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Post has been updated (see bold insert below) Not even this Congress can avoid the reality that its game plan for an end-of-the-year home stretch has been severely altered. America’s appetite for petty politics has been washed away by a merciless tempest. Providing federal aid to rural and urban areas shattered by Hurricane Harvey is […]

Posted on September 5th, 2017 by Rural Outlook
Filed under: Agriculture, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Environmental disaster, Federal Programs, FEMA, House of Representatives, Senate, Uncategorized, US Government | No Comments »

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From manufacturing jobs to agribusiness to affordable health care made available to more Americans, the GOP leadership is in the midst of pulling off one of the biggest bait and switch schemes in the history of campaign trail whoppers. Fortunately, the reality of market forces and economic fundamentals has a choke hold on some of […]

Posted on May 30th, 2017 by Rural Outlook
Filed under: Agri-tourism, Agriculture, Economy, Elections, Environment, Federal Budget, Fiscal Crisis, Health Care, House of Representatives, Jobs, Politics and Political Issues, Rural Issues, Rural Life, Uncategorized | No Comments »

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You don’t need to look further than your internet browser to find the answer to whether the Confederate battle flag is a remnant of racism. The evidence points to it being a vile reminder of all the injustices of slavery. In 1863, William T. Thompson, the editor of the Savannah Morning News, proposed a design […]

Posted on July 16th, 2015 by Debby
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Growing up in Massachusetts means a special kind of connection to the Fourth of July. Along with Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July is one of two holidays all Americans can claim as our own. Both were born in Massachusetts: Thanksgiving in Plymouth around a communal dining table and the American Revolution, which started with the […]

Posted on July 4th, 2013 by Debby
Filed under: Agriculture, Childhood Hunger, Farm Bill 2012, Farms & Farmers, Food, House of Representatives, House of Representatives, Nutrition, Public Option, Rural Urban Partnerships, US Congress | No Comments »

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U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, told Mike Adams of AgriTalk that House Republicans’ budget outline “is going to cause big problems” for passage of a new Farm Bill this year. They are asking for a reconciliation process to avoid defense cuts, and they want them before […]

Posted on March 25th, 2012 by Debby
Filed under: Farm Bill 2012, Farms & Farmers, Federal Budget, Federal Programs, House of Representatives, Rural Issues, Rural Urban Partnerships, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

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By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Yesterday’s election results left no doubt that  economic recovery is #1 on the voters’ agenda.  Here’s a rule politicians would do well to memorize: When people aren’t thinking with their hormones, they’re thinking with their wallets. Now we have a House of Representatives that thinks the way to recovery consists of […]

Posted on November 3rd, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Economic crisis: US, Election 2010, Election 2012, House of Representatives, Jobs, Senate, Taxes | 8 Comments »

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By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Three scenarios.  Take your pick. 1.  Disappointed that Obama hasn’t whupped more ass and accomplished more in the year and nine months since his inaugural, the people who put him in office stay home November 2 and let the Republicans and their Tea Party doppelgängers take over the Senate and House […]

Posted on October 11th, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Election 2010, House of Representatives, Senate | No Comments »