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Essay Contest theme "Your Vote Counts". Source: Rockin' Democracy in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Essay Contest Asks NC Students to Write Why “Your Vote Counts”

March 18, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor North Carolina high school and college students are invited to submit essays for the “Your Vote Counts” essay contest. The contest winners will have the opportunity to read or recite their […]

Judge Says “Democracy Is Broken” as Court Declines to Oversee Drone Killing

July 2, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Katherine O’Shea, reprieve.org A senior judge has today described American democracy as “broken” and Congressional oversight a “joke” in failing to check the US drone killing program. In a concurring opinion in the DC […]

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The Strange-ness: Air Force Base Holds Annual Cattle Drive

August 26, 2016

One western US military base holds a cattle drive each year. This annual event includes cattle, cowboys, and cowgirls, making their way all around the base, with military families turning out to watch the cattle go […]

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The Strange-ness: US Government Decides Not To Build Death Star

January 18, 2013

By Kay Whatley, Editor Did you know that any American can start a petition for change? On petitions.whitehouse.gov, you can sign or start petitions for the issues you’d like to see the government address. Any petition reaching 100,000 […]

UFO Sightings by US State: November 2018

December 20, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]