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July 4, 1776: Independence Day. Our Continental Congress adopts the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. From July 8, 1776 until August 1776, that profound document was read publicly. People listened, and celebrated whenever they heard it. The next year, in Philadelphia, bells rang and ships fired guns. Firecrackers were lighted.
But we were at [...]

July 4, 1776: Independence Day. Our Continental Congress adopts the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. From July 8, 1776 until August 1776, that profound document was read publicly. People listened, and celebrated whenever they heard it. The next year, in Philadelphia, bells rang and ships fired guns. Firecrackers were lighted.

But we were at war. The War of Independence against

For the second time in a month, the first-place Phillies went into Turner Field in Atlanta and swept the Braves in a three-game series. The Roses were there again tonight to watch the Phillies win the finale 4-1, with Cole Hamels coming within one out of recording a complete game shutout.

The Roses are in Atlanta at the moment, where we've come to see the Phillies. It's the only time we'll get to see our beloved Phillies this year, and rather than go all the way to Philadelphia for a fourth year in a row, we decided to infiltrate into enemy terrority.

Mike Byrd spots a one line description of Mayor Karl Dean’s remarks at U.S. Conference of Mayors;

Thanks to the heads-up from Kukla's Korner, word comes that the Predators have made their first swap of the off-season, trading enforcer Darcy Hordichuk to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 5th-round pick.

My love for coffee only grows stronger…

Jevon Kearse was a guest on NFL Tuesday this afternoon on 104.5 The Zone.  He talked about how motivated he is coming off of what happened in Philadelphia.  He says he is healthy and ready to be an every down player.  When Jim Wyatt asked him to predict how many sacks he would have he responded with something like this (it is a paraphrase):

Barack Obama wants to empower all of the little people but, before he does, he need donations from rich people and he doesn’t require seeing them in person:

Filed in the "Not Surprised" folder...

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