I'm sure you are all relieved that I won last night

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Wednesday November 06, 2013 · 7:50 AM PST

2013/11/06 · 07:50

Last night, I won re-election to the post of town supervisor in my small Adirondack town. 74% to 26%. In raw votes, 418-150.

RonV

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Thursday June 06, 2013 · 3:08 PM PDT

2013/06/06 · 15:08

Who knew? Sure, we knew that Ann Romney is a great cook. She apparently knows her way around a kitchen like nobody's business. But now we know that she does the shopping and the laundry. And who knows what else?

RonV

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Sunday April 21, 2013 · 3:43 PM PDT

2013/04/21 · 15:43

Something nice and beautiful to focus on amidst all the bad news...

Tonight is the peak night for viewing the Lyrid Meteor shower. EarthSky has a pretty complete rundown of this annual event. Best viewing should be after moon set, which for my area (the ADK's is around 3:30 in the morning.

RonV

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Wednesday March 06, 2013 · 4:28 PM PST

2013/03/06 · 16:28

So sorry that he has died. And from complications of routine surgery, to. The unexpected nature of his death make it all the more tragic to me.

RonV

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Wednesday January 05, 2011 · 7:12 AM PST

2011/01/05 · 07:12

Many here have complained the Obama needs a better spokesperson in order to get his message out. Well, maybe now that'll happen.

RonV

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Sunday May 02, 2010 · 5:16 PM PDT

2010/05/02 · 17:16

(Apology. For some reason, I could not log into the Brothers and Sisters account...)

Greetings, and welcome to the May 2nd edition of Brothers and Sisters.

First the obligatory Acknowledgement:

"Welcome to Brothers and Sisters, the weekly meetup for prayer* and community at Daily Kos. We put an asterisk on pray* to acknowledge that not everyone uses conventional religious language, but may want to share joys and concerns, or simply take solace in a meditative atmosphere. Anyone who comes in the spirit of mutual respect, warmth and healing is welcome."

RonV

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Sunday January 03, 2010 · 1:31 PM PST

2010/01/03 · 13:31

For most of the past year, Daily Kos has been blessed with a really wonderful series of diaries by Wide Eyed Lib, on Free Foods and how to forage for them.

With the onset of winter, the foraging season here in the Northeast has drawn to a close and W.E.L. has decided to take a well-earned break. A few of us have offered to fill in the gap by authoring diaries in the spirit of the series that will focus on some other aspects of the general topic. Today I’m presenting the last of my four-part shift: Making herbal oils and salves.

RonV

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Sunday December 27, 2009 · 2:21 PM PST

2009/12/27 · 14:21

Free Food , Foraging Mini-Series: Medicinal Plant Edition Pt. III

For most of the past year, Daily Kos has been blessed with a really wonderful series of diaries by Wide Eyed Lib, on Free Foods and how to forage for them.

With the onset of winter, the foraging season here in the Northeast is drawing to a close and W.E.L. has decided to take a well-earned break. A few of us have offered to fill in the gap by authoring diaries in the spirit of the series that will focus on some other aspects of the general topic. Today I’m presenting the third part of my four-part shift: Making herbal tinctures.

RonV

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Sunday December 13, 2009 · 1:56 PM PST

2009/12/13 · 13:56

For most of the past year, Daily Kos has been blessed with a really wonderful series of diaries by Wide Eyed Lib, on Free Foods and how to forage for them.

The making of medicinal teas and baths (AKA: Instant Herbal medicine: just add water.)

RonV

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Sunday December 06, 2009 · 2:10 PM PST

2009/12/06 · 14:10

For most of the past year, Daily Kos has been blessed with a really wonderful series of diaries by Wide Eyed Lib, on Free Foods and how to forage for them.

With the onset of winter, the foraging season here in the Northeast is drawing to a close and W.E.L. has decided to take a well-earned break. A few of us have offered to fill in the gap by authoring diaries in the spirit of the series that will focus on some other aspects of the general topic. Today I’m launching what will probably be a four part mini-series on medicinal plants.

RonV

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Sunday September 20, 2009 · 4:59 PM PDT

2009/09/20 · 16:59

Greetings, and welcome to this week’s edition of Brothers and Sisters.

I’d like to take a brief moment to thank Dkos for giving us this space to share a few things spiritual every week, and to thank PastorDan for starting this weekly tradition. This is the third time I (RonV) have had the honor of hosting Brothers and Sisters. And I encourage everyone to consider taking a turn. It’s sometimes a challenge, but always a blessing.

RonV

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Monday September 14, 2009 · 7:38 PM PDT

2009/09/14 · 19:38

She wasn't famous. She wasn't rich. She didn't have access to "the best health care in the world". She didn't have a list of accomplishments that anyone is likely to ever hear about. No one followed her tragic story in the press for months.

Fawziya Ammodi was just a 12 year old Yemeni girl who was forced to leave school and marry a 24 year old man when she was only 11.

She bled to death on Friday after three days of painful labor. Her child did not survive, either.

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