President George W. Bush, joined by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, meets and thanks California public safety personnel Thursday, July 17, 2008 in Redding, Calif., for their efforts in battling the wildfires in Northern California. White House photo by Eric Draper
Entries Tagged as 'Government'
President Meets With Public Safety Folk
July 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
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First Women’s Rights Convention-1848
July 19th, 2008 · Comments Off
Hey girls… Can you imagine not having a vote? And, ha! There are now more women than men voting, I hear, so what’s with that? Those boys were doing all they could to keep us ole’ gals down but NO…. we rose up and finally had a convention of our own… [...]
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So Sorry for the Loss of Tony Snow
July 13th, 2008 · Comments Off
As many of you know, the newsman, talk show host and former press secretary for the White House (George W. Bush Administration) died at 2:00 a.m. today.
It’s really a sad day for so many. Snow seemed to really have a heart. I’m sorry for his family . He left behind a wife and three [...]
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Riding a Bus for Fourteen Hours is Not Bad
July 11th, 2008 · Comments Off
Our safety patrol group took a motorcoach to Washington, DC this past week. It took about fourteen hours to get there. A lot of people think “oh, dear! That’s too long a ride with a bunch of kids” but actually, it was great.
The kids were just fine. Many brought their [...]
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Visiting The Capitol is Always a Highlight of DC
July 11th, 2008 · Comments Off
Recently, I was in the halls of Congress! It was a pleasure and honor to visit the United States Capitol What an honor to stand beneath the rotunda and look around to see all of the marvelous artwork, paintings, and wonderful works of our forefathers.
I especially love going in Statuary [...]
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Who is Third in Command Behind the President and VP of the US?
July 11th, 2008 · Comments Off
I was looking at the photograph here with our President and Vice President. It made me think about all of the folks who run our country and all of the security involved to keep everyone (even you and me) safe. To have both the President and the Vice President in the same photo [...]
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