$100,000 for economic relief to Maine lobster fishermen $900,000 for fish management in Mobile, AL $250,000 to monitor cyanobacteria blooms in the Great Lakes (whatever that is) $1.65 million for various National Textile Centers $350,000 for Climate Change and Air Polutant Impacts to New England’s Rare Alpine Zone $190,000 for salmon research and restoration projects in Western Alaska and interior river systems and ongoing marine productivity research $200,000 for west coast weak stock salmon solutions $545,000 to Hubbs SeaWorld for various projects $700,000 for Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Research $150,000...

“A nation of cowards” or so says our new Attorney General.  I can’t believe that we are having to be part of such a childish statement.  Mr. Holder states in a description of the US that [we are] a nation of cowards on matters of race, saying most Americans avoid discussing unresolved racial issues.  Since when did civility and good judgment get mistaken for cowardice.  Regardless if we agree with the current presidents views politically, we made a huge step forward as a country by electing a minority to the highest office in our land.   Just because we avoid discussing...

News-Leader.com | Springfield Blogs – Schools | Springfield News-Leader. Are you kidding me?  The reason that 10 and 12 year olds are having sex is becasuse parents are not teaching their children that it is inappoprate activites for a person of their age. We can teach children about sex but we need to keep it appoprate to their age.  We dont need to go into all the details with a 3rd grader that we would with say a 13 year old or a 16 year old.  Parents have gotten lazy and allowed the world to dictate what is taught to their children and when. Yes there are times that our children will...

WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |Alabama NAACP criticizes use of Trail Maids in Inaugural Parade. I really think that it is time to put some of these people out to pasture.  If the nation electing a black president is not proof enough that by and large our country has moved past this horrible season in history I don’t know what is.  He elected president elect Obama by almost a landslide.  Yes I realize that in some parts of the country there are still issues that linger but we are a better people now. Thank God that we have come to a place where we see people as God sees them… “as...

I have to admit that I really didn’t even think about it until last week when I was reading our church magazine and a lady wrote about how she had adopted a soldier and was writing them each week and sending care packages. I don’t understand how I missed this… I think that it is every Americans duty to support the individuals that are fighting for our country.  Regardless of how you feel about the war it’s self.  The men and women that are over there are Americans, they are the sons and daughters of our neighbors, they are at their core human beings.  Many of them do...