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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 ".gov" website of the office of the President...
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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-party sites include: http://www.ontheissues.org...
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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 Sites Proliferate, But Can They Break Through...
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Red Bank Branch has two upcoming events concerning our food and where it comes from. On Wednesday September 24 at 6:30pm Marvin Kemper and Joe Schalansky of Seton Harvest will be speaking. Seton Harvest is a CSA, or community supported agriculture project. Next, on Wednesday October 15 at 6:30pm Suzan...
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Loosely based on the lives of George and Laura Bush, this novel is causing a sensation in both political and literary circles. Thirty-three year old author Curtis Sittenfeld hit the bestseller lists with her first novel, " Prep ," in 2005, utilizing her Seven Sisters background in a fictional...
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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 analysis of our voting trends and special periods...
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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 by leading newspapers and journals, the United States...
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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 of Urban Legends / Jan Harold Brunvand...
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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 issue, August, 2008, volume 1, issue 1; the paper...
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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 do just that. The last entry in the list seems...
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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 the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University...
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Last weekend I finished reading Stephen Colbert's epic tome I Am America (and So Can You!) . If you have not done yourself the favor of reading this New York Times Bestseller (previously #1 on the hardcover nonfiction list), DO IT NOW! The fate of the free world rests in your hands. Being a fan of...