All new entries will now be found at http://yourvillage.blogspot.com (still under construction).

After reading the recent NY Times article posted on anti-righty (entire article) a few days ago, I felt more than betrayed by our traditional media outlets. Who can be truly surprised by the current administration's role in this? But there is no way this government-sponsored "fake news" program could even work if it wasn't for the CNNs and FoxNews ( Read more... )

I just retrieved this from the anti-righty and was blown away by it. I'll let this Dekalb Middle School student speak for herself:

NEW ATTITUDES: Gay parents set a loving example for children
Mary Manganello - For the Journal-Constitution

Tuesday, March 8, 2005What do you think when you think of gay people? Most people would answer that question ( Read more... )

I am sickened by the growth of censorship, especially on a medium that we all used to think of as representing freedom incarnate. The internet used to be a haven for freedom, where no matter what government tried to restrict access there were at least a hundred ways to get around the restrictions. Now, the power of control is even greater on the ( Read more... )

I've heard many commentators, both well-meaning and benign, claim Islam has lost its soul. The great divide between the radical Muslim jihadists and the peaceful doctrine of Muhammad has torn the religion from its principles. To some extent, this seems true to me, but to claim that the whole religion is lost seems inaccurate ( Read more... )

The house last month passed a bill that would raise the FCC Fine limit to $500,000 per violation. It also stated the following:

A family viewing policy is a policy similar to the policy that existed in the United States from 1975 to 1983, as part of the National Association of Broadcaster's code of conduct for television, and that included the ( Read more... )

It is important when we discuss issues, especially those of a sensitive nature,that we use the correct terminology and understand the meaning of those words. This is meant as a guide for future journal entries.

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Economy

Environment

Official Budget

Social Order

Civil ( Read more... )

In case some of you have not guessed, I am a prisoner in this society.

Everyone is, whether they believe in the ideals of their society or not. Few people have a choice of what society they might live in. So they are prisoners to its morality, governance and people. Those that do have a choice usually create their own societies for others to be ( Read more... )

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what are we doing?Charts, journals, symbols, and all the trappings of History ( Read more... )