Every day we are faced with the same dilemma: to recycle or not to recycle.
My recent trips to the gas station seem to be pressing this issue on my subconscious mind. I reach down to grab the bag of garbage when I eye a plastic pop bottle sn
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
- 5:56:33, May 18th 2013 - modgudur - I guess the child is anti-gun control since Obama went to all that trouble ... [Read More]
- 9:27:41, May 16th 2013 - caal girl - Nice outfit on you. I loved some of the dresses but am holding my breath ... [Read More]
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- 4:12:01, May 9th 2013 - Amanda Ziebell - Wow! Thanks to the Fillmore County Journal for this kind story. For a ... [Read More]
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- 10:25:25, May 7th 2013 - Thunder6 - Great article! I love to see the Youth of Fillmore County receiveing acco ... [Read More]
- 6:52:10, May 6th 2013 - Jason Sethre, Publisher of Fillmore County Journal & Olmsted County Journal - Maryh, ... [Read More]
- 7:29:56, May 5th 2013 - maryh - Where are OCJ's available for pickup...other than at the new office? ... [Read More]
- 2:41:47, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, I just looked up Senate File 796 and in it there are said p ... [Read More]
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If I were a true patriot
Fri, Nov 23rd, 2007
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If I were truly patriotic I would be demonstrating on our streets and carrying placards calling for the impeachment of President Bush.
How is it that I can stand by while President Bush has amongst many other things:
Violated the United Nations Charter by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq using fraud to sell the war to congress.
Violated U.S. and international law by authorizing the torture of hundreds of captives resulting in dozens of deaths.
Violated the constitution by arbitrarily detaining Americans and legal residents without charge and without access to legal council.
Violated U.S. law through widespread wiretapping of Americans without a warrant.
Violated the constitution by using "signing statements" to defy hundreds of laws passed by Congress.
If I were patriotic, I would urge Representative Tim Walz to caucus with the Republicans so we might elect a true Democrat to his seat and not spend any money to get him re-elected.
How is it I can stand by when Rep. Walz:
Voted to grant unprecedented power to our rogue president and made all previously illegal wiretapping legal in direct violation of the 4th amendment of the constitution.
On May 24th he voted to give Bush another 100 billion dollars to spend as he saw fit without restrictions for his war in Iraq. Even worse on May 17th Congress considered a resolution requiring the president to seek Congressional approval before going to war with Iran. Rep. Walz voted against it.
I take the loss of my liberty, very personally and it should be obvious that the world is in a somewhat more dangerous place because of some of Rep. Waltz's votes. I believe Tim Walz to be a very fine man but his voting record scares the daylights out of me. I'm beginning to wonder if our representatives, who vote as described above, collectively have enough chalk in their backbones to whitewash a billiard ball.
I feel I would be doing something Patriotic if I were making an effort to expose those using the "We Support Our Troops" phrase as intimidation and propaganda to gain support for the war in Iraq. There is no certainty what would happen in our absence there, but there is absolute certainty about the result of our presence - escalating deaths on both sides. Our military presence in Iraq is making us less safe, not more so. And the chances that enraged infiltrators will strike us here at home has increased. .....
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How is it that I can stand by while President Bush has amongst many other things:
Violated the United Nations Charter by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq using fraud to sell the war to congress.
Violated U.S. and international law by authorizing the torture of hundreds of captives resulting in dozens of deaths.
Violated the constitution by arbitrarily detaining Americans and legal residents without charge and without access to legal council.
Violated U.S. law through widespread wiretapping of Americans without a warrant.
Violated the constitution by using "signing statements" to defy hundreds of laws passed by Congress.
If I were patriotic, I would urge Representative Tim Walz to caucus with the Republicans so we might elect a true Democrat to his seat and not spend any money to get him re-elected.
How is it I can stand by when Rep. Walz:
Voted to grant unprecedented power to our rogue president and made all previously illegal wiretapping legal in direct violation of the 4th amendment of the constitution.
On May 24th he voted to give Bush another 100 billion dollars to spend as he saw fit without restrictions for his war in Iraq. Even worse on May 17th Congress considered a resolution requiring the president to seek Congressional approval before going to war with Iran. Rep. Walz voted against it.
I take the loss of my liberty, very personally and it should be obvious that the world is in a somewhat more dangerous place because of some of Rep. Waltz's votes. I believe Tim Walz to be a very fine man but his voting record scares the daylights out of me. I'm beginning to wonder if our representatives, who vote as described above, collectively have enough chalk in their backbones to whitewash a billiard ball.
I feel I would be doing something Patriotic if I were making an effort to expose those using the "We Support Our Troops" phrase as intimidation and propaganda to gain support for the war in Iraq. There is no certainty what would happen in our absence there, but there is absolute certainty about the result of our presence - escalating deaths on both sides. Our military presence in Iraq is making us less safe, not more so. And the chances that enraged infiltrators will strike us here at home has increased. .....
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Irrelevant?
Fri, Oct 26th, 2007
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Two recent headlines concerning Mr. Bush have me on more tenterhooks than usual. I am really getting tired of being insulted by someone so intellectually incurious and inexact. The first in the Washington Post was "Bush Deplores American Timidity",
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Bankrupting America
Fri, Sep 28th, 2007
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It used to be that the U.S. Dollar (USD) carried some weight overseas. Working and travelling in Asia several years ago, I knew that there was always two prices for a product - one in local currency and one in U.S. Dollars.
"Dong or Dollar?" .....
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Truth as we know it to be
Fri, Sep 21st, 2007
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Truth might be defined as an accepted fact or reality. And yet, as we have seen all too often there are varying interpretations of the truth. Truth comes in different forms. There is my truth, your truth and the "real" truth. Some examples of accept
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Beware of monsters
Fri, Sep 14th, 2007
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German philosopher Frederick Nietsche said, "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he doesn't become a monster."
Which made me think immediately of George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfield and all the neo-cons surrou .....
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Which made me think immediately of George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfield and all the neo-cons surrou .....
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It will take years to undo what this administration has done
Fri, Sep 14th, 2007
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One question I get about my commentaries is: "How do you pick your subject?"
Most of the time I choose medically related subjects. It's not that I don't have strong opinions on other subjects. I suspect people will take me more seriously if .....
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Most of the time I choose medically related subjects. It's not that I don't have strong opinions on other subjects. I suspect people will take me more seriously if .....
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A coming together
Fri, Sep 7th, 2007
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Recently I had the opportunity to talk with a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) worker. I wasn't looking forward to it but it turned out to be an interesting chat. He was a young man no older than 40 and relatively senior in the inspector r
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Pawlenty, get'r done!
Fri, Sep 7th, 2007
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It was a genuine good feeling in the immediate wake of the horrific flooding to see a stream of politicians visiting southeast Minnesota - assessing the damage personally, visiting with officials, and giving assurances to people who had lost everyth
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