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Religious bias cost job, says teacher
In Sevier County, everyone noticed she was a coffee drinker. Co-workers looking for the sacred garments worn by church members never saw her wearing them.
Erin Jensen says those clues revealed she was not a practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and led [...]

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The current season of TAR continues to eerily predict impending disasters, like Katrina or the cancellation of a once-great show.
This week, teams wandered around the Southeast avoiding Hurricane Dennis while finding random bits of giant furniture and spending the night in a trailer park. Wow, love the cultural immersion they’re undergoing! Not.
There was one [...]

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This isn’t going to be of much interest unless you’re a progressive/liberal/God is doing a new thing Episcopalian.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh, which is headed by a very conservative, “network” bishop, has settled a court case with a more liberal parish of that diocese. At issue: property, and who owns it if an entire diocese [...]

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New Storm Measures as Most Intense Ever for Atlantic Basin - New York Times
Hurricane Wilma, which appeared headed toward Cancun, Mexico, and possibly the Gulf Coast of Florida by this weekend, intensified into the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean basin early this morning, with winds of 175 miles per hour.
Oh, goodie. [...]

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Okay, men will not want to read this post. It will squick you out.
So just go read HULK’S DIARY THAT IS ON THE INTERNET and whistle the theme song to “the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” for a few minutes.

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