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  • Back to Blogging

    As any of my remaining readers know I have not been blogging for the past several months due to my increased focus on school, especially student leadership at IPFW.

    But recently I was approached and asked to be one of many contributors to a blog about student leadership. [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2008, 10:25am EDT

  • Fort Wayne Blogs

    For great local blogging for the Fort Wayne area please visit the links to the left. They are fascinating. I guarantee it.

    And on a side note there is a chance this blog will become active again in the near future. [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2008, 9:58pm EDT

  • It's Been Fun

    This blog is currently inactive.

    Sorry for the inconvenience. [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2008, 2:19pm EST

  • Vacation

    Due to things being rather busy in my life at the moment I will be taking a little vacation from blogging for about a week. I am going to focus on making sure my spring semester of college starts off right and I set myself up for a successful next [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2008, 7:24pm EST

  • Huckabee to The Fort

    Earlier today I was on facebook and I stumbled upon a group called "HUCKABEE TO THE FORT!!!!". The group was started by a student from Carroll High School and so far there are 20 members.

    When I first saw this I kind of laughed, but then got to [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2008, 11:20am EST

  • Quote of the Week

    "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
    - Mahatma Gandhi [...]
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    Posted: January 13, 2008, 9:06am EST

  • They Grow Up So Fast


    It has been a few months since I've a picture of my nephew Kaleb. I figured this blog is due for another one, especially since Kaleb has gotten a lot bigger since his Halloween pictures. I can not believe how quickly he is growing up.

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    Posted: January 12, 2008, 1:49pm EST

  • Last Friday Before Spring Semester

    I thought I would take a little break from political posts and share bit about what is going on in my personal life.

    Today is the last Friday before my spring semester at IPFW starts up. I am really happy about this, which may sound weird. I have missed [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2008, 6:56pm EST

  • Kerry Endorses Obama

    Earlier today Senator from Massachusetts, and 2004 Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry endorsed Senator Barack Obama.

    A full story can be found here, among many other places.

    Do you think this endorsement will help or hurt Obama?

    And how do you think John Edwards, who was [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 10:16pm EST

  • Richardson Drops Out

    Unfortunately Bill Richardson of New Mexico has dropped out of the race for President of the United States.

    I think very highly of Richardson and his stances on key issues. I am hoping he will either get the Vice Presidential nod or come back in four or eight years [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 10:04pm EST

  • Interesting Post About Autism

    I am somewhat familiar with autism and how common it is, but I do not know all of the specifics regarding how it affects people, etc.

    I recently read a post over at The Giggle Station, a fairly new local blog, that discusses the issue of Autism. The [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 11:18am EST

  • Thoughts on New Hampshire

    I have mixed feelings on the results from the New Hampshire primary.

    I was pleased to see that McCain won by a decent margin on the Republican side. I think he is the only good frontrunner on the Republican side

    On the Democratic side I am pretty frustrated [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2008, 11:31am EST

  • New City Council

    Tonight was the first Fort Wayne City Council meeting with the new members. Tom Didier is the new Council President. I attended the meeting briefly.

    Since many were not happy with the job our old City Council did, what would everyone like the new Council to work on, do [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2008, 7:32pm EST

  • Smoking in Cars with Children

    Most of my readers know that I am strongly against public smoking bans such as the one currently in Fort Wayne. I think places like restaurants, bars, private clubs, bowling alleys, etc. should have the right to allow smoking if they want to. It is their business and they should [...]
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    Posted: January 07, 2008, 12:13am EST

  • Quote of the Week

    There are a lot of quotes out there that I really enjoy so I decided to start up a new series of posts on Tinnel Vision called the Quote of the Week. Pretty self explanatory.

    I will post a new quote up each Sunday. I will try to get [...]
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    Posted: January 06, 2008, 1:20pm EST

  • Does Ron Paul Matter?

    Over on the LPAC blog a discussion broke out about whether or not Ron Paul actually matters in this year's Presidential race. That discussion can be viewed by clicking here.

    I think this is an interesting topic, which is why I am making my own post about [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2008, 12:41pm EST

  • Biden and Dodd Drop Out

    Senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd are both now out of the race for President after revcieving very little support in Iowa.

    Both seemed to be good candidates but were lacking the name recognition or message of change held by the other Democrats in the running. I think their [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2008, 10:52am EST

  • Thoughts on Iowa

    For official Iowa caucus results click here.

    I would like to start off by thanking the people of Iowa for not choosing Hillary Clinton as their first choice on the Democratic side. I would gladly take Obama or Edwards over Clinton.

    On the Republican side I [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2008, 1:51am EST

  • The Writers’ Strike

    I have done a minimal amount of research on the writers’ strike that is currently taking place. I still haven’t decided completely which side I agree with more. I don’t want to take any major stances until I understand it all more.

    I do [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2008, 6:16pm EST

  • Let Americans Decide

    Once again the news media is telling the American people which candidates they will and will not see. This time it is even more obvious than usual.

    Debates are being held this Saturday in New Hampshire for both Republican and Democratic candidates. However in order to be allowed into [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2008, 10:06am EST

  • 2008

    I have a feeling I am not the only one that is excited about 2008. So much is going to happen.

    The following is a list of things I am excited about. They are not in any special order.

    1) The Presidential elections- This year we are [...]
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    Posted: January 01, 2008, 9:30pm EST

  • 2007

    I have a great appreciation for the year 2007. I can honestly say that it is a little sad that it is ending. By far 2007 has been the most important, eventful, and exciting year of my life. I have made a lot of positive changes in the past 12 [...]
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    Posted: December 30, 2007, 11:50pm EST

  • Best Song Ever

    I apologize for posting so many videos lately.

    But I absolutely could not live with myself if I did not share this gem with my readers.

    Enjoy. I know you will.

    [...]
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    Posted: December 28, 2007, 11:56am EST

  • Atheism and Religion

    The following video compares and contrasts the lives of atheists and religious people. I find it very interesting.

    Please take ten minutes to watch the video and let me know what you think of the topic and your opinions of religion.

    Enjoy.

    [...]
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    Posted: December 27, 2007, 8:25pm EST

  • Gun Control

    I have only done one post before about the issue of gun control. I have been interested in reading up on the issue even more lately and I figured I would try to get some more opinions on the subject to find out what some of my readers think.
    [...]
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    Posted: December 26, 2007, 5:11pm EST

  • Merry Christmas

    How can you not vote for a guy like this?



    I hope everyone has a safe and pleasant Christmas. And if you don't celebrate Christmas I hope this Tuesday is the best it can be for you.

    I'll be back to posting in a few days. [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2007, 11:25pm EST

  • The Golden Compass

    Click here to read about the controversy surrounding the new movie The Golden Compass.

    I have not yet done a lot of research on this movie but I hear it is making a lot of Christians angry, so I figure it is worth a look in to.
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    Posted: December 23, 2007, 11:28am EST

  • A Great Place to Work

    For those of you who don't know I am currently working for a grocery store chain that was recently bought out by Kroger (can you guess which place I am referring to?).

    Despite the fact that I work in the meat department I do enjoy my job very [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2007, 11:13am EST

  • ...So Goes the Nation

    I just finished watching a documentary called "...So Goes the Nation" on IFC. The film is about the 2004 Presidential election, with an emphasis on what happened in Ohio, which as we all know is the state that decided the election and helped George W. [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2007, 2:19pm EST

  • Blogger Forum Thoughts

    I only got to catch the last portion of the blogger forum tonight so I can't comment on too much of what really happened early on. From what I did see it was an interesting event and if nothing else it was a good way to get local bloggers together. [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2007, 12:59am EST

  • Tancredo Drops Out

    Presidential contender Tom Tancredo officially left the race recently because he came to the conclusion that he could not win.

    On his website he posted a video explaining in more detail why he decided to run, and why he felt it was best to end his candidacy [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2007, 12:54am EST

  • New Media New Rules

    Since every other local blogger posted about this I figured I would too. Don't want to be left out.

    Tonight there is a forum to discuss the local blogs and their influence on local politics.

    All of the details about the event can be [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2007, 1:46am EST

  • More Ron Paul

    As most of my readers probably know I am a supporter of Ron Paul. Although I disagree with him on certain issues I think overall he is the breath of fresh air that the United States desperately needs at this point.

    Most of Ron Paul's [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2007, 1:16am EST

  • Is "Change Fort Wayne" Dead?

    Has anyone else noticed that the local blog Change Fort Wayne has not been updated in three weeks?

    Does anyone know what the deal is over there?

    Also is there some sort of time limit the determines when a blog is considered inactive or dead? Just [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2007, 7:38pm EST

  • Congrats Karen!

    I would just like to again congratulate Karen Goldner on her win for 2nd District City Council. The recent recount proved that she won the election. I wish her the best of luck on Council.

    And I would also like to take this opportunity to praise Goldner for [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2007, 12:48pm EST

  • Interesting Post About 2nd District Race

    I just read an interesting post by Charles Langley over at Ad Fontes regarding the ridiculously close 2nd District City Council race. The post raises some questions about the validity of Jonathan Bartels as a candidate.

    I don't know much about the specifics but this could potentially [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2007, 11:37am EST

  • Hillary

    I don't generally like negative campaigns. But I found this kind of funny.

    And I would like to use this as an opportunity to get a discusssion going about Hillary Clinton.

    Please post your thoughts on Hillary. She always makes for some interesting debates. [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 12:05pm EST

  • Drive Carefully

    I would just like to remind everyone to drive carefully in this weather. Even if you are good at driving in the winter you have to watch out for the other drivers who aren't. And if you know you are not good at winter driving then please stay home or [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 11:53am EST

  • "Empty Walls"

    The following is a music video for the song "Empty Walls" by Serj Tankian, who is also the frontman for System of a Down.

    I decided to post the video because it highlights a lot of the notable events from the war on terror in an interesting [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 11:35am EST

  • I Am Legend

    On Friday night I went to go see "I AmLegend" with a friend of mine. I decided I would give my own critique of the movie.

    Overall it was an interesting film. The acting was great. However the way in which the movie was [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 11:10am EST

  • Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

    I have been firmly against drug prohibition and the "war on drugs" for quite some time now for many reasons. I do not use drugs, and I do not endorse the use of drugs, but at the same time I do not believe drugs should be illegal.

    Instead [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2007, 12:01pm EST

  • Finals Are Almost Over!

    I have completed 4 out of 5 of my finals this week. My last one is Friday morning. I am pretty happy with how my first semester of college has gone, although I wish it hadn't done by so quickly. My mind is still stuck in September.

    Wish me [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2007, 10:43am EST

  • Announcement

    To all who do not yet know, I am officially announcing that I will be running for the position of IPFW Student Body President.

    I have been making campaign plans for about a month now and already have many people willing to support my candidacy. And while this [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2007, 2:18pm EST

  • 10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage Should Be Illegal

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    Posted: December 08, 2007, 8:44pm EST

  • Facebook

    I am sure almost everyone has at least heard the term Facebook at some point in the past few months so I won't bother to give an overview of it. The social networking site is growing more and more everyday and is becoming an important way to communicate, especially for [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2007, 4:30pm EST

  • End of Semester

    I would like to apologize for not posting much the the past few days. This week is pretty crazy with school, work, and my social life. This is the last regular week of the fall semester, not counting next week which is reserved for finals. And after that I have [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2007, 1:11pm EST

  • Reader Feedback

    Rachel Blakeman over at Be Part of the Solution made a post a little while back asking her readers to give feedback on her blog. I decided to borrow the idea from her and do the same here at Tinnel Vision.

    So now is the chance for any [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2007, 2:42pm EST

  • 2008 Presidential Candidate Information

    I just added a list of 2008 Presidential candidate websites to my blog.

    I encourage everyone to take a few minutes to research all of the candidates to find out where they stand. It is never too early to start figuring out who you [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2007, 12:32am EST

  • Kaleb with Santa

    As I am sure my regular readers already know, I enjoy posting adorable pictures of my nephew Kaleb.

    Here is a picture of him with Santa for the first time. [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2007, 11:18am EST

  • Free Rice

    I was recently invited to a facebook group called Free Rice. I had no idea what it was about at first but I looked into it and it is all based around a website simply called Free Rice. On the site you answer vocabulary questions and for each [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2007, 12:30pm EST

  • Birthday

    Today I turn 19.

    Crazy stuff. [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2007, 1:12pm EST

  • Confession From Gloria Diaz

    Gloria Diaz, former Libertarian candidate for 3rd District City Council announced on her campaign blog and in the Fort Wayne Reader that she did not want to run for City Council and was essentially forced to do so by the Libertarian Party of Allen County.

    Anyone that [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2007, 10:57pm EST

  • Black Friday

    Every year the holiday festivities get begin earlier and earlier. This year is no exception. Especially for Black Friday.

    For those who don't know, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving when massive numbers of crazy people looking to save a few bucks crowd [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2007, 10:21pm EST

  • Snow

    It just started snowing in Fort Wayne a short while ago, and it appears to be sticking for the most part. Although this does give me even more of a reason to wear sweaters, I am not too happy about it. Maybe it will be the only snow of [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2007, 10:08pm EST

  • Thanksgiving Update

    Thanksgiving is going really well so far. I have not been able to eat as much as I usually can for some reason. But I am still having a good time.

    I just got back from lunch with my dad's side of the family. And [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2007, 3:28pm EST

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    I was trying to decide if I wanted to make my Happy Thanksgiving post positive or negative. After hours of deliberation I decided to go positive. I don't want to be known as the guy who complains about absolutely everything.

    So to all five [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2007, 11:35pm EST

  • Dragon's Keep Cafe

    A while back I was going to make a post about an interesting local coffeehouse but I seem to have forgotten about it, until just now. It is called the Dragon's Keep Cafe. It's located at 2608 Lower Huntington Rd. in Waynedale. My mom lives in Waynedale so after [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2007, 1:43pm EST

  • Global Citizen Center

    One of the links I have added to the side of my blog is for the Global Citizen Center. I found out about the site after listening to a guest speaker at IPFW. His lecture made me interested to find out even more about [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2007, 9:04pm EST

  • Tinnel Vision Presidential Poll

    To the left is a Presidential poll that is linked up through the Newsvine network. You can vote once a month on the poll on my blog. It tracks votes on websites all over the country. Although it is not scientific at all it is an interesting little gadget to [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2007, 9:48pm EST

  • The Giggle Station

    I have recently come across a new local blog called The Giggle Station. Samantha Goldsberry is the person who runs it. From what I can tell so far the blog is similar to Tinnel Vision in that it is kind of a mix between political issues and personal [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2007, 3:59pm EST

  • Black, Hispanic, Female, Mormon...

    As most people know the field of major Presidential candidates for 2008 is pretty diverse, well at least when compared to years past. I guess having a token for each category is better than nothing. But anyway, I feel the need to discuss this issue and a few of the [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2007, 12:17pm EST

  • First Day of New Job

    Today was the first day of my new job as meat clerk at a local grocery store. All I did today was fill out paperwork and complete computer training courses and quizzes. It was quite boring, but that happens. I am really looking forward to having an income again and [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2007, 8:44pm EST

  • Blogs Slowing Down

    I am sure I am not the only one who has noticed that the posts and traffic on local blogs definitely seems to be down from what it was just a week or so ago. This is completely understandable since many of the local blogs are politically oriented and the [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2007, 10:12pm EST

  • Bond

    This week is Homecoming Week at IPFW. This year's theme is "Licence to Thrill". For those unable to connect the pop culture dots the theme is based on the James Bond movies and books. This has been a very common theme for schools this year [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2007, 12:59pm EST

  • Green Links

    Since I have been getting more and more into the green movement in the past few years I decided to devote a list on my blog to green links, or links relating to environmental causes, recycling, etc. The list can be found to the left underneath the political links list. [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2007, 5:35pm EST

  • Ron Paul Continues Bringing in Money

    The Ron Paul campaign has raised almost two thirds of the fundraising goal for the fourth quarter. The current total is just under $8 million, and the goal by the end of the year is $12 million. This means that Paul is ahead of schedule. Let's hope that the [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2007, 10:33am EST

  • The Wizard of Oz

    I was watching television this weekend and I noticed that "The Wizard of Oz" was playing on TBS, which inspired me to make a post about it.

    To my amazement and confusion there are people around today that haven't seen "The Wizard of Oz". This [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2007, 10:17am EST

  • Job Interview Monday

    After about two and a half months of being happily unemployed(by choice) I have decided that it is time I get back into the work force. My spending money has dwindled down to only around $600. And while that could easily last me a few more months I would like [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2007, 10:12am EST

  • Libertarians on Indiana's News Center

    Indiana's News Center did a nice job putting together a story about the impact of the Libertarian candidates in the recent Fort Wayne election. The full story can be found here.

    I think it is great that people are starting to pay more attention to [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2007, 4:30pm EST

  • Pat Robertson Endorses Giuliani- Are You Kidding Me???

    Apparently Pat Robertson, a well known conservative Christian leader, and crazy person has officially decided to endorse former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani in his run for President.

    The official story can be found here, among many other places.

    In [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2007, 12:07pm EST

  • Election Thoughts Expanded

    I posted a little bit about the outcome of the elections, but I didn't get into great detail because I was pretty tired at the time and wanted to let a little bit of time lapse before I expanded on the subject. I needed some time for my thoughts to [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2007, 11:35am EST

  • The Numbers

    The following are the most recent numbers for the elections that took place on Tuesday.

    Fort Wayne Mayor
    Tom Henry-31,721- 60%
    Matt Kelty-21,155- 40%

    Fort Wayne Council 1
    Thomas Smith- 6,965- 60%
    Kevin Boyd- 3,538- 30%
    Byron Peters-1,166- 10%

    Fort Wayne Council 2
    Karen Goldner-4,562- 47%
    Donald [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2007, 11:07am EST

  • Post Election Thoughts

    I am happy to be one of the first few bloggers to post about the election results, even if it does require me to post at 4:30 in the morning.

    Overall I am satisfied with the results. I would have liked to see the Libertarian candidates earn more votes, [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2007, 4:28am EST

  • Election Day Post

    Today is election day as many of you should know. I voted earlier just after I got out of school around noon. It was actually the first time I have ever voted since I was not eligible before, except in the primary this year which I couldn't vote in because [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2007, 3:02pm EST

  • Vote This Tuesday!

    I would just like to encourage everyone to go vote in the Fort Wayne election this Tuesday. And before you vote, make sure you get informed about the candidates and what they stand for. Voting is one of the great benefits of living in a free society.

    The fact [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2007, 6:22pm EST

  • Idiocracy

    Last night I watched the movie "Idiocracy" for the second time and I realized that more people need to watch it. So I decided to make a blog post about it.

    Although the movie was advertised very little and was not in theaters for [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2007, 5:06pm EDT

  • Presidential Compatibility Quiz

    I always enjoy taking those Presidential candidate compatibility quizzes that are so popular on the internet. I have taken about three or four so far and I have been getting the same general results for my top choices: Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, and Mike Gravel.

    [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2007, 5:08pm EDT
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