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on The Meaning of Marriage
How does urging a pregnant woman to marry for the benefit of her child have anything to do with same gender marriage?
posted 2 years, 4 months ago
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on Earthquake Preparedness?
My interest is emergency preparedness for my family as well as by agencies.
When we lived in S.CA we had a 'what if' plan for the family. I am thinking about doing such planning again. What do experts recommend now?
EMax
posted 3 years, 1 month ago
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on The Fight Over Sugar Beets
Reading Omnivore's Dilema really opened my eyes to "Agra Buisness" at the expense of farmers and consumers.
Very big corporations have the money and political power to run over individuals, even interest groups. How can I impact changes I want to S L O W down?
EMax
posted 3 years, 1 month ago
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on April Show Ideas
Show suggestion: Balancing Public Good and Private Costs
Today's show on wolves and livestock pointed up for me the importance of discussing private costs for public good. This especially occurs for farmers, ranchers, and family owned timber growers.
My personal background incudes growing up as an Oregon Hillbilly (half logger half farmer half rancher). Leaving the farm for college than working in industry for 20 years before moving back to Oregon to care for aging parents.
Currently, the family land grows timber, Christmas trees, grass for seed and hay. My husband works as an engineer and his salary supports us not the farm / timber.
Deer, elk, coyotes, human vandelism, and especiall goverment regulations all cost private business. Sometimes this cost means paying money into owning land instead of the land supporting the owner's family.
Thank you for the excellent coverage Think Out Loud provides.
Eileen
posted 4 years ago
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