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**Press Release** The Radical Islamist Threat to World Peace and National Security A Dinner Symposium 6:00 PM Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Aquaturf Club, Mulberry Street Plantsville, Connecticut The People's Truth Forum (PTF) is hosting this educational symposium is to heighten public awareness with respect to national security. Warmly invited are those who share PTF's concerns for the future of our nation -- especially those interested in learning more about Islamic terrorism and the threat it poses to future generations. Speakers Harvey Kushner, PhD. An internationally recognized authority on terrorism and related security matters, Kushner has advised and trained numerous governmental...

During the 2004 Democratic primary, new online site Meetup.com gained media notoriety as it propelled the Howard Dean campaign to the forefront of the Democratic ticket. Thousands of liberals were meeting monthly to send Dean to the White House. The liberal media bias had spawned a liberal online virus. In response, Townhall.com decided to counter the liberal invasion and co-opt Meetup for its own purposes: to further the conservative agenda. Using Townhall’s resources, we promoted the Meetup groups to you - our valued Townhall.com readers. With great success, our Meetup force grew to over 25,000 people strong. Townhall enthusiasts all...

My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and me... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...

I wanted to start a discussion about the upcoming feast of St. Joseph the Worker. In the traditional Mass (Missals dated between 1956 and 1962), this feast is celebrated on May 1st. as a feast of the First Class. This year it falls on Sunday and therefore, it supersedes the 5th. Sunday after Easter, with a Commemoration of the Sunday. History...The feast was established by Pope Pius XII in 1955 (and first celebrated in 1956) as an effort to Christianize the Communist May Day. Pius XII gave Catholic workers a role model in St. Joseph and a correct understanding of...

   Contact Your Representative Contact Your Senators Home PageTwo Bill Page Nation World Finance House Senate GovWebs State & Local Orgs Petitions Feedback 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 997 To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress's powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution. IN THE HOUSE...

For those of you who are Catholics - especially those who are traditionally oriented - Angelqueen.org now has a Catholic News ticker for your web site and RSS feeds available HERE.The News feed is updated several times daily. You can also get feeds for the latest forum posts or daily Martyrology if you like.Other areas you may be interested in is the Traditional Latin Mass, illustrated and explained, the 7-step Rosary or the weekly 1962 Sunday Missal Mass readings/propers.God bless.

Tonight's show includes a special focus on President Bush's immigration reform proposals, and Wall Street Journal writers score the fight between Congress and the courts on criminal sentencing.The program is presented by Thirteen/WNET New York. The more than 300 public TV stations around the country set their program schedules individually, so to find out the day and time when "The Journal Editorial Report" will air near you, please check your local PBS listings or consult the PBS Web site.

Change the Flag Graphic on the Free Republic Georgia discussion site? For the benefit of FR administrator, replys and comments are requested on this subject. The old "Stars & Bars" flag is the FR default flag. A flag which is no longer the State Flag. The new flag was approved this year by Georgia voters. Let FR administators act on our discussion.

This is a thread to consolidate all of the commentary on the Florida message board concerning the Constitutional Amendments up for ratification on November 2nd. Please keep this thread focused on the amendments but feel free to start other discussion threads. Help us all make informed decisions on election day!

This is a thread to consolidate all of the commentary on the Florida message board concerning the judges up for election on November 2nd. Please keep this thread focused on the judiciary but feel free to start other discussion threads. Help us all make informed decisions on election day!

You're invited to an exclusive online chat with Mark McKinnon, Bush-Cheney '04 Media Director, this Thursday, in the chat center.  Television advertising as a campaign tool has been intriguing voters and political analysts since 1952 when it was first introduced in the presidential campaign between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.  Now in 2004, an effective television advertising - and increasingly Internet advertising - strategy is an essential element of a successful campaign.WHAT:  Live chat with Mark McKinnon               Bush-Cheney '04 Media DirectorWHEN:  Thursday, August 5th               5:30 - 6:30 pm EDTWHERE:  Chat center at www.GeorgeWBush.com/Chat/Mark is an expert on developing an...

I have made definite reservations for June 12th, 5:30pm to 6:00pm @ Willie's Sports Cafe, Willie's Sports Cafe 401 Crescent Avenue Covington, KY 41011 Phone: (859) 581-1500 So Far I've booked us for a dozen Freepers. I know this is going to seem tedious, but if you've already emailed me about going, please give your name & number of people coming with you in this thread. (just your first name will do). Then in a couple days we'll be able to see for sure who all is coming. If, by wonderful involvement, there are more than a dozen, I have...

NUMBER 110 / MARCH 2001 Richard Heinberg A LETTER FROM THE FUTURE (We encourage you to get books through your local bookstore or from your llibrary. If this is not practical, ordering through our links provides Museletter with a small commission. Book links are to Powell's or, if unavailable there, Amazon. These links are also useful to find out more about the book: price, content and reviews.) Greetings to you, people of the year 2001! You are living in the year of my birth; I am one hundred years old now, writing to you from the year 2101. I am...

All who are from Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio who would like to meet with other Freepers to discuss issues, bills, proposals of both, and likewise topics please mark your calendars for Saturday June 12th, around 5:30pm in Covington, KY (right off I-75 5th St. exit). There will be a private room, at an affordable yet quality restaurant. Willies Sports Cafe! It's not a bar,however they do have a full bar, a secluded game room, and large tv's throughout the dining area. I am not sure about the private room details. Please contact me soon if you feel you know of...

****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** Dateline: Monday, October 20, 2003 Contact: John Grasmeier: 239-304-7535 digimake@earthlink.net Les Humble headlines SOUNDOFF’s first live Internet chat NAPLES, Florida Les Humble will be the special guest for a first-of-it’s kind local, live, real-time Internet chat. Les is willing to take questions and discuss issues including Lee Public School TV situation. The chat will take place Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30 PM. To get to the chat room go to http://www.floridasoundoff.com and hit the “CHAT ROOM” link on the left navigation bar. You do not have to be a member of the SOUNDOFF forum to participate, although...

Early voting begins today for the Texas State Constitutional Amendments. Early voting until September 8th, with regular voting on Saturday, 13 September. The link above provides a source for all 22 of the proposed amendments. Commentary and the original House/Senate Joint Resolution for each amendment is provided.

Southwest Florida residents who used to air their grievances against local government on the radio airwaves have moved their forum to the Internet. Local talk radio used to be the forum of choice, but former listeners and some civic activists say Web sites provide a more democratic forum to express their frustrations and exchange ideas. Two Web sites launched this summer with the intent to provide local residents that forum with even greater anonymity than radio. SpeakOutSWFLA.com launched three weeks ago. (The Web address was incorrect in a story in Saturday’s paper.) FloridaSOUNDOFF.com launched in June. The online forums have...

Here's a heads up to Florida freepers and other interested parties. There has been a new (and much needed) discussion/political forum developed for Southwest Florida by the Citizen Action Team. If you want to check it out go here. The people who are logging on are no where near as sophisticated as as FReepers, so if you get a chance, register and post a few articles/replies to get them started and show them how it's done. Just go easy on them as ya'll are pros!

ORATORY Oratory is more than ordinary speech. It is a special kind of public speaking. The orator speaks for a special purpose, in a special way, at a special time. Buehler and Johannesen define oratory as "a memorized, original, persuasive speech, dealing with worth-while subject matter of timely interests, demonstrating qualities of logic, organization, language, and delivery, and producing an effect of eloquence which is far above the ordinary." Oratory rises above the common level of speech and has a greater level of appeal and emotional impact of the listener. Its purpose is to impress, convince, or move the speaker...

November 18, 2002 Musical Interludes Read: Mark 6:30-34He said to them, "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." —Mark 6:31 Bible In One Year: Ezekiel 8-10; Hebrews 13 God writes the music for our lives. Our role is to follow His lead—humming, harmonizing, blending, and singing in tune. Serving the Lord, like singing, can be stirring and rewarding. But when we are set aside by illness, or replacement, or retirement, the interludes can be frustrating and unfulfilling. When God says to us, "Come . . . rest a while" (Mark 6:31), we may not want...