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Date: July 20th, 2009

Dem’s “public option” good enough for you but not for them

20 July, 2009 (23:40) | Medicine, Politics | By: ricjames

Senator Tom Coburn authored an amendment to the Obamacare bill being discussed in the Senate Health Committee that requires all members of Congress to enroll in any public health option they pass. In other words, it would require Congress to do what they’re mandating for us. Guess what happened when that amendment came up for [...]

NASA’s LRO takes pictures of Apollo 11 landing site

20 July, 2009 (14:55) | History, Human Interest, Science, Technology | By: ricjames

This is a fascinating story over at Popular Science. They have pictures taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) with enough resolution to show the Apollo 11 landing site, complete with traces of the astronaut’s footprints. Each image has a resolution of roughly four feet per pixel, with the Apollo relics filling an area of [...]

Kincora vote scheduled for tomorrow, July 21st.

20 July, 2009 (14:43) | Economy, Human Interest, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

I received an e-mail from my Supervisor on the Loudoun Board of Supervisors, Andrea McGimsey, asking for input on the upcoming vote regarding approval of the Kincora development CPAM. Here’s her note: Dear Neighbors, The developers of Kincora at the intersection of Rt. 7 and 28 have split their application into two pieces:  a special [...]