Here is a good idea forwarded to us by email:
For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress.  Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn’t pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of [...]

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During the last few weeks of December and the beginning of January, most media sources publish lists of “best” “worst” or “most important” people, events, or issues of the past year.  After looking through many of them for inspiration in the cause of building the kind of world I’d like to see, I found what [...]

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Location: 802 W. Geyser, Livingston, Mt (corner of 8th and Geyser)
Description: Looking Ahead to 2010. This will be a planning meeting so please come with ideas for issues and actions you would like to see us involved in during the year (or two) ahead. Also, if you can, please bring a dish to [...]

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The House of Representatives passed the Local Community Radio Act Wednesday!
It’s been a long time coming. In 10 years of trying, we’ve never come this close to making better local radio a reality. The bill could not have come this far without your letters, phone calls, e-mails and stories.

But the bill is only a bill [...]

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Our government has focused much effort and treasure at bailing out and shoring up the financial institutions that led the world into crisis and recession.  The following excerpts from an article in The Nation by William Greider suggest that it might be more effective in terms of ending the recession to focus some of that [...]

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We have recently received a note from Alan Maki of Minnesota about his blog posting.  He is trying to get people to think about the connections between the military-industrial complex and global warming.  Here is an exerpt from his blog (to read more, go to http://thepodunkblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-thoughts-about-copenhagen-and.html):
I’m curious; is there any industry that contributes more to [...]

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After all the hype, compromise, corruption and political weaseling, “health care reform” is looking like a cardboard cutout of meaningless legislation.  The stocks of the major insurance companies that provide health insurance are soaring.  The outlook for the American public is bleak.  But wait - at the last minute real health care reform is at [...]

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The escalation of the war in Afghanistan will mean more death and destruction in that already hard-hit and long-suffering country.  It will cost our country more of its sons and daughters as well as costing a huge amount of money for a highly uncertain outcome.  If you believe that violence only encourages and increases violence [...]

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Consumer advocacy groups are putting the word out to support HR 4173, which would create a financial watchdog to keep an eye on banks and other financial institutions in the name of consumers.  The bill will be voted on sometime this week.  The following is an appeal from Consumer Reports that includes a link to [...]

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