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The Health Care Reform Act turmoil
Opinions and concerns abound about this issue, sometimes to the point that the facts get obscured. Can I separate all the facts from the fiction? Nope, I can be duped and sucked in as easily as the next person. But I can tell you where to go to form your...
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Hello out there to everyone in EVPL blogland, I have a dilemma that I could use your help with. Every year I sit down to plan a workshop on useful government documents and websites (more websites than actual documents now-a-days) and every year I get...
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Official ".gov" web site of the office of the President Elect
It's been said that Barack Obama ran a transformational campaign, and is a transformational political figure. Now, with the advent of www.change.gov , we have what looks like the beginning of a transformational Presidency. This is the official "...
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The candidates on the issues
There are a couple of good websites that outline the Sen. McCain's and Sen. Obama's stands on the issues. First, of course, are their own websites: http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/ http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ Recommended third...
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Fact vs Fiction in Political Campaigns
As elections approach, decisions about how to vote are being made. And political campaigns and candidates have been known to bend the truth in their efforts to get the votes. The PBS blog, Media Shift, had a helpful article this week, Political Fact-Check...
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Want to see how our voting preferences have changed over the last 160 years?
Visit Voting America, United States Politics 1840-2008 . A project from the University of Richmond, Voting America offers interactive maps, with data to the county level, of our Presidential elections. Along with this, the project offers expert video...
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Over 100 people running for President in 2008!
So far over one hundred people have announced or filed for candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. Visit Project Vote Smart to learn about them and the front runners McCain and Obama. Project Vote Smart is a non-partisan organization endorsed...
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New Electronic Books available via the Databases site
Twenty new electronic books have been added to the EVPL catalog that are available through the Credo Reference database. Some of the titles include: Concise Encyclopedia of Sociolinguistics / edited by Rajend Mesthrie ; consulting editor, R.E. Asher Encyclopedia...
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New Local Newspaper
Free copies of a new local newspaper have appeared in our libraries: "The City County Observer". The paper describes itseilf as "A Non-Partisan Publication Dedicated to the Reporting of Your Local Government at Work". This is the first...
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Life behind ... coffee bars?
An interesting article on the Mother Jones website is quite eye opening. Many times I have heard people say, "We should make prisoners work for their keep. All they do is watch TV and smoke cigarettes." It would appear that in some states, they...
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Fact-checking the election ads and coverage
There are a number of nonpartisan websites that can assist in determining what's true, what's misleading, and what's just plain wrong in both the media's election coverage and the candidates' own ads. FactCheck.org is a project of...
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