Month: September 2017

Casual Observation

The two headlines don’t seem to go together: North Korea Says It Tested a Hydrogen Bomb Meant for Missiles and Trump Preparing Withdrawal from South Korea Trade Deal, a Move Opposed by Top Aides. But there’s a fairly...

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The Third Tribe of Ulster

Newton Emerson asks us to remember the Third Tribe of Ulster – one that is largely of Scottish descent, Presbyterian beliefs, and prone to dreaming of an Independent Ulster rather than one tied to either England or...

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SPP Vol.629 & Old Time Froggy Botttom Cafe

Hello again painting fans. This week I will be continuing with the Grand Canyon painting.  I’m not working from a photo this time, just from the images left in my mind’s eye from both our visit to the north rim...

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John Kelly Can Serve His Country Now

The president is a hard man to serve: President Trump was in an especially ornery mood after staff members gently suggested he refrain from injecting politics into day-to-day issues of governing after last month’s raucous rally...

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Tim Ryan Needs a Lesson in Regional Inequality

Tim Ryan is making himself look kind of clueless with comments like these: Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio) is going against party leaders and calling for a business friendly agenda ahead of the 2018-midterm elections. “To...

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