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Pancake Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast. $6 all you can eat
Event Details  ·  Dec 14, 2013

Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Members, the December meeting will be held on the 19th at 7 pm. Holiday Potluck following the meeting. Bring a Holiday food to share. See you on the 19th! Wendy Stewart Secretary
Event Details  ·  Dec 19, 2013

News Articles

Catholic Church was always pro-social justice, this Pope just makes it explicit
New conservative boogeyman Patrick Deneen at the American Conservative on the Right's reaction to the new Pope: Since the release of Evangelii Gaudium there have been countless articles and commentary about the economic portions of Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation. Some of the commentary...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

Midday open thread: Lost, vaccinations and orange overlords
Today's comic by Mark Fiore is Drones come to the techopolis: Today's "Ask me anything about Daily Kos" is hosted the Orange Overlord himself (Markos). Get ready to grill him in the diaries starting at 3:30 ET! What's coming up on Sunday Kos ... Republicans chicken out on tax reform, by Jon...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

President Obama orders the federal government to get 20% of its energy from renewables by 2020
For years, green energy and climate activists have sought to get national legislation mandating that a certain percentage of electricity be generated from renewable sources—a renewable energy (or electricity) standard. Naturally, this has been fought fang and claw by the fossil-fuel interests...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Dec 5, 2013  

South Africa mourns Mandela, will bury him on December 15
Some worry that the nation was vulnerable again to racial and social tensions.
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

'Worst ice storm' runs hundreds of miles
The National Weather Service has issued ice and winter storm advisories for more than a dozen states. Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee have already declared states of emergency.
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

Travelers left behind $531,395.22 at U.S. airports in 2012
Travelers left behind a record $531,395.22 in loose change at security checkpoints in US airports in fiscal 2012, the Transportation Security Administration says. In a report to Congress, seen by the Washington Post, the TSA said more than $10,000 in change was forgotten at each of 13 major...
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

The Biggest Vessel We’ve Ever Put in the Sea
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

How Did Jameis Winston Evade a Rape Charge?
I’d feel better about State Attorney Willie Meggs’ decision not to charge Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston with rape if it weren’t for a few nagging questions.
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

Gray Matter: See Red Flags, Hear Red Flags
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

Op-Ed Columnist: The Irony of Despair
The rise in suicide rates prompts a sober confrontation of old and new questions around the will to overcome.    
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

Opinionator | The Stone: Mandela’s Socialist Failure
If we want to remain faithful to Mandela’s legacy, we should focus on the unfulfilled promises his leadership gave rise to.    
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

After Fatal Crash, Metro-North Is Ordered to Make Safety Changes
An emergency order from the Federal Railroad Administration said the railroad must provide two employees to operate trains where major speed limits are in place.    
News Item  ·  New York Times  ·  Dec 6, 2013  

Cano Leaves Yankees for 10-Year Deal With Mariners
Robinson Cano's career with the Yankees ended on Friday after he agreed to a contract with the Seattle Mariners.
News Item  ·  New York Times  ·  Dec 6, 2013