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Stand Up, Stand Out!
The rundown of Republican candidates might be the longest list ever for POTUS hopefuls. Not to mention those who considered running but dropped out, and those like Romney who simply said “no thanks...
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Take Care of Yourself
Nothing profound today: just sipping my morning brew and pondering the concepts that most sum up our philosophy. Over on Facebook lately we've been stirring up some commenters who don''t like vario...
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Celebrating the Freedom of America
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” –Abraham Lincoln
As election season heats up and we become more ...
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An Invitation to Cookies, Coffee and Conversation
We’re kind of nuts.
We still believe that people genuinely want to connect with each other, and have good discussions about things that matter. And we’re betting that you feel that way, too.
That...
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Handle Political Discussions like a Pro
Caught in the crossfire between your Republican spouse and your liberal grandson or other relative? Finding the dinner conversation a bit too hot to handle? Here are some ways to return to “civil d...
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Christmas Spirit: American Generosity
I love the days before Christmas when the hustle and bustle turns to celebration and gathering. It is the time of the calm, the silent nights, holy nights. In those sacred moments, Americans gather...
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Christmas Coffee: an Old Tradition Made New Again
Christmas is racing toward us at a breakneck pace! And with it comes the traditions we love: cookie baking, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer on the television, Christmas Trains and houses covered in ...
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Coffee with the Neighbors: an American Tradition
“The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.” –Hubert H. Humphrey
There was a time and place in America when people took time to actually know their neighbo...
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Coffee Break: Be Patriotic and Drink Up!
Did you know that the iconic coffee break wasn’t really a “thing” until 1952? In that year the Pan-American Coffee Bureau began to create an association between drinking coffee and high productivit...