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Jim Moss

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36 year-old Presbyterian pastor. Married, father of two boys ages 3 and 4.
 
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About Me:
36 year-old Presbyterian pastor. Married, father of two boys ages 3 and 4.

Watercooler – Warming Up To The Coffee Party

By: Jim Moss Sunday March 14, 2010 7:00 pm

Stumbling from infancy to toddlerhood, The Coffee Party held more than 350 meetings of local chapters around the United States on Saturday.

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Food Sunday: Five Simple Ways To Fight Corporate Power

By: Jim Moss Sunday March 14, 2010 2:30 pm

Sadly, it appears that Barack Obama is unwilling or unable to take on corporate America. He talks tough, but accomodates when the chips are really on the table – as the health care debate has conveniently demonstrated. More and more Americans are waking up to the fact that with a few notable exceptions, both Republicans and Democrats in Washington are basically employees of corporate lobbyists.

Watercooler – Revisionist History, Texas Style

By: Jim Moss Saturday March 13, 2010 7:00 pm

The Texas Board of Education is considering removing Thomas Jefferson from the Texas curriculum and “replacing him with religious right icon John Calvin.” And that’s not all.

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Is Incremental Reform The Best Solution For Health Care?

By: Jim Moss Friday March 12, 2010 9:00 am

Would the Democrats be better off making a list of the ten most important things to accomplish through health care reform, and then committing to getting them passed piece by piece?

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Watercooler – Kansas City To Close Nearly Half Of Public Schools

By: Jim Moss Thursday March 11, 2010 7:00 pm

Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district’s schools by the start of classes in the fall.

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Watercooler – Republicans Dominate The Twitterverse

By: Jim Moss Wednesday March 10, 2010 7:05 pm

More GOP than Democratic lawmakers use Twitter to communicate with constituents and the news media, according to a new Congressional Research Service study.

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Watercooler – Are Retirement Savings A Thing Of The Past?

By: Jim Moss Tuesday March 9, 2010 7:00 pm

Some interesting stats on the American worker and retirement savings, courtesy of CNN.

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Watercooler – Westboro Baptist Goes To The Supreme Court

By: Jim Moss Monday March 8, 2010 7:00 pm

The Supreme Court will decide whether the father of a fallen Marine is entitled to damages from Westboro Baptist Church. The infamous church in Topeka, KS routinely pickets the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They make the claim that God is punishing the United States through military deaths because it tolerates homosexuals.
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Watercooler – DeLay Claims That Unemployment Benefits Discourage Job Seekers

By: Jim Moss Sunday March 7, 2010 7:00 pm

Tom DeLay thinks that unemployment benefits cause people not to look for work. There is a kernel of truth to this belief, but it completely misses the larger reality of the situation.

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Watercooler – Missouri Senate Considers “War on the Poor”

By: Jim Moss Friday March 5, 2010 7:00 pm

The Missouri Senate opened debate Thursday on a bill to replace the state’s income tax with a higher and broader sales tax. It’s an idiotic idea all around.

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