Agree

It is the money that is broken. - Good article in today's Wall Street Journal - (Greenspan named)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122273029076687929.html

This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
-- T.S. Eliot
"The Hollow Men" (1925)

6TH Annual Gathering - THEY WALKED HERE BEFORE US - A Woodland Indian Celebration

DATE: September 27 - 28, 2008

LOCATION: Perrysburg, Ohio - 27174 Hull Prairie Road
The Buttonwood Park/Betty C. Black Recreation Area off River Road/ State Route 65, 1 mile West of Fort Meigs State Memorial Park

TIMES: Gates Open @ 10:00 a.m. Saturday & 11:00 a.m. Sunday

The WebSites of both Carty and Marge Brown have been updated!

http://www.cartyfinkbeiner.com/ and www.margebrown.com

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Here's a debate that really should take place. Should eighteen-to-twenty year olds be given the right to drink alcohol? MADD says emphatically NO! But you'd expect that from that group. There are some good reasons to say yes.

Excellent piece by Charles Krauthammer.

http://townhall.com/Columnists/CharlesKrauthammer/2008/08/01/drilling_an...

Well, it's official. Congress has reached a new low! Not a big surprise though. I would love to know who the 9% are that think Congress is doing a good job. Probably the ignorant ones that don't even know who their Congressperson is, what they do, or don't even vote at all.

Troy asks this question to our area leaders.
Carty Finkbeiner

You break into my house, you deserve to look down the barrel of my gun. I'm glad the lawmakers are finally looking out for the law abiding citizens instead of the criminals for a change.

http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=8468674

While reading the local online, I read a story concerning Ohio's attempt at Castle Doctrine.

Must see clips!!!!!!!

I like my WiFi like everyone else, but if it will drive us to the poor house, well...

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS34/83...

Tourists visiting the Ohama Park in the Japanese city of Osaka have hurled so many titbits to the resident troupe of monkeys that some are so obese they can hardly walk.

Some visitors assume the roly-poly monkeys are pregnant
Fat monkeys at Ohama Park in the Japanese city of Osaka

The monkeys have been put on a low-fat diet

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Having enough free time is more important to most Americans than being rich, according to a new poll.
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A few weeks ago Rick Stager announced at Oregons Annual Police Awards Banguet that he was accepting Mayor Browns offer to become the permanent acting Police Chief. After speaking with almost (NOT all but most) all of the members of Oregons Police Department everyone I spoke is very supportive in this decision.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Liars might think they are good at covering up their deceit but a new Canadian study shows there's one thing they can't control that will give them away -- flashes of emotion in their faces.

Several students at the University of Toledo are participating in an empty hoster protest this week to recognize the need for students and faculty with Concealed Carry permits to practice their rights at a public university. Protests such as this are occurring across the nation and are sponsored by the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a grassroots organization to shed light on the issue.

If a university claims to be Catholic, then it should uphold the Church's teachings. Followers can/should disagree with the teachings, but the Church should have its unique standards.
Searching for Truth
by Ken Blackwell

Religion in American culture and politics returns to the news this week in a big way with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.

Several states are considering whether to lower the drinking age. The thinking is, if they're old enough to fight and die, they should be old enough to have a beer. Kentucky, Wisconsin, and South Carolina have introduced legislation to lower the drinking age for troops to 18.

New York City residents are growing obese at a rate nearly three times that of other Americans, prompting some who cited a link between weight gain and smoking cessation to question whether the city's crackdown on smoking may have had an unexpected result.

http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/autos/reliable/index.html

Most Reliable Small Car
Most reliable (Best score first)
Honda Fit
Toyota Yaris*
Honda Civic Hybrid*
Toyota Corolla

Least reliable (Worst score first)
Chevrolet Cobalt
2006 Nissan Sentra
Volkswagen Jetta (5 cyl.)
Chevrolet Aveo

Most Reliable Family Car
Most reliable (Best score first)
Honda Accord Hybrid

Overall, the best cars sold in the U.S. are made by Honda. That's the conclusion of a recent analysis conducted by Consumer Reports that looks at the reliability, performance, fuel economy, comfort, interior fit and finish, and ergonomics of 262 vehicles we've recently tested.

Voinovich: ‘We’re kinda bankrupting this country.’

Bruce Leppien of Ann Arbor was married for 64 years before his wife, Irene, died last July.

According to a new University of Michigan study, Leppien created about 23,296 hours of extra housework for his wife in those six plus decades.

That's more than 2.5 years of cleaning.

"OK," Leppien said with a chuckle. "It's probably true. ... What are we going to do about it?"

From CNNMoney.com

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