Author: Amy Ridenour

Strengthen the Good: Gulf Coast Community Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley Disaster Relief Fund

The new Strengthen The Good network of bloggers banding together to support worthy charities has selected its first charity for support: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley Disaster Relief Fund. I encourage folks to visit this link ...
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New Overtime Rules

When you hear some people talk, you could almost be convinced that the Bush Administration's new overtime policy is bad for workers. Here's what I wrote on this a few months ago, relying heavily on information from the Heritage Foundation ...
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U.S.-French Relations

A look at U.S.-French relations, circa 1944. A look at U.S.-French relations, circa 2004 ...
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Is It Just Me? Part III

Husband David Ridenour, whose musings have been published here before, has a few more thoughts: Prominent conservatives use expletives only when pushed to anger, while their liberal counterparts do so on purpose to project an "oh so cool" image. Yet, ...
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Abortion More Dangerous Than Childbirth, Stats Say

Abortion, apparently, is not just more dangerous than childbirth for the child. It is more dangerous for Moms, too. Hat tip to Bill's Comments ...
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Participate in a Poll

If you've ever wanted to be asked to participate in a poll but never seem to be, click here. I don't know these folks, but I just took their media bias poll anyway ...
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Asbestos Scandal

Joe Perkins has a harsh yet informative op-ed in the San Diego Union-Tribune this week about asbestos litigation. Asbestos litigation is a topic that makes people turn away because they think it sounds boring... ...which is what those who are ...
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Bush’s Swift Boat Connections

BeldarBlog examines the New York Times chart that attempts to show connections between the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and George W. Bush. The chart is amazing -- an amazing example of wacky journalism. I actually read parts of ...
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Gergen’s Curious Leadership Selection System

David Gergen, speaking on Hardball, just referred to Ann Coulter as a "Republican leader." Is the standard now that every right-of-center pundit is a Republican leader and every left-of-center pundit a Democrat leader? I assume Gergen -- apparently a registered ...
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“America Was Built By European Garbage”

Interesting theory about anti-Americanism by Europeans on Redhunter Thursday. I doubt it is the full explanation, but it is food for thought ...
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