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Ted Cruz trying to keep illegal immigrants from voting

mattcover wrote 1 day ago: The Supreme Court’s decision Monday to overturn an Arizona law requiring people to prove their U.S. … more →

Tags: Gang of Eight, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration reform, Motor Voter, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Voter ID, Voting

Donald Trump says keep IRS but simplify tax code

carbolton wrote 2 days ago: Billionaire businessman Donald Trump on Friday said he favors simplifying the federal tax code, but … more →

Tags: I.R.S., Donald Trump, tax code, deregulation

Busted

gordymayer wrote 4 days ago: Ok so all of you closet and amateur psychologists have found me out. I have difficulty with discipli … more →

Tags: Updates, writing, try again, categories are like hashtags

My Son's Visiting

dianewoodrow wrote 5 days ago: Ben and Erica are coming to visit. We have a surprise sorted for Ian. I am now worrying about the fa … more →

Tags: Communication, need to be in control, ways I'm learning to cope, Rules, Family

Ted Cruz is a very proud wacko bird

Tabitha Hale wrote 1 week ago: Over his six month run in the Senate, Cruz has developed a reputation for not towing the line with p … more →

Remembering Jonah Goldberg's "Hop Bird" as Father's Day approaches

carbolton wrote 1 week ago: As few here would vigorously dispute, my parents are, at first blush, an odd match. Mom, an Episcopa … more →

Tags: William F. Buckley, National Review, Jonah Goldberg, FATHERS DAY, National Review Online, Hop Bird

Libertarians to Obama: Can you hear me now?

mattcover wrote 1 week ago: Last night, liberal House Democrats were agonizing over their doomed effort to help President Obama’ … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, obama, White House, Scandal

Obama threatens gov't shutdown if spending not increased

mattcover wrote 2 weeks ago: The White House warned Monday that President Obama will veto spending bills for 2014 unless Congress … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Budget, Congress, government shutdown, house, obama, Republicans, Sequester, Spending

The Look

dianewoodrow wrote 2 weeks ago: The Look is such a hard thing to ignore. When one is NT one tunes into body language, but living wit … more →

Tags: Communication, hard to understand, ways I'm learning to cope

"Out of Control"

dianewoodrow wrote 2 weeks ago: I haven’t written for a while because when things happen I am learning to cope better but also … more →

Tags: need to be in control, change, Out of Control, ways I'm learning to cope

Texas to enact strict email privacy law1 comment

jamesrobbins1 wrote 2 weeks ago: Assuming that Texas Governor Rick Perry does not veto it, the Lone Star State appears set to enact t … more →

Tags: Texas, Privacy, veto, Rick Perry, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Law Enforcement Agency, email privacy, eCPA

The man who outsourced the government

Tabitha Hale wrote 3 weeks ago: Oliver Porter created and implemented the public-private partnership (PPP) model for Sandy Springs, … more →

Poll: Congress should forget gun control and cut spending

jamesrobbins1 wrote 3 weeks ago: Fifty-four percent of Americans say Congress should cut spending from current levels and 62 percent … more →

Tags: united states, Congress, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Social Security, united states congress, Percentage, Individual Retirement Account, transfer payment

Mike Pence: Leading from the front

Tabitha Hale wrote 3 weeks ago: “Our first few attempts [1988 and 1990] were very traditional campaigns,” Pence shared over the phon … more →

Ken Cuccinelli's tax plan should be a national model2 comments

mattcover wrote 4 weeks ago: Ken Cuccinelli, the GOP candidate for Governor of Virginia in this year’s election, proposed last we … more →

The numbers game1 comment

kimbolee88 wrote 1 month ago: What is the secret of being a successful online dater? I was recently chatting to someone who had on … more →

Tags: Online Dating, online dating 2, Love online, numbers, Dates, serial dater, experience?, successful

#5: 'Your ankles make me want to party'

Richard wrote 1 month ago: This is a longer poem than those I’ve featured to date on The Scallop-Shell, but when I heard … more →

Tags: Close Reading, Erotic poetry, Frank O'Hara, John Donne, Matthew Dickman, Poem, Tin House

Pushy or Present?

myoga wrote 1 month ago: “Pushy Mothers’ is a national organisation that started around Newcastle and aims to hel … more →

Tags: yoga business, Business, Employment, lead management, Marketing, Marketing And Advertising, Online Yoga Markets, Pushy Mothers, Sales

Starting Small

yughatu wrote 1 month ago: In striving to write from the heart, where do I start.  I’m not an educated writer.  Words don … more →

Tags: anger, rowboat, pause..., Zen Habits


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