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BooksForKidsBlog » Bountiful! Corn by Gail Gibbons
Posted 57 minutes ago
It won't be long before those primary grade field trips to the farm are back on the agenda, which means that there's no better time for a great book on that staple of agriculture (almost as American as the Fourth of July!)--corn. And who to do it better than the superstar of nonfiction picture books, Gail Gibbons.Forthcoming in paperback in ... [Link]

Wizards of Oz » Happy Independence Day!
Posted 63 minutes ago
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and ... [Link]

THE SILVERBACKS » HAPPY BIRTHDAY UHMERIKA!
Posted 83 minutes ago
Earl Pitts - a true Uhmerikun, wishes you all a Happy 4th of July! [Link]

The House of Flying Monkeys » Love: Frozen, with a smile
Posted 100 minutes ago
There’s so much I could write about right now.  A certain person in AK who played her biggest wildcard yesterday, whether John + Kate + 1 mistress / a bunch of tabloids = a big $ divorce, or Michael Jackson’s death and myriad drug problems, but I’m not.  Nope, not gonna do it.  Because I’m so tired of all that ... [Link]

View From The Porch » Happy Fourth of July!
Posted 115 minutes ago
(I'd say "Happy Independence Day", but I haven't checked to see if that is still the official approved name for the holiday.)Today is the day when real Americans light off fireworks (or, in many states, watch the government light off fireworks for them) to celebrate conscription and income taxes, zoning laws and the FDA! Two-flush toilets and government-mandated florescent light ... [Link]

Ἰάκωβος δυσμή » Stupid News of the Week
Posted 2 hours ago
The winner of this week’s stupidest attempt at something stupid award goes to Turkish television station Kanal T which hopes [for] … ratings success as it prepares to launch a gameshow where spiritual guides from … four faiths will seek to convert a group of non-believers. Even dumber The prize for converts will be a pilgrimage to a holy site ... [Link]

etricities.com » Please VOTE - less than 24 hours left!
Posted 2 hours ago
Kingsport's Bone Fire Smokehouse is a finalist for Regis & Kelly's Best Ribs Recipe in the Nation.Go to www.VoteBoneFire.com for the quick instructions and to also be able to enter a top-of-the-line $900 Weber Grill for yourself.Voting ends at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning - please forward to your friends and contactsUnfortunately, it is not easy to vote, so please ... [Link]

View From The Porch » It's important to have your priorities straight...
Posted 2 hours ago
North Korea salvoed seven IRBM's (Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles) of a type apparently related to the SS-1 "Scud" into the Sea of Japan yesterday as......hey, did you hear? Michael Jackson's coffin was made right here in Indiana! [Link]

Ἰάκωβος δυσμή » Happy 4th From My House to Yours
Posted 2 hours ago
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noe4accountability » July 4, 2009 The Fourth of July
Posted 3 hours ago
IT IS THE SOLDIERIt is the Soldier, not the minister, who has given us freedom of religion.It is the Soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.It is the Soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to protest.It is the ... [Link]

Cup Of Joe Powell » Sarah Palin - Train Wrecks Get Top Ratings
Posted 3 hours ago
Details about the Big Run Away From Blogging Bullies and Evil Media, aka Gov. Palin resigns, are mighty strange given the rambling speech the soon-to-exit governor. (Full rambling text here.)The Mudflats blog has some info that real troubles are about the submerge the You Betcha Girl:"I’ve now been able to get independent information from multiple sources that all of this ... [Link]

SayUncle » Happy Independence Day
Posted 3 hours ago
I will be spending part of mine at the walk-in clinic. You see, yesterday, I happened to be holding the kitty when the dog decided to introduce itself. Cat was not a fan. And, in its escape attempt, bit me. Wake up this morning and my and where I was bitten is swollen, red and ouchie. So, based on my ... [Link]

SayUncle » Gun Porn
Posted 3 hours ago
Kel-Tec Sub 2000 5 Weapons that should’ve been in Transformers 2 [Link]

Instapundit » HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY….
Posted 3 hours ago
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY. [Link]

Camp4u » 4TH OF JULY
Posted 3 hours ago
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds ... [Link]

Instapundit » WASHINGTON POST UPDATE: Every newspaper is a glass house. Of course it was a bad idea. Arguably t…
Posted 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON POST UPDATE: Every newspaper is a glass house. Of course it was a bad idea. Arguably the Post did even more damage to its credibility in trying to explain itself than it did with the original concept — as for instance with the declaration that a beautifully designed and widely distributed flyer was a “draft.” . . . But ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » Happy Independence Day
Posted 5 hours ago
It was something special to visit the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis this week just before our first 4th of July celebration with an African-American presiding in the White House. The place was full of exhibits detailing our national leadership's recalcitrance regarding, and outright hostility to, the centuries-long civil rights movement (Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi always sticks in ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Happy 4th of July!
Posted 5 hours ago
Following is a transcript of a letter from Thomas Jefferson on the occasion of the fiftieth birthday of our nation. The letter was written only ten days before his death on July 4, 1826. Thomas Jefferson to Roger Weightman Monticello June 24. 26 Respected Sir The kind invitation I receive from you on the part of the citizens of the ... [Link]

Instapundit » “SMART DIPLOMACY?” Report: U.S. to block Iran sanctions at G8 summit….
Posted 8 hours ago
“SMART DIPLOMACY?” Report: U.S. to block Iran sanctions at G8 summit. [Link]

Everyone's Blog Posts - GoSmokies » Little River BBQ in Townsend - good food?
Posted 8 hours ago
I was looking at Townsend's website and saw this place listed. They are next to River Rage tubing. I looked over their menu and now I'm hungry, especially for some good BBQ and cole slaw! Should I put this on my "places to stop at" list or pass on by? Thanks! [Link]