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Senator McCaskill: Please Lead!

March 15, 2010 Arthur Lieber Government, Health care, Missouri region, Politics 2 comments

In a recent posting in ShowMeProgress, a blogger going by the name of Willy K, residing in  southwest Missouri reports on an exchange of

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Democrats can also learn civility from Coffee Party

March 14, 2010 Arthur Lieber Government, Politics Leave a comment

While the political philosophy of the Coffee Party is evolving on a day-by day basis, a constant principle seems to be a commitment towards a civil political dialogue. This in itself separates the party from Tea Baggers.

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New bill offers “Medicare for more”

March 11, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Government, Health care 4 comments

We won’t get “Medicare for everyone” in the current healthcare bill, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich may vote “no” because of that. And we may

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Senator Bernie Sanders wants ten million solar roofs

February 23, 2010 Madonna Gauding Energy, Government, Obama, Politics, Technology 4 comments

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is a rare bird in Washington, DC. Throughout his career—first as mayor of Burlington, then as a seven term

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Bob’s Red Mill owner gives company to employees

February 23, 2010 Madonna Gauding Employment, Good government 8 comments

Bob Moore, a retired automobile service manager and advocate of healthy eating, founded Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods with his wife Charlee, in 1978.

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