Wow, I have been hearing that the Komen Foundation has changed their decision regarding their funding to Planned Parenthood. I found that interesting because when the uproar started I thought I heard on the news that someone high up in the foundation had been quoted as saying that they would not cave into political pressure. And yet I also had been hearing that the reason … Continue reading the story "They changed their decision"
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Wow what an uproar
What do you think about the uproar over the Komen Foundation Center discontinuing their financial grants to Planned Parenthood? All of my Facebook friends are very upset over it because the money that Planned Parenthood was getting was being used to pay for mammograms for women who were too poor to pay for them by themselves. Personally I think that is a real shame, and … Continue reading the story "Wow what an uproar"
Negative campaigning
One of the things that disgust me about political campaigns is how the candidates have raised money that is put into a Super Pac and then they turn the money over to someone who is very supportive of the candidate and then the Super Pac runs a lot of negative ads against the competitors. I really hate all of the negative campaigning, and am inclined … Continue reading the story "Negative campaigning"
It was arson
Last night I went to a Ruritan meeting and the guest speaker was the chief of the local fire department. We enjoyed a nice meal of ham, sweet potatoes, green tossed salad, baked beans, wheat rolls and for dessert apple pie with a scoop of ice cream. During the fire chief's presentation he was talking about how that church that burnt down a few months … Continue reading the story "It was arson"
The church burned down
My folks and I were driving down The Springs Road and saw the remains of the church that burned down a couple of days ago. Rumor has it that arson is suspected. The church had been for sale for a number of months and then one night it burned down. We did not hear if there were any casualties or not. Regardless, I can't help … Continue reading the story "The church burned down"