April 2013 – the quick Sliver

4.26.13 Freedom IS Free

April 26, 2013 Mike Keeler

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OK, here’s this morning’s challenge. Imagine you are sitting quietly. Somebody walks in and tells you that there are a half-million people outside, waiting for something that’s a little late showing up. Would you mind going out there and entertaining them for a while? What’s that, you want to know…

4.19.13 Boston Patriots

April 19, 2013 Mike Keeler

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On Patriot’s Day, Bill Iffrig, a runner from the Washington State, was just yards away from completing the Boston Marathon, when the first bomb detonated. You can see him in the surveillance video, dressed in a bright orange vest, when the force of the blast crumpled his knees and knocked…

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4.12.13 Here She Is…

April 12, 2013 Mike Keeler

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This is beautiful. Down in South Carolina, Ana is living the dream. At the age of 7, she won the Palmetto Princess beauty pageant in Spartanburg. She grew up to be as pretty as you might expect, and now she’s a contestant in the upcoming Miss South Carolina pageant, with…

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4.5.13 ABC

April 5, 2013 Mike Keeler

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A is for April. B is for Bees. And C? That would be for Corporate Crops. Chemicals. Colony Collapse. Crap! It’s getting worse. There were multiple reports this week in the United States and Europe that Colony Collapse disorder – the sudden and mysterious disappearance of worker honeybees first reported…

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