James E. Gibson (jameseg) Enjoy God's Blessings!

All Saints' Day and World Vegan Day: Both Celebrated on November 1

Sun Nov 1, 2009 11:29 AM EST

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the world's people individually and collectively exhibited more love and respect for the lives of others? All Saints' Day

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religion, christianity, christians, roman-catholicism, catholics, all-saints-day, world-vegan-day, november-1, vegan, vegetarian

Mandatory Private Health Insurance is Not the Solution to United States Health Care Problems

Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:58 PM EDT

Why do so many people who oppose laws that prohibit abusing drugs support laws requiring mandatory health care coverage? And why should persons be required to subsidize the risky behavior of others?

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health, health-care, healthcare-reform, united-states, insurance, health-insurance, mandatory

Is the Obama Administration Doing Enough to End Prisoner Abuse?

Fri Oct 2, 2009 1:58 PM EDT

During his presidential campaign, President Obama pledged to end the use of secret prisons overseas, close Guantanamo Bay prison, and stop the abuse of suspected terrorists who are held prisoner by the United States. I commend him for this.

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politics, afghanistan, bagram, guantanamo-bay, prisoner-abuse, prisoners, detainees, obama, president-obama, barack-obama

The Right Approach?: United States Special Forces' Helicopters Attack Suspected Terrorists in Somalia

Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:03 AM EDT

The United States on Monday, September 14, 2009 launched an air attack (using helicopters) on suspected terrorists in Somalia. Among other things, the attack apparently killed the suspected terrorist, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan.

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world-news, somalia, somali, united-states, special-forces, al-qaeda, al-shabab, saleh-ali-saleh-nabhan, nabhan, saleh

Health Care Reform: Constructive (I Hope) Criticism of Current Plans and Obama's Speech September 9, 2009

Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:53 AM EDT

My guess is that a vast majority of people in the United States support some type of health care reform. But I see no signs of agreement on the type desired.

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politics, health-care, health-care-reform, healthcare, obama, president-obama, barack-obama, united-states

Labor Day Entertainment: Reading a Children's Novel for Fun

Sun Sep 6, 2009 5:03 PM EDT

How many adults are like me and enjoy occasionally reading a children's novel just for the fun of it?

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entertainment, reading, book, childrens-novel, labor-day, old-fashioned

Why is President Obama Planning to Speak to School Children on September 8, 2009?

Fri Sep 4, 2009 10:13 AM EDT

Like many others, I am curious about exactly why President Barack Obama plans to address school children at 12:00 noon EDT, on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, and exactly what he plans to say.

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politics, obama, barack-obama, president, children, youths, young-people, school-children, students, speech

When Does a War Really Begin?

Tue Sep 1, 2009 12:11 PM EDT

Is it possible to identify a specific day when a war begins? In many cases I have my doubts.

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world-news, war, when-does-a-war-really-begin, preventing-war, peace, world-peace

Health Care Reform: How to Achieve It? -- Some Ideas for Taking Better Care of Our Health

Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:00 PM EDT

I am confident that health care reform is attainable. We can have better health and live happier, longer lives while spending less money on health care than we do now.

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health, health-care, health-care-reform, tips, preventive, prevention, preventive-health-care, preventative

Is the "Cash for Clunkers" Program Really a Success or Wasteful?

Tue Aug 4, 2009 6:20 AM EDT

Perhaps the most energy efficient car is the one you already own. It takes a lot of energy (and money) to produce a new car.

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politics, cash-for-clunkers, program, cars, automobile-sales, success, effects, future-sales, environment, car-allowance-rebate-system

Obama's Fellowship With Gates and Crowley Focusing on Beer: Does It Convey the Wrong Message?

Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:09 PM EDT

I see at least two potential problems: (1) the focus on beer (2) the focus on the Cambridge incident at the expense of many other issues that could be considered more important.

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politics, beer, white-house, president-obama, barack-obama, obama, james-crowley, crowley, sergeant, gates

We Have an Enormous Variety of News Sources in the United States Now -- Or Do We?

Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:19 PM EDT

When photogenic (no you won't see her photo accompanying this article) United States soldier Jessica Lynch was captured and later rescued in 2003, numerous news sources around the world covered the story. But the United States government provided the one primary news source.

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us-news, u-s-news, united-states, news, jessica-lynch, 9-11-2001, 9-11, september-11-2001, news-sources, investigative-reporting

Walter Cronkite: a Well-Renowned Newscaster Passed On

Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:29 AM EDT

During much of my childhood, it seemed that the evening network news on television was 30 minutes of coverage of the Vietnam War. Actually several other subjects, commercials, etc., were included in those 30 minute broadcasts.

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us-news, u-s-news, walter-cronkite, cronkite, news, anchor, anchorperson, evening-news

Do We Depend Too Much on Google (and Other Search Engines) for Research?

Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:48 PM EDT

I love search engines! And among the ones I've tried I especially love Google's search engine! It is much faster and easier to research many topics, to quickly check trivial facts, etc., using Google than it is to go to the library and look something up (or to call a libraria …

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education, google, search-engine, search-engines, research, online, library, advertising, reference-librarians, reference-libraries

I Enjoy Playing Games: What's Your Favorite Game?

Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:26 AM EDT

As a child I loved to play games -- I still do when time permits. I enjoyed board games and card games, as well as outdoor games like tag and croquet.

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entertainment, games, game, board-games, card-games, tag, croquet

What is the Appeal of the Running of the Bulls and Bullfighting? Should They Be Banned?

Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:37 PM EDT

Running in front of a group of bulls does not seem like a fun sport to me. What is its appeal?

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sports, bullfighting, bull-fighting, running-of-the-bulls, the-running-of-the-bulls, pamplona, spain, san-fermin-festival

Kurdistan: Ought the Kurdish People Get Their Own Nation?

Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:37 PM EDT

Currently the Kurdish people "are the largest group of people in the world without a nation state" according to the Exeter University article linked to here.1

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politics, kurdistan, kurds, kurdish, kurdish-people, iraq, turkey, syria, iran, independence

Why I Hope Computers Don't Completely Replace Words on Paper (or Other "Hard Copies")

Wed Jul 8, 2009 11:51 AM EDT

I love the enormous ease of access to information through the Internet and other sources provided by computer technology. I do not desire to go back to the days before computers.

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technology, computers, computer, replace, hackers, worm, virus, backup-copies, words-on-paper, hard-copies

Abuse of Prescription Medications Versus Relieving Chronic Pain and Depression

Tue Jul 7, 2009 10:57 AM EDT

In eastern Kentucky prescription drug abuse has been a major problem for several years. The July 6, 2009 MSNBC article linked to here is one of many that have discussed the issue.

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health, prescription-drug-abuse, methamphetamines, meth, kentucky, eastern-kentucky, southeastern-kentucky, pain-medication, abuse, chronic-pain

Should Advertising for Alcoholic Beverages Be Prohibited? Poll and My Opinion

Fri Jul 3, 2009 12:53 PM EDT

Do you think all advertising for alcoholic beverages ought to be prohibited? On July 2, 2009 the British Medical Association passed a resolution seeking to make advertising for alcoholic beverages illegal as noted in several news articles, including the ones linked to here,1 an …

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health, alcoholic-beverages, alcohol, alcohol-abuse, advertising, advertising-for-alcoholic-beverages, prohibit, ban

Was the Arrest and Removal of Honduras President Manuel Zelaya Illegal or Justified?

Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:08 AM EDT

Zelaya seems to have abused his powers. And, based on what I've read, Zelaya's removal from office was legal – although the means used may have been excessively forceful.

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world-news, honduras, manuel-zelaya, zelaya, coup, arrest, removal, ouster, president-zelaya

Mine Allowed to Kill Lake's Fish by Dumping Debris (U. S. Supreme Court Ruling): I Disagree

Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:44 AM EDT

A gold mining company in Alaska apparently will be able to dump millions of tons of waste from its Kensington mine to fill in part of Lower Slate Lake in Alaska, despite the fact that it will kill all the lake's fish.

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politics, united-states-supreme-court, supreme-court, u-s-supreme-court, mining, mine-waste, alaska, kensington-mine, lower-slate-lake, coeur

Iran's Election: What's Next?

Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:22 PM EDT

Will we soon see a peaceful acceptance of the Iranian election results? Will numerous additional massive protests occur? If so, will the protesters be peaceful or seek to engage in violence or terrorism? Will the Iranian authorities proceed with their apparent offer to recount a …

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world-news, iran, violence, ahmadinejad, protests, protesters, mousavi, khamenei, iranian-election, ayatollah-khamenei

What is the Major Reason More People Don't Practice Sexual Abstinence? Includes Poll

Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:15 PM EDT

We know that abstinence is 100% effective in preventing sexually-transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancies. Why don't more people practice abstinence?

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health, abstinence, teenage-sex, teenage-sexual-activity, sexual-abstinence, sexual-activity, sex

Simplifying Christianity: Love One Another

Sun Jun 7, 2009 12:29 PM EDT

(NOTE: I am also posting this article or a slightly different one on some other websites.) How do we identify a Christian, a follower or disciple of Jesus and Jesus' teachings?

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religion, christianity, christians, christian, jesus, bible, golden-rule, love, love-one-another, simplifying-christianity

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Video: Santa Train Makes Its Annual Trip
Source: WKYT - Home - Headlines
On November 21, 2009 the Santa Train made its annual trip, with stops in Pike County, Kentucky and Virginia on its way to Kingsport, Tennessee. This article includes video from the Pike County portion of the trip.
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Survivors recount China mine disaster; 92 dead
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The deadliest accident in China's mining industry for two years has highlighted how heavy demand for power-generating coal comes at a high human cost.
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Deadly Explosion Kills at Least 42 in NE China Coal Mine
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"A gas explosion in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province" on Saturday, November 21, 2009 has killed at least 42 persons.
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Dog "Commits Suicide" After Pup's Death
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A dog in China may have committed suicide in November 2009.
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Lexington Paddy Wagon Stolen
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Lexington Police say they had to break a window in the Central Sector Paddy Wagon Friday Night...after a man stole it... then refused to get out.
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