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The Bush Tax Plan: Now You Can Become a Fat Cat!Aspoliticians grapple with corporate fraud and questionable accounting, our president has taken a truly novel approach. Instead of acting on the fraud in an effort to eradicate it, Mr. Bush would extend the ability to shift income and play accounting games to everyone. In other words if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. ...
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Telling My Son About War
For those Americans who came of age during the Vietnam era, there are similarities with the Iraq War that I naively thought we might never see again. Body counts on the evening news. A call for more force as the solution to speed certain victory. An enemy fighting us in deceptive ways, unconcerned with our rules of engagement."...
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Beyond the whispers, Catholic winds of change
I am an American Catholic, and like many of my fellow parishioners during this Holy Week, I am sad, confused and angry. Sad because an institution that has played an important role in my life and the life of my family is being called into question....
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Ain't Technology Great?
I admit that it's a terrible habit. After putting the kids to bed, my wife and I will pull out our respective ibooks (yes, we each have one) and, sitting side by side while a video plays on TV, read email and surf the web. Sometimes, when we're discussing finances or the kid's schedules, we'll even email each other so that we don't forget the details. While sitting three feet apart....
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Sitting Still
This year I welcome the misting rain of the Pacific Northwest. It provides a cocoon. It creates an ambiance for reflection. I have been trying to reflect-to sit still and absorb the horror of September 11....
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