Archive for May, 2009

GOP Lobbyist Joins NY Marriage Push - Advocate.com

Friday, May 29th, 2009
GOP Lobbyist Joins NY Marriage Push
Advocate.com, CA
By Julie Bolcer With less than one month remaining before the end of the legislative session in New York, the Log Cabin Republicans on Friday announced the retention of a top lobbying firm with strong GOP ties to help pass the marriage equality bill in

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One-room schools near Stump Lake receive restoration - Grand Forks Herald

Friday, May 29th, 2009
One-room schools near Stump Lake receive restoration
Grand Forks Herald, ND
So, it’s only natural, the retired farmer says, that he should restore not only that school but all three one-room schools that served Wamduska Township from the late 1880s to the late 1950s, along with a log cabin built in 1881.

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COMMUNITY NEWS - Los Feliz Ledger

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Los Feliz Ledger
COMMUNITY NEWS
Los Feliz Ledger, CA
By Ceres Madoo, Ledger Columnist The buzz on the street this summer in Silver Lake is Homesteading—minimal or full blown, some call it Insteading—however way you say it, it’s here. Perhaps you find yourself instinctually using your bath water to soak

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Homesteading family lives in a tent - Valley News

Friday, May 29th, 2009
Homesteading family lives in a tent
Valley News, ca
This week’s subject is another of Vi Carlson’s pictures of pioneer life taken during the homestead era in this area. Just think of what you would need to do if you arrived from the Midwest in a train of covered wagons with all your earthly goods in the

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More and more homeowners becoming urban farmers - Providence Journal

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Providence Journal
More and more homeowners becoming urban farmers
Providence Journal, RI
The interest in urban homesteading goes beyond backyard enthusiasts. The Denver Botanic Gardens offers classes in different aspects of urban homesteading. At least two urban-farm outfits have arisen within the city of Denver. One Front Range designer

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Tom Blair: Just going with the flow… - SDNN

Friday, May 29th, 2009

SDNN
Tom Blair: Just going with the flow…
SDNN, CA
By Tom Blair, SDNN IN THE SWIM: With some of the greatest scientific minds in the world right here in San Diego, wouldn’t you think somebody could come up with a better answer for ridding the La Jolla beach Children’s Pool of homesteading seals?

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GOP gay group says Atlanta crime out of control — and wants … - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Friday, May 29th, 2009
GOP gay group says Atlanta crime out of control — and wants
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
The Georgia Log Cabin Republicans, the state chapter of the national gay GOP group, issued a statement this afternoon demanding the resignation of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. The group called on Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Republican, and the Georgia

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From rocket science to reassembly of cabin - Mormon Times

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Mormon Times
From rocket science to reassembly of cabin
Mormon Times, UT
By Sharon Haddock SANTAQUIN — Who knew that when Wes Morgan was working on the Saturn 5 rocket for NASA, he was honing the skills he would someday need to build a log cabin in Santaquin? And who would guess that the same principles would apply to

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SEX OFFENDER PLEADS GUILTY - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
SEX OFFENDER PLEADS GUILTY
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO
CHARLES COUNTY > SEX OFFENDER PLEADS GUILTY Douglas S. Durrett, 36, of the first block of Old Log Cabin Trail in St. Charles County, has been sentenced to 15 days in the county jail and two years’ probation after pleading guilty Wednesday to one

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Sotomayor, Sotto Voce - RantRave | Published Opinion.

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

RantRave | Published Opinion.
Sotomayor, Sotto Voce
RantRave | Published Opinion., WA
If you want to be less sexy about it, you could classify Sotomayor’s statements as part of the long-standing “log cabin” narrative of American strivers. From the founding of the republic, ambitious politicians have taken great pains to emphasize humble

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