow, you learn just how close you are to the edge.
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In Review: Southland – Code Four

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26 January, 2011
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“Most of us go to work every day with a pretty good of what’s going to happen. As Detective Bryant will be reminded of today, cops never do.” It’s ironic that this episode aired this week. Since 20 January, 11 officers have been shot nationwide. 4 have died. My condolences go out to the...
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The Limits of Second Amendment Rights

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21 January, 2011
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…. lack of need for someone to perform a given activity does not automatically make a constitutionally sound argument in favor of government regulation.
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In Review: Southland – Discretion

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19 January, 2011
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All cops have to make judgment calls they hope they won’t regret. No cop ever bats 1,000. Lee Lofland’s review of Discretion is up at The Graveyard Shift, along with my comments. A great episode.
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What Would We Do Without

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17 January, 2011
What Would We Do Without...

inflatable toys? (H/T Bayou Renaissance Man).
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Why We Homeschool

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14 January, 2011
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Yes, I know this was a substitute teacher, and that such events are aberrations. I also know that parents sometimes abuse their own kids. But it still happened in the public school system, and it shouldn’t have. Sarasota substitute named in attack on 3 students
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