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Truth and contradiction

By Carolynne EstisPosted on November 21, 2012Posted in FeaturedTagged babies, Carolynne Estis, birth control, Obama, war is peace, doublethink, freedom is slavery, 1984, ignorance is strength, George Orwell, holidays, Thanksgiving, American Thanksgiving, Christmas, family, media, economy

Yesterday, my sister (who is no longer pregnant), my new nephew, my niece, my brother-in-law, and I went grocery shopping. This was my sister’s first post-baby shopping trip and, understandably, she got a bit tired about three quarters of the way through. She decided to go sit down and leave my brother-in-law and me in[…]

A call to arms

By Catherine BauerPosted on November 6, 2012Posted in FeaturedTagged election 2012, HHS Mandate, American Revolution, Patriot Act, Puritans, Patrick Henry, economy, Benjamin Franklin, freedom, Massachusetts, Constitution, small government, beacon on a hill, big government, Bush, Catherine Bauer, George W Bush, Hume, Founding Fathers, Thomas Paine

In this battle over what is best for our failing economy and whether we are going to find another job or make ends meet, we have forgotten something so vital that our Founding Fathers are currently rolling in their graves. We have forgotten that our freedoms are not free hand-me-downs that, once implemented, are untouchable—we[…]