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Who says Republicans and Democrats can't agree on faith-based government initiatives? That's exactly what the "Gang of Six" senators, with Georgia's Saxby Chambliss as one of their front men, proposed Tuesday.
Set aside for now the real nitty-gritty of the sextet's long-rumored grand bargain, which is still emerging and, like everything in Washington, is subject to change. What struck me most about the proposal was that, in this era of distrust — Republicans vs. Democrats, Congress vs. the White House, the electorate vs. the elected — it relies so heavily on mutual faith.
If you're agitating for tax hikes, you're expected to believe the plan will actually generate the $1 trillion in new revenues (in 10 years) the Gang says it will. Which may be difficult, given that much of the supposed extra revenue will come from stimulating economic growth by ending tax loopholes and lowering marginal rates.
If you're nervous about tax hikes, you're expected to believe, well, that much of the supposed extra revenue will come from stimulating economic growth rather than actually raising taxes. And that Congress will keep lowering marginal rates to ensure new revenues don't exceed $1 trillion. Which may be difficult, given that some estimates already peg the increase at $2 trillion.
If you're agitating for spending cuts, you're expected to believe Senate committees will follow through on their respective shares of the $2 trillion of cuts (again, in 10 years) the plan outlines for them. Which may be difficult, given that those same committees have failed to cut spending for years.
You're also expected to believe in the plan's enforcement mechanism against any committee that doesn't follow through: allowing any five Republican and five Democratic senators to get a vote on their own set of cuts for that committee's portion of the budget. Which may be difficult, given that even these three Republicans and three Democrats couldn't agree to specific cuts.
You're further expected to believe capping discretionary spending at 2011 levels for the next four years is a good idea. Which may be difficult, given that 2011 represents an all-time high for discretionary spending. Even President Barack Obama's 2012 budget, which the Senate defeated 97-0, called for less spending than that.
If you're nervous about spending cuts, you're expected to believe Congress will stop at the $500 billion "down payment" the plan requires. Which really isn't very difficult, come to think of it, even if some left-wing activists are trying to conjure some ire toward the plan.
Finally, because the hour is so late, Congress would be hard-pressed to pass this plan before, or in combination with, an increase in the debt-ceiling by Aug. 2. So, anyone who supports the plan is expected to believe Congress and the president would still sign off on it after approving a debt-ceiling deal, which may or may not include big spending cuts or tax hikes. Which may be difficult to believe, given Washington's track record on its promises.
Trust fulfilled, as an antidote to distrust, would make for a great story.
But if you're having trouble believing, don't blame Chambliss and his five colleagues. There's no reason to think they've left any options, or firmer ground for compromise, unexplored.
If the Gang's product relies too heavily on faith — that the other side will deliver what you want, or maybe even that what you're expected to give will be scuttled when push comes to shove — it may be because the two sides cannot join their competing visions for what Washington is supposed to do and be. They're that far apart.
And what's difficult to believe if that's true?
That this story ends well for any of us.
– By Kyle Wingfield
July 21st, 2011
6:03 am
Any plan that needs as much explanation and justification as this one is a sham doomed to failure.
It's the spending, stupid. Cut the spending. Now–not one or five or ten years from now.
July 21st, 2011
6:53 am
Obama is a weenie for giving in to the tea party loons. You never negotiate with terrorists.
He should go ahead and schedule the shutdown of the government, starting with the FAA two weeks from now. Ground all commercial aviation starting on August 3rd because the government can't pay the flight controllers. And promise to veto any bill that's not "clean" and doesn't raise the debt ceiling enough to get through the next election. And then make a public plea for people to call their congressmen to keep this from happening.
You want to see hostage taking? THAT'S hostage taking. Weenies will do less.
July 21st, 2011
6:57 am
Kyle, you're right about the latest hint of a "plan" for deficit reduction: it's based on the same old fiction about "stimulating" the private sector to create jobs.
Let's face it: we're not able to wean ourselves from borrowed money to prop up the main street economy. Why continue to struggle with fictitious percentage spending cuts and private sector stimulation? American voters are incompetent to recognize and elect wise and sincere leaders. Our federal and state governments are incompetent to plan, build, and maintain the infrastructure needed for a growing economy, or to provide the regulation needed to maintain free market competition.
Let's give up: a declining civilization is surely entitled to enjoy a brief period of decadence before oblivion.
Why care about federal deficits and the progressively failing main street economy? Our government is competent at converting borrowed capital into pay and benefit checks. Our private sector is doing just fine by parking unneeded capital in speculative financial instruments, investing in overseas markets, and diverting profits to buy out, buy off, or merge with competitors to eliminate jobs.
American consumers are doing just fine. We've never before been offered such a wide choice of low-priced, high quality products in our shops. Asian industry can supply our electronic, utility, and household goods. European industry and agriculture can supply our fashion and luxury items. Peasants in developing countries, and illegal immigrants in America, can provide our foodstuffs.
Why would we tolerate polluting industries in our communities, or reserve land for agriculture? Why would anyone bother to get up early on weekdays to work a job that involves noisy machines, tedious procedures, or tiresome customers? Why would any American citizen toil in the fields to spray noxious chemicals and harvest crops during the hot summer months?
We just need to support domestic consumer demand. We need sovereign lenders like China and Saudi Arabia who will continue to buy treasury issues to bolster the dollar. We need tax revenue from super-rich individuals and mega corporations who are not dependent on the US economy. We need federal and state governments to distribute the proceeds from borrowing and taxation to the sick, the elderly, the unemployed, and the wardens of the incarcerated.
See! Why worry? The status quo is just fine.
July 21st, 2011
7:05 am
Based purely on history, which tends to repeat, I don't see many of the promises actually happening. Anything that's not done immediately won't ever get done, unless it's raising taxes. That's the one thing I expect will end up happening for sure.
July 21st, 2011
7:13 am
Seems like the rats are getting scared and trying to get out of the box. The box that they themselves made. Sounds like more can-kicking.
July 21st, 2011
7:32 am
Look, the Onion prints real news stories now!: http://www.theonion.com/articles/congress-continues-debate-over-whether-or-not-nati,20977/?utm_souce=popbox
July 21st, 2011
7:47 am
Nothing that 15 million jobs wouldn't cure.
July 21st, 2011
8:19 am
Ayn Rant July 21st, 2011 6:57 am
Nice column. Nice description of the last 35 years of US society, politics and government.
You left out the 35 year belief that, as a society and government, the US could cut government revenue, extend huge increases in government services, and still maintain a stable economy.
For 35 years, despite all members of government having studies arithmetic in school, the US believed that it could bring in revenue of $100, then spend $115. and still have money in the bank.
I guess a lotta people made "F" in arithmetic.
July 21st, 2011
8:20 am
Obama is a weenie for giving in to the tea party loons. You never negotiate with terrorists
Amen to that! What kills me is that he's STILL trying to be the lone sane voice amidst chaos and insanity. He should take a page outta Clinton's book and not only call their bluff, but prepare for it too. Repubs are holding a dead man's hand while Obama has a Full house — yet he is too trusting to recognize that he has the power. Hopefully his dreaded "compromise at all costs" symptoms will disappear on July 31st.
July 21st, 2011
8:28 am
@ByteMe – Yeah let's shut down the traffic controllers and cause billions of dollars in losses (and additional job losses or layoffs in the private industry) for the airline and other industries that rely on air transportation just to punish the Tea Party. Gee you're really bright-eyed and bushy tailed this morning with your asinine suggestions. And in case you didn't know the President has NO PLAN for resolving this debt crisis. He's put forth NOT ONE serious spending cut for ANY program although he promised airheads like you the nation would be well on it's way to a balanced budget by his mid-term.
This Gang of Six plan is a dead end. It follows the Bowles-Simpson plan that Obama himself wasn't even enthused about. So I can't understand why Saxby Chambliss would throw himself on this alter. Oh I know — he's a RINO and not a conservative. And to think I had to vote for this clown not once but twice so he could go to DC to come up with brainless compromises like this. Well I will not make that mistake twice.
@Ayn Rant — enjoyed the blurb — too funny but almost too true. Let's eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we all die!!!
July 21st, 2011
8:41 am
Actually, there is no reason to believe anything that our politicians say. They are masters of the lie and could not tell the truth if they tried. Even though this issue will be settled, don't believe the explanation you hear.
July 21st, 2011
8:45 am
We have already spent our children's inheritance and now we are working on our grandchildren's. The narcissism of my fellow Americans is disgusting.
July 21st, 2011
8:57 am
All this budget is BS. It is a very simple process, individuals and businesses us it all the time:
1 – How much revenue do I have coming in and how much can I reasonable expect. I have X dollars to spend
2 – list expenses starting with those you cannot live without, housing, food, clothing, heat and air, vehicles etc…then when you start to get to the bottom you can cut..movies, cable TV if need be, beer, wine, eating out every day etc. so what should the government do – the same:
1 – ground Air Force 1 – $180,000+ a pop to crank up
2 – cut the pension to Congress until they pay back the Social Security Trust Fund – Note Trust Fund
3 – cut payments to Acorn
4 – cut payments to Planned Parenthood
5 – cut payments to NPR
6 – cut payments to Media matters
7 – cut payments to the UN..why are we supporting third world goons anyway
Get the picture
And if you want to mess with the Tax Code – Pass the Fair Tax..that way, if the rich buy a yacht..they pay their fair share, but if you leave the 16th amendment in place, levi a 50% tax on contributions to campaigns..that will cut the amout of BS the citizens have to listen to.
So, you see, the budget could be done in a few days but Washington elite is so disfunctional and so protective of their ponzi scheme..they will never agree to common sense until we see in our streets what has happened in Greece. And for the 52% of you who are on the Government take…grow up!!!
July 21st, 2011
8:58 am
Any politician is speaking of "Faith Based" government initiatives? What a bunch of you know what, speaking of which… Rep. Crapo and Saxby Chambliss and the rest of the "truly gang of six" have the audacity need to quit spinning their political spins, tell the American public their "REAL PLANS" – spell them out in detail. They nor the other side ever with to do this and there would probably be an uprising by American CITIZENS. As the previous writer stated, there is absolute no reason to believe anything that any politican says…..
July 21st, 2011
9:05 am
The Democrats along with the automatons represented here crave for this country to go into default. Keep spending, keep taxing–there will never be any adverse consequences associated with that.
All the Republican plans floated thus far increase spending but at a slightly slower rate. The Chambliss plan (which I oppose for the reasons Kyle stated) alleges to reduce the increase in spending to $6 trillion over the next 10 years rather than $9 trillion. And td is right–you greedy, narcissistic leftists say that's not enough. You want to burn through any remaining credit (because we're out of cash) as quickly as possible so the U.S. will default Big Time. The debt ceiling debate is inconsequential compared to the coming date when we can no longer pay our debt–including Social Security, Medicare, and yes, the FAA and everything else. This will send shock waves through the world economy and we will not recover for decades.
Think of it: Tens of years lost because of selfish, self-loving greed by all Democrats and many Republicans. It could have been avoided.
The front page WSJ article today should, but won't, frighten you:
Layoffs Deepen Gloom
Companies are laying off employees at a level not seen in nearly a year, hobbling the job market and intensifying fears about the pace of the economic recovery.
July 21st, 2011
9:26 am
Dick Cheney: "Deficits don't matter".
July 21st, 2011
9:29 am
I love stupid people who blame all of this on "the left" when it was the moron in the white house for eight years prior to President Obama that led us into two wars that cost billions daily. Those costs only benefit the war machine, which in turn happens to benefit friends of the Republican party who own those companies.
Anybody who says Obama is a leftist is an idiot. The man has done nothing more than continue the stupid policies of his predecessor, save Obamacare. That is ONE thing he has done right. I wish he would fight in this budget situation now like he did for healthcare.
Amy easy solution, which the Republicans oppose for obvious reasons – they would have less money- because it is ALL about money with them – would be to restore tax rates for the wealthy to pre-Bush days, and to BRING THE TROOPS HOME! We don't need to continue to spend $10 Billion a day in Iraq. They have the resources let them figure it out!
July 21st, 2011
9:36 am
I like Mark Twains definition of faith…. believing something you know isn't true. Along this vein, I guess we all have "faith" that any of the spending cuts or tax changes will actually materialize to anything resembling budget alignment projected over ten years. I really like "Hmmmm"s" thought process on bank regulation. Unfortunately as we all know, our elected iditiots act solely in the interests of re-election. Their bread is buttered by special interests…banks, unions, defense contractors to name a few. Get rid of lobbyist and implement terms limits as a start to representation by the people as opposed to by the attorneys and those who can otherwise purchase an idiot.
BTW, am I the only one tired of the "oh my god, we are ruining the future of our children and their childrens future" pitch? When I'm dead, I won't care. Until that time, good parenting will prepare them for whatever they face. They won't feel anymore victimized by us then we feel victimized by our parents….
July 21st, 2011
9:37 am
And another thing…if Republicans are truly concerned about spending and deficits why did they just push through a Department of Defense budget with an INCREASE??? Either you want spending cuts or your don't. They only want cuts that won't affect their voting base…period. It is not in the best interests of the people of the USA…it is in the best interests of Republicans having power.
July 21st, 2011
9:44 am
Great Job Mr. Obama….great job! joke!
July 21st, 2011
9:49 am
I will vote for none of the above rather than Saxby next time unless a real conservative runs Republican. The deceptive tax increases are disconcerting beyond words. Perhaps Saxby could move to asnother state. He does not represent Georgia.
July 21st, 2011
9:52 am
Do not pass anything that does not include a balanced budget amendment.
July 21st, 2011
9:53 am
President Obama = Worst president in recent history!!!
July 21st, 2011
9:58 am
If you dimwitted statists can reinstall either President Bush or Vice President Cheney into office, we will press them to make the same changes we insist on now.
However, if you cannot do that, we will continue to press Dear Leader and his regime for these changes. For your own sake, you had better hope that we succeed.
July 21st, 2011
10:02 am
Byte – comparing tea party members to terrorists???
The mental warpness of the typical liberal never cesses to amaze me.
July 21st, 2011
10:03 am
RGB…..the sad truth is that he wont. Obama is more concerned with his radical agenda than passing bills that are good for Americans.
July 21st, 2011
10:03 am
Hope & Change baby!
July 21st, 2011
10:03 am
funny how these republican, small government preaching hypocrites can't afford to pay for an ethics commission in georgia, but have to money to set up a commission to make sure state agencies are enforcing the new immigration law that is costing the state millions. funny huh…….
July 21st, 2011
10:05 am
No longer – handing out accolades to Obozo for ObamaCare???
Funny Stuff
July 21st, 2011
10:07 am
funny – yes it is funny to enforce the law that the dim-witted democrats who were in power for 130+ years in this state refused to enforce.
July 21st, 2011
10:07 am
the way i see it, both demos and repugs want big government. the dems want big government to be a safety net. the repugs want big government to tell you what to do. both cost bu@#loads of money to pull off….neither party going to shrink how much the govt spends, just going to move the money around. dems want social security, education, healthcare. repugs want corporate rule, military spending, and marriage amendments……still funny huh
July 21st, 2011
10:08 am
The only reason Republicans are looking at a compromise is the polls are laying the blame of this traffic jam squarely on their shoulders. They were the ones who brought us up to the brink in the early 90s with this same old trick. The only way the Republican know how to govern is from a minority position. They win elections through the court system then pray for rain so they don't have to play. They were handed a surplus had the majority and then let it blow up into a economic mess chasing ghost and fear. They are into what sounds good at a NASCAR race after four or five beers and what doesn't work in reality on Monday when everybody has sobered up. They got rich on the backs of slaves and bluecollar labor. They are afraid their gravy train is coming to an end and these hardworking Americans are waking up to the tricks of Wall Street and banks that operate behind lobbyist to make morally sick decisions socially acceptable. They fight wars for their own to advance their foreign colonization but can't even house the soldiers returning home to joblessness. Lets spend money to bail out the rich, fight meaningless wars, and pay for worthless educations because you don't have any faith in the average citizen of this country. They deserve to be uneducated, homeless and in military graveyards and you deserve to be fat and rich. Maybe the problem with this breach in faith is most of the rich never came throught the swamps of being poor in this day and time. Maybe our forefathers got along better because they walked in the shoes of their fellow countrymen on their way up. They were one of us and understood each other.
July 21st, 2011
10:12 am
Yes MiltonMan, the Teahadists are easily comparable to terrorists. They've adopted positions that are designed to bring about the destruction of this country just so they can become more firmly entrenched in the bedrooms and doctors offices of Americans.
July 21st, 2011
10:18 am
hey malt-o-milt…..immigration is for feds to enforce. there has been no immigration law on the books for 130+ years. you republican morons have been in the white house a helluva lot more during my lifetime than the dim-witted democrats. didn't see the gipper or the busheys doing much about it….moron
July 21st, 2011
10:18 am
@RGB, as a liberal Democrat I call nonsense on your supposition that I and others of my leanings crave a default for this country. I recognize that it will cause economic upheaval that might make 2008 look like the "good old days". But at the same time I'm opposed to the drastic, draconian and dangerous path that Ryan, Cantor and others are pushing out.
July 21st, 2011
10:19 am
Oh and by the way…Speaker Boehner, where are the jobs?
July 21st, 2011
10:20 am
ANTI – Yeah you are right….Obama is doing nothing to destroy the country now is he? HAHA keep up the good work.
July 21st, 2011
10:20 am
HEY ANTI – When did Boehner become president?
July 21st, 2011
10:22 am
Oh, it's OK to blah, blah, and blah about the same Old repub/democrat crap….. This paper is totally useless, not a real journalist in the bunch!
July 21st, 2011
10:30 am
No Longer Repblican
July 21st, 2011
9:37 am
I will make a deal with you. Lets go to the spending rates for Clinton's last year in office for two years and then I will support going back to the Clinton tax rates and all the increased revenue can go directly to paying off the debt.
July 21st, 2011
10:31 am
Did anyone see Smiley and West on Piers Morgan last night? What a bunch of racist fools.
July 21st, 2011
10:32 am
The Anti-Wooten
July 21st, 2011
10:18 am
Then give us a plan as to how you would pay off the debt, balance the budget and save SS and Medicare for our grandchildren? Please be specific.
July 21st, 2011
10:39 am
My prediction:
At the last minute, there'll be some sort of watered down compromise, which will extend the debt limit and do little else. They'll basically be kicking the can down the road until after the 2012 election and, of course, both sides will claim victory. Guess who the losers will be.
July 21st, 2011
11:03 am
Way to go, Republicans. I lived through the cold war, I really missed living under the idea everything could go to h3ll in a handbasket due to a couple of idiots. Thanks for bringing the idea of economic apocalypse into our lives.
Long cut-and-paste jobs of other people's work aren't allowed here.
Best thing you've ever written, Kyle. Thank you.
July 21st, 2011
11:08 am
Many Germans loved and adored Hitler to the bitter end and that's what we loyal worshipers of our beloved leader Obama will do. Hopefully, like the Fuhrer's followers who committed suicide in mass when the Reich became a dream no more, Obama lovers everywhere will self-immolate in unity for eternity in the ultimate sign of collective bonding.
July 21st, 2011
11:14 am
@td, as you wish…
1)Rollback the Bush/Obama tax cuts.
2)Begin a process of reforming the tax code by closing substantially all loopholes and exemptions followed by an overall lowering of marginal tax rates.
3)SS payroll taxes to be deducted on all income up to $10MM.
4)Means testing for SS but not for Medicare.
5)Require any company that does business with Federal, State or local governments to pay taxes on all income derived and not allow for offshoring to avoid tax liabilities.
6)Initiate a new study in the vein of the Grace report but actually make some attempt to utilize the findings this time.
7)Cut military spending by 17-21%, close all bases that are not deemed highly critical to national security. (Why do we still have multiple bases in Germany and the UK?)
8)Eliminate farm subsidies at all levels. (Your food prices will likely drop rather than rise.)
9)Make Medicare, SS and any other entitlement program fraud a felony with strict sentencing guidelines. (Poor Rick Scott.)
10)Cut the size of the US Department of Education and leave those funds available for local control.
11)Over an 8 year period phase out duplication and redundancy in government programs.
12)Legalize most of the substances that are the concern of the War On Drugs. Tax them.
13)Eliminate the Department of Homeland Security.
These are just some of the ideas that I would put forward but they would all foster debt reduction, more freedoms for Americans and a better shot at prosperity for a middle class that's now in danger of disappearing.
July 21st, 2011
11:23 am
1,3,4,and 5 I don't like, and I don't know what 6 is. Other than that I'm with you.
I don't like SS going up to 10M in income. SS is supposed to be that you pay out when you work so you get back when you retire. Raising the taxation to $10M makes it a simple income redistribution program, where you take money from people who earned it and give it to people who didn't save for retirement, and that's what SS was never supposed to be, and should not be.
July 21st, 2011
11:23 am
Mrs. Godzilla
You are doing the same thing loyal followers of their beloved leader George W. Bush are doing.
July 21st, 2011
11:25 am
A balanced budget amendment should be ratified at the same time that Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and South California are admitted to the Union.
Talk about a 'grand bargain'….


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Rand Paul will be a solo act at the University of Louisville.
U.S. Senate primary rival Trey Grayson did not include a debate proposed by U of L's college Republicans in a list of five debates he released last week. Now, Andrew Carroll, UofL College Republicans Chairman, says the group "never received a response to the formal invitation we sent the Grayson campaign via mail." and now plans to have only Paul speak at the event on January 27. No word if any other GOP candidates (Bill Johnson?) have been invited.
The debate over debates has sparked words between the campaigns. And, the UofL debate offer stoked the fire in December.
Carroll, who has said he is not supporting either candidate, says Paul will speak at the Horn Auditorium (Room 106) of the College of Business on Wednesday January 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM.
"While the UofL College Republicans are disappointed that Secretary Grayson did not reply while he replied to other debate invitations, we will continue to invite the Secretary to various events at the University of Louisville throughout the year, including our annual bipartisan "Cards Decide Week" that we host with the College Democrats in which many candidates for office are invited to participate in various forums--he's always welcome to speak here."

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Wineries thrive across Washington State, from Bellingham in the northwest to Walla Walla in the southeast, and beyond. This quiz will help you choose a region you'll enjoy, based on your schedule and interests.
Part I: Your schedule and general interests:
1. How much time do you plan to spend on wine touring?
a) After a day or so, I'm ready for a beer
b) I'd spend all year touring wineries if I could
2. Whom do you identify with most in "Green Acres"?
a) Lisa Douglas -- "Darling, I love you but give me Park Avenue."
b) Oliver Douglas -- "Keep Manhattan just give me that countryside!"
3. What kind of eye-candy do seek most when traveling through a wine region?
a) Sumptuous estates and manicured lawns
b) Back roads and acres upon acres of vineyards
Tallying your responses
If you answered "a" to most of these questions, then consider a trip to the Woodinville Wine Region. It's just 45 minutes from Seattle, letting you combine wine-country touring with the more urban pleasures of Seattle in one trip. You won't spot any vineyards in the region, since the wineries bring in grapes from growers elsewhere in the state. However, in classic wine-country style, you'll find landscaped grounds, handsome tasting rooms, and pleasant picnic areas at two of the state's largest wine producers, Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia Winery. You can also taste lesser-known wines, though in more functional venues, at smaller wineries in the area.
If you answered "b" to most of these questions, then a spin around one of state's other well-known regions might be more worth your while. Proceed to Part II.
PART II: Walla-Walla or the Yakima Valley
1. When traveling, what kind of natives would you most like to encounter:
a) Artsy college-town types
b) Salt-of-the-earth folk
2. Who is more your style of leading actress?
a) Gwyneth Paltrow: Smart and sophisticated
b) Francis McDormand: Wise and down to earth
3. What kind of digs do you dig most?
a) A historic hotel, a plush inn or a bed-and-breakfast
b) Who cares? It's all about the wine for me!
4. What kind of footwear best fits your overall sense of style?
a) Strappy high heels or polished dress shoes
b) Rugged hiking boots or sensible walking shoes
5. Wine varieties that interest you most include:
a) I've got my eye on reds -- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah
b) Whatever the winery does best -- red or white
If you answered "a" to most of the questions, you'll likely prefer Walla Walla, the state's most popular wine region; boutiques, restaurants and wine bars jam the revitalized downtown of this energetic college community. You can stay in the ornate circa-1928 Marcus Whitman Hotel after a day of touring among the region's 100 wineries and 1,200 acres of vineyards. Red wines snag the most acclaim, with bold Syrahs especially emerging as the wine to watch. Outdoor lovers can hike or bike the Blue Mountains, 20 miles east of town.
If you answered "b" to most questions, consider a trip to Yakima Valley, home to 11,000 vineyard acres and nearly 80 wineries. Specializing in Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah, most of wineries hug a 60-mile stretch of interstate from Yakima to just past Prosser, and include well-known Hogue Cellars as well as boutique wineries and family- run operations. Though responsible for growing more than one-third of the state's grapes, the hardworking area is not known for quaint wine-country amenities and charms. However, the city of Yakima is just 30 minutes from hiking, camping and kayaking opportunities in the Cascade Mountain Range, allowing travelers to easily combine outdoor pursuits with wine-country discoveries in one trip.
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Q&A: My 8-year-old still have potty training issues. Should I be concerned?
I have an eight-year-old girl who wears 'Goodnights' every night because she still wets her bed. This does not really concern me since most of the people in my family were the same. However, I have noticed on several occasions that she urinates in her pull-up diaper before bed when she's wide awake. We do have her wait till she's just about ready for bed before she puts on her diaper in an attempt to avoid this issue, but it's not working. We've also started finding poop in her underpants, as if she isn't wiping properly despite knowing perfectly well how to clean herself. Do you think that these issues are cropping up because she's upset at home, or stressed out, or what?
There seem to be two separate issues: one about the bed-wetting and one about the stool.
Although there are situations in which stool in the underpants signals an emotional problem, this involves children who pass complete stools in their clothing after having been trained. Streaking in the underpants usually only involves a child who didn't take the time needed to completely clean before dashing out of the bathroom to get on with the day. This isn't done deliberately, and doesn't mean anything more than that your daughter needs to be reminded to take the time to clean properly.
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According to records, Peter Lanza paid Nancy yearly alimony totaling $240,000 in 2010; $265,000 in 2011; and $289,800 in 2012. Peter Lanza was solely responsible for the cost of college for Adam and brother Ryan. He also was responsible for buying Adam a car.
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After the divorce, Peter Lanza continued to see his sons weekly, taking them skiing, hiking, rock climbing, to coin shows and on overnights at his Stamford apartment, the person who has recently been in touch with Peter Lanza said.
Peter Lanza often would help Adam with his math and science homework and described his son as "highly intelligent" and a "voracious reader," the person said.
But during the following year, 2010, Adam severed all contact with his father.
"Something happened with Adam," the person in touch with Lanza said. "Given the amount of time they were spending with each other, it was a sudden shift."
During this period, Adam also cut contacts with his brother, Ryan, who lived in Hoboken, N.J., and worked at a New York City financial firm.
Around this time, in 2010, Nancy Lanza was no longer in communication with her younger brother, James Champion, a military veteran and a ranking officer with Kingston police. Adam had looked up to his Uncle Jim, but Nancy began to discourage Adam from emulating his uncle, according to LaFontaine.
LaFontaine said he ran into Champion in Kingston in 2011 or early 2012 and asked him about his sister. By that time, after 10 years of regular contact, Nancy Lanza was no longer communicating regularly with LaFontaine.
"'I haven't heard from her in a while,'" LaFontaine said Champion told him. "And he looked down at the ground and he looked sad and he said, 'I don't know, she's not talking to me anymore.'"
LaFontaine said, "I thought, well, that's odd because she really loved her baby brother and so I wondered what had happened. I didn't ask him, I didn't think he wanted to talk about it, but there was something amiss."
Champion did not return phone and Internet messages for comment. When The Courant went to his Kingston home, a sign on the door asked members of the media to respect his privacy.
After the divorce, Nancy Lanza traveled more, leaving Adam alone for days at a time, something, she told friends, she was doing to encourage Adam to be more independent.
She went to fine restaurants in Connecticut and Boston and traveled to England, New Orleans and San Francisco on occasion, her friends said. In an email to LaFontaine after her divorce in the fall of 2009, she said she was in Boston "on a regular basis," and usually stayed at the Fairmont, the Four Seasons or the Ritz-Carlton.
When she went away, she would leave prepared meals in the refrigerator for Adam. She spent this past Thanksgiving in northern New England with family, one in a series of trips she took without her son.
"She was very comfortable leaving him alone for several days at a time," said Bergquist, who was friends in Newtown with Nancy Lanza.
Adam eventually earned his high school diploma, according to a person close to Peter Lanza. He also worked part time at a computer-repair shop in Newtown until it went out of business.
In the summer of 2008, when he was 16, Adam enrolled in classes at Western Connecticut State University. He did well, earning a 3.26 grade-point average. He received an A in a computer class, an A-minus in an American history class and a B in a macroeconomics class. He was given a C in philosophy, and he dropped out of a German language class.
His mother told friends that Adam embraced a more adult environment in college, but it didn't last. He was out in a year. In 2010, he enrolled in classes at Norwalk Community College but dropped out in the first semester.
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A federal judge on Thursday found condemned killer Ron Lafferty mentally competent and able to participate in ongoing legal proceedings aimed at stopping his execution for the 1984 murder of his sister-in-law and niece.
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The case has been on hold since January 2010, when Lafferty's attorneys raised questions about his competency.
Since then, Benson noted, the "legal landscape" for competency determinations in appeals has changed. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that defendants do not have a statutory right to be competent during such proceedings, which focus on record reviews.
Lafferty's attorneys maintain their client is delusional and unable to assist them in his defense. As an example, they said in court filings that Lafferty believes he was tormented by the ghost of a trial judge's father, and that he and a former defense attorney were siblings several hundred years ago in England. The defense wanted Benson to send Lafferty to the Utah State Hospital for treatment aimed at restoring his mental health.
Questions about Lafferty's competency have been raised since his first trial in 1985 for the murders of his sister-in-law Brenda Wright Lafferty and 15-month-old niece.
He was convicted and given the death penalty in that trial, but the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals found the wrong standard was used to assess his mental competency and ordered that Lafferty be tried again. Lafferty was convicted and given death a second time in 1996.
Lafferty's attorneys said their client's delusions involve both his legal proceedings and his experiences with spirit beings. They assert Lafferty's delusions existed prior to when he attempted to hang himself in December 1984, an event that caused brain damage.
Benson held a two-day competency hearing in October, during which he heard differing views from psychologists about Lafferty's mental well being.
Three different psychologists provided evaluations of Lafferty, two of whom participated in the October hearing.
Two psychologists hired by the defense concluded that Lafferty is incompetent; one attributed that to a psychotic disorder caused by lack of oxygen when he tried to commit suicide, while the other said Lafferty suffers from schizophrenia and a psychotic disorder.
A third psychologist, who testified for the state, said Lafferty does not have any mental disease or defect that makes him incompetent, instead attributing his odd thoughts to narcissism, fundamentalist Mormon beliefs and an anti-government ideology.
Benson said he found the third psychologist's findings most persuasive.
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I had a weekend of old-time fandom over Memorial Day. Those of you who came of age in the past twenty years probably assume that it is a natural thing to know every detail of a sporting event as it happens, but us old folks know that it is possible to go for days and know nothing about the fortunes of your favorite team. In 1989 I went to Nova Scotia for three weeks. There was no television, and of course no Internet. When I left the Indians were hovering around .500 and on the fringes of the race; when I got back they were ten games under and the season was gone. The only way I could find out what had happened would have been to go to the library and comb back issues of the newspaper; who wants to do that?
This past weekend I was in Toronto, and while it wasn't nearly as bad as twenty years ago, I had no cell phone service and the Canadian cable channels provided no more information than the score. I could read the Plain Dealer in my hotel room, but the only time I was there was late at night and first thing in the morning.
The weekend began with a drive across southern Ontario while listening to Tom Hamilton on WTAM. As advertised, the signal held all the way into Toronto, even when I would have preferred not to hear. At one point Hammy said that a ball hit (I think by Nick Swisher) "had double written all over it." My wife commented that everyone would freak out if somebody really wrote "double"on the baseball. I suppose I am immune to Hammy's clichés after twenty years, but since that point I notice every last one.
During the game on Saturday, I was sitting in a sports bar watching a soccer game and waiting for the score to flash every five minutes or so. The Canadian cable system has this channel with about fifteen boxes of information all crammed on one screen, with news, stock prices, sports scores, weather, and gossip all together on one screen, and commercials going nonstop in the upper left corner. So while you all were agonizing pitch by pitch with Vinnie Pestano, I was watching nonstop footage of the mayor of Toronto saying that the photograph of him smoking crack was somehow misleading and wondering why the bottom of the eighth seemed to take forever. Finally the score popped up 5-4 Red Sox, then 7-4.
The only consolation at that point was that the bar was starting to fill up with Blue Jays fans, who had come from the stadium about a mile away and watched their team lose to the Orioles. These folks feel a legitimate sense of outrage at how badly their team is playing, given the increased payroll and the World Series predictions during the offseason. The focus of their wrath is R. A. Dickey, who got barbecued on talk radio for saying that his knuckleball doesn't dance as much in cold weather, turning him into a very hittable pitcher. I remember this being true with Tom Candiotti when he was with the Indians, so I was more sympathetic than the guy on the radio, who wondered if Dickey had warned the Jays before signing his big contract that he would only be effective for about six weeks of the season, which is how long summer lasts in Toronto (it was 48 on Saturday).
I was in another sports bar near the end of the game Sunday. At least this time the Jays were on TV, so baseball scores were popping up constantly. We got seated, though, at the one table that was not close to any of the sixty or so screens. So my wife got to watch me alternate between twisting around in my seat, leaning out into the aisle, and pretending I had to use the restroom so that I could check other screens. It seemed like a waste of time, since the score stayed 5-2 for so long. Then, just as we were walking out of the restaurant, I took one last look and saw that it was 5-4 and that the Red Sox had two men on base. I thought about just standing there until they showed the final score, but that seemed a bit much to ask of my wife, who had already gone to the Hockey Hall of Fame that day. Besides, I knew we would lose.
So we left, with about a mile of walking to our next stop, a comedy club. We got there too early and found that it would be a half hour before they would open the doors, so we strolled around the theatre district and I looked for a restaurant with a TV that was visible from the street. I finally found a place with an actual sports scoreboard on the side of the building, then I had to wait through five minutes of Indy 500 highlights (left turn, left turn, pit stop, left turn, crash, left turn) until I saw the final score.
In the old days, I would have known absolutely nothing about the game until Monday morning. In this case, I had the worst of both worlds, knowing enough to be nervous but not enough to have my nerves assuaged. The moral of the story, I guess, is that I need a better cell phone.
In the meantime, what to make of a weekend (plus Monday in Cincinnati) when the Indians blew games in every conceivable way? The foibles of the bullpen masked the fact that the offense was mostly stagnant and the defense was sloppy at many crucial points. I like Francona's perspective about this: these are good players, they will figure it out. I am skeptical, though, about Pestano as closer. I would give him a couple of low-pressure outings to find his groove before I put him into the ninth inning of a one-run game. Right now the hot hands are Cody Allen, Bryan Shaw, and Joe Smith. I would reserve the big outs for those three guys until Perez is healthy or Pestano has a couple of strong outings in a row.
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The Angry Intern said...
I want to try tanking on my DK, but I'm kinda scared to try it. I've never played any kind of tank before, so I have no idea what to do. Any advice on where to begin? I've got the standard accepted blood spec and I've been collecting a few pieces of tank gear (lower iLevel stuff, i'm definitely going to do non-heroics to start off with) I'm thinking of grabbing a few guildmates who will hopefully be more patient with me while I learn.
Mr. Tastix said...
Stick down DnD on AoE pulls (and even single-target) as a pre-emptive strike for threat, do this as you're opening in on the target.
For glyphs you want Death Strike, Rune Strike and Heart Strike (Prime Glyphs) on single-target, swap out Rune Strike for the Death and Decay glyph on AoE fights. Good Major Glyphs would be Blood Boil for AoE, Rune Tap (helps healers), Vampiric Blood, and Anti-Magic Shell. Dancing Rune Weapon glyph is rather meh.
For the skills to use: DnD on pull. Then you basically just spam Death Strike and Rune Strike. Heart Strike and Blood Boil are good for AoE (Heart Strike has a cleave effect) and I never use Death Coil unless the target's out of range. Diseases are optional and I only generally keep them up on bosses or with Outbreak only as the damage is rather pitiful on anything else.
I'd suggest you tank normals, to begin with, as well. Even if you've got the tank gear to do Heroics you'll still want some practice in normal dungeons until you've got some practice.
This article on WoW Insider might help you, one thing you'll want to learn (nobody can teach you this) is situational awareness. Watch where mobs are and what they're doing, watch any AoE damage (AMS is handy for this) and also watch your own threat and the threat of other players.
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The Angry Intern said...
Thanks for the tips!
TheUsualSuspect said...
Short summary - fights vary.
Start on normals, not heroics. Even if you are geared for heroics.
For multiple mobs in general - Drop Death and Decay on top of yourself and Death Grip the caster to you (or ranged - in fact if there is a hunter type mob in the enemy group, its better to death grip him and strangulate the caster). The rest of them will run to you through your death and decay and by that time you should have diseases up on the one you death gripped and can now spread to the rest with pestilence. After that it's what others have said. Try to keep blood shield up with Death Strike, Rune strike when its available, Heart Strike in between those. Keep bone shield up whenever its off cooldown. Blood boil when its a free one or if you need help gathering aggro at beginning.
Opinions vary of course between tanks but this is a general strategy and will get you started until you find your own groove. Tanking is fun and we need more of them. Sometimes you are the hero, sometimes its thankless. Good Luck!


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Kathleen Eagle Delivers With: THE NIGHT REMEMBERS
The Night Remembers began to take shape when I spotted a newspaper article about a man who'd been discovered living underground for three years in a park in downtown Minneapolis. His snug burrow, neatly outfitted with hand-crafted furnishings, looked like something from the TV version of "Beauty and the Beast." His story inspired me to create Jesse Brown Wolf, a man whose troubled past and blinding headaches have driven him to lead a double life. By day, he's a handyman. At night, he prowls the city streets, heading off whatever trouble he encounters-especially when a child is threatened.
Twelve-year-old Tommy T, a resourceful homeless kid, discovers the mysterious man's underground hideaway and imagines him as one of the heroes he creates in his cartoon sketches. Together they befriend Angela Prescott, a woman on the run from an abusive relationship, and Tommy T's cartoon creation becomes Angela's night visitor.
This is a story about finding heroes in our own backyard, our own building, neighborhood school (I used the school where my husband teaches as a model), maybe even beneath the roots of the trees that grow in our own park. Mystical threads from the American Indian tales of Coyote and Fox, along with the timeless appeal of "Beauty and the Beast," are woven into a story that is truly grounded in the hard realities of modern urban life.
Ultimately, this is a love story about building family and community, about people taking charge of their own lives.
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She didn't exactly want him in her bed. Just close by. She wanted him to come close and be close. It was up to her to decide how close. But she had to go to sleep first. Like all good spirits who did their magic at night, he wouldn't come until everyone in the house was fast asleep.
"I'm sleeping," she muttered, she had no idea how much later. Time played no part in her dreams.
"You talk in your sleep. Did you know that?"
She smiled in her sleep, too. "I talk in my dreams. Everyone does."
"Then talk to me, Angela. Tell me what you're afraid of."
She groaned. "If I talk about that then this dream will be ruined."
"I can protect you," he said, his voice coming closer, and, yes, she wanted it closer still.
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▸ Okay. My problems with the republican candidates (in nutshells):
Michelle Bachmann: 1. Politically unqualified. (she's only a member of the House of Representatives and has little other experience of any significance) 2. Obsessively compares things to the Bible and frequently calls things "The devil" or associates them with demonology. 3. Screws up historical facts.
Herman Cain: His "999 Plan" would leave this country in more debt than we ever have been in before.
Newt Gingrich: While he was the Speaker of the House, he had 84 ethics charges brought against him and is the only Speaker of the House in history to be disciplined for ethics violations.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.: The only Republican with a bid for the presidency who has reasonably moderate political views, international experience, gubernatorial experience, and a reasonably clean political background. There's two reasons why he won't get the bid, though, the first being that no one knows him, the second being that he's a Mormon, and evangelicals/tea partiers wouldn't vote for him for that very reason.
Ron Paul: A fiercely Pro-Life Libertarian. I can't even begin to explain him— I've liked him in the past on all issues except that. However, now Paul is trying hard to appeal to tea party and evangelical republicans, which I personally think is a mistake and goes against his views that I've been fond of in the past.
Rick Perry: He's pretty much George W. Bush III, but with unusual immigration views. Used to be a Democrat, but now he mutilates medicaid funding; during his governorship, Texas's uninsured rate rose to the highest in the country, 26%. When he talks, he sounds like a male version of Sarah Palin.
Mitt Romney: A more notable but less qualified Mormon than Huntsman. Flip-flopper on many issues, especially social ones. Would like to call himself a "Fiscal Conservative", despite the term's inaccuracy regarding him; being a businessman with Conservative social views and running for president doesn't make one a "Fiscal Conservative". Will probably also not receive the bid because of evangelical conservatives' views on Mormons.
Rick Santorum: Attempted to sneak in an amendment to "No Child Left Behind" that would force teachers to teach Intelligent Design and make students question Evolution. Oh, and, type in "Santorum" in google, read the first result. This anti-Santorum website was generated because of slanderous things the Senator has said about Homosexuality, comparing it to sodomy and pedophilia. An internet community decided to make his surname a dirty word in response.


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President Barack Obama welcomed the Chicago Blackhawks to the White House on Friday to celebrate their 2010 Stanley Cup championship. Later, Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green and members of the 'Hawks joined Michelle Obama to encourage kids to get fit as part of the First Lady's "Let's Move" campaign. Read more about the day at The New York Times and Russian Machine Never Breaks.
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Utah to Appeal Gay Marriage Case to Supreme Court
Originally Posted: 07/10/2014 - 2:38pm | Type: Blog
The Utah attorney general announced Wednesday that he will go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge an appellate ruling that declared the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. ...
A License to Pray
Originally Posted: 07/10/2014 - 10:06am | Type: Magazine Article
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How Soccer Differs from the World of Partisan Politics
Originally Posted: 07/08/2014 - 3:48pm | Type: Blog
After the final whistle ended a hard-fought World Cup match, Brazilian star David Luiz consoled Colombian star James Rodriguez. After the final whistle ended a hard-fought World C ...
Wheaton College Gets a Pass from Supreme Court on Contraception Mandate
Originally Posted: 07/07/2014 - 4:25pm | Type: Blog
The Supreme Court offered a further sign that it favors letting employers with religious objections avoid the Obama administration's so-called contraception mandate. The Supreme C ...
Hobby Lobby, Rivalry, and Choosing Grace
Originally Posted: 07/03/2014 - 11:15am | Type: Blog
It is an identical claim to moral superiority which matters and which is in fact the cause of the apparent conflict. The underlying issues, whatever you think they may be, whether religious freedom, women's re ...
The Cross on Mount Soledad Can Stay — For Now
Originally Posted: 07/01/2014 - 10:41am | Type: Blog
The decades-long battle over a cross erected on public land in California will drag out even longer now that the Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the case. The decades-long b ...
Five Takeaways From the Hobby Lobby Case
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Awaiting Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby Ruling, Public Favors Contraception Mandate
Originally Posted: 06/23/2014 - 10:46am | Type: Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to finally issue its ruling this week in the highly anticipated case of the craft companies vs. Obamacare. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to ...
Supreme Court Says 'No' to Public School Graduations in Church
Originally Posted: 06/16/2014 - 2:55pm | Type: Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that a Wisconsin high school acted unconstitutionally when it held its graduation ceremonies in a local megachurch. ...
Schuette vs. the Image of God
Originally Posted: 06/11/2014 - 9:36am | Type: Magazine Article
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COMMENTARY: There's Little to Celebrate in Greece v. Galloway Prayer Decision
Originally Posted: 05/16/2014 - 4:06pm | Type: Blog
The great rejoicing after the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on public prayer reminded me of the infamous line from an officer who commented on the destruction of a village during the Vietnam War: "We had ...
COMMENTARY: Is the Hobby Lobby Bible Elective Objective?
Originally Posted: 05/13/2014 - 2:19pm | Type: Blog
On April 14, the school board in Mustang, Okla., voted to institute an elective Bible course. This is not news. More than a thousand U.S. public schools offer Bible as literature courses. ...
Moneyed Speech
Originally Posted: 05/14/2014 - 10:00am | Type: Magazine Article
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Supreme Court Prayer Ruling May Spur New Alliances
Originally Posted: 05/08/2014 - 12:34pm | Type: Blog
This week's Supreme Court ruling allowing sectarian prayers at public meetings dealt a body blow to atheist organizations. This week's Supreme Court ruling allowing sectarian pray ...
Supreme Court Approves Sectarian Prayer at Public Meetings
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The Supreme Court's Assault on Democracy
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Supreme Court Doubles Down on Money as Speech
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The Court has made its vision of the future of electoral politics clear. What is unclear is how Americans will respond to the increasing influence money is having in our political system. ...
The Women Of Faith Factor In 'Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius'
Originally Posted: 03/26/2014 - 3:50pm | Type: Press
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Both Sides of Contraception Mandate Sound Off
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Today, the Supreme Court heard two cases that have major implications for the intersection of religious liberty and health care in America. While Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties C ...
What's Right About Obamacare?
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Sr. Carol Keehan Amid the political bombast, it's easy to forget why we needed health-care reform in the first place. ...
Some Protest, Others Celebrate Roe v. Wade with Festive Meals
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Arriving home from school on Jan. 22, 1973, Mary Wissink noticed her mother was unusually animated. Arriving home from school on Jan. 22, 1973, Mary Wissink noticed her mother was ...
Supreme Court Wrestles with How 'Religious' Prayer Should Be at Public Meetings
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The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday with a case that asks whether government bodies can open with prayers that some people find overly religious and excluding. The Supreme Court ...
Supreme Court Affirms Monks' Right to Sell Caskets
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A group of Catholic monks can continue selling their handmade caskets after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Louisiana funeral directors. A group of Catholic ...
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie Won't Appeal Gay Marriage Rulings
Originally Posted: 10/21/2013 - 4:45pm | Type: Blog
Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday that he was dropping the fight against same-sex marriage in New Jersey by withdrawing his appeal of a major case that was being heard by the state Supreme Court. ...
Myths We Live By? Voter Fraud & Jim Crow Dead And Gone
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Supreme Court Poised to Turn Right in 2013 Term
Originally Posted: 10/04/2013 - 12:54pm | Type: Blog
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U.S. Asks Supreme Court to Review Hobby Lobby's Birth Control Mandate Challenge
Originally Posted: 09/23/2013 - 12:18pm | Type: Blog
Federal officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the government mandate that private companies offer employees birth control coverage despite the business owner's moral objections, with the compan ...
Is 'the Dream' Under Attack?
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'Fighting Words' from the Supreme Court
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Equal Protection — for All
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There's Something in the Air: Grace
Originally Posted: 08/02/2013 - 9:42am | Type: Blog
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Obama Administration to Attempt to Counter SCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights Act
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The Obama administration will attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court's June ruling that struck down of a key part of the Voting Rights Act. The Obama administration will attempt ...
On Scripture: Fighting for Freedom
Originally Posted: 07/03/2013 - 7:25am | Type: Blog
For from Istanbul to Cairo, from Rio to Raleigh, from women's rights to gay rights to voting rights, until all are free, none are free. "If you love somebody, set them free. Free. ...
GOP Fault Lines Emerging on Social Issues
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The Real Fights Over Gay Marriage are Just Starting
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4 Things Religious Conservatives Might Do After High Court Rulings:
Originally Posted: 06/27/2013 - 5:06pm | Type: Blog
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Love is Greater Than Faith
Originally Posted: 06/27/2013 - 4:44pm | Type: Blog
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Equal Justice Under the Law
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The words above the Supreme Court read, "Equal Justice Under the Law." This week, two Supreme Court outcomes dramatically affected the reality of those words. The words above the ...
On Scripture: Resistance is Futile
Originally Posted: 06/26/2013 - 4:59pm | Type: Blog
For others with different theological and political perspectives, these decisions will be a difficult test, and they will struggle to accept them. I pray for their comfort and consolation. ...
ANALYSIS: A Cultural Wave on Gay Marriage Reaches the Supreme Court
Originally Posted: 06/26/2013 - 5:05pm | Type: Blog
Sometimes a court opinion is more than just a court opinion. Sometimes a court opinion is more than just a court opinion. Justice Anthony Kennedy's 26-page decision Wednesd ...
What SCOTUS Could Learn From Paula Deen
Originally Posted: 06/26/2013 - 2:09pm | Type: Blog
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DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional; SCOTUS Declines Ruling on Prop 8
Originally Posted: 06/26/2013 - 10:58am | Type: Blog
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Jesus and Affirmative Action
Originally Posted: 06/25/2013 - 11:34am | Type: Blog
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Originally Posted: 06/25/2013 - 9:33am | Type: Blog
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Prayer at Government Meetings
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Originally Posted: 04/03/2013 - 1:32pm | Type: Blog
When New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told national news programs on Easter Sunday that Catholic leaders need to do a better job of showing that their opposition to gay marriage is not "an attack on gay people, ...


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Season This With That: A Quick Guide to Common Spices for Common Dishes
As the resident food lover in my family, I often get panicked 5pm phone calls asking how to season a bowl of steamed veggies or what can replace thyme or if there's a way to make this chicken taste less boring. While there is really no "One Right Way" to season or spice your favorite foods, here's a quick guide to some of the most common — and dependably tasty! — ways to do it.
A Million Ways to Roast a Chicken
When given the choice between fresh herbs and dried herbs, fresh herbs are going give you better flavor every time. Likewise, whole spices freshly-ground right before you use them will also taste better. This said, dried herbs and pre-ground spices are better than none at all!
I included several spice mixes here because they are convenient for seasoning a quick weeknight meal and also because they can be good gateways into new ways to spice your food. It's also good to learn what spices are in the mixes so that you can get a sense for which ones are making your food taste so good (see our complete spice and herb guide, below).
Think of this guide and the seasonings I suggest as a starting place. Use it to learn the basics of what herbs and spices tend to go best with which basic dishes, but don't stop there.
What particular herbs and spices do you like to use when seasoning your favorite foods?
Teeny Tiny New Potatoes with Lemon
A Reference Guide to Common Spices for Common Dishes
- Dried herbs and spices: thyme, rosemary, coriander, marjoram, sage, garam masala (spice blend), harissa (spice blend), jerk seasoning (spice blend), dukkah (spice blend), chili powder (spice blend), herbes de provence (spice blend)
- Fresh herbs: thyme, rosemary, parsley, tarragon, marjoram, sage
- Other: lemon, garlic, soy sauce, white wine, ginger, pesto, miso paste
- Dried herbs and spices: coriander, chili flakes, jerk seasoning (spice blend), dukkah (spice blend), za'atar (spice blend)
- Fresh herbs: chervil, tarragon, chives, dill, marjoram, cilantro
- Other: lemon, mustard, ginger, sherry, pesto, miso paste, soy sauce
- Dried herbs and spices: sage, rosemary, thyme, chinese five-spice (spice blend)
- Fresh herbs: sage, rosemary, thyme
- Other: mustard, garlic
- Dried herbs and spices: rosemary, thyme, chinese five-spice (spice blend)
- Fresh herbs: rosemary, thyme
- Other: red wine, garlic
- Dried herbs and spices: cinnamon, harissa (spice blend), dukkah (spice blend), za'atar (spice blend)
- Fresh herbs: rosemary, thyme, parsley, mint
- Other: garlic
Steamed or Roasted Vegetables
- Dried herbs and spices: thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, chili flakes, za'atar (spice blend)
- Fresh herbs: dill, thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram
- Other: lemon, good extra-virgin olive oil, butter, pesto
- Dried herbs and spices: rosemary, thyme, garam masala (spice blend), herbes de provence (spice blend)
- Fresh herbs: rosemary, thyme, parsley
- Other: good extra-virgin olive oil, butter, pesto
Also, take a gander through our herb and spice archive:
Ginger and Cilantro Baked Tilapia
Related: Do It Now! Throwing Away Our 4-Year-Old Spices
(Images: Roast Chicken/Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan, Spices/AlexeiLogvinovich/Shutterstock, Potatoes/Tilapia/Faith Durand)
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Nice reference, with some interesting variations I want to try!
I'd add my go-to spice for chicken: sage, preferably fresh, but dried if in a pinch.
I like Rosemary with potatoes, obviously! But I love tarragon with potatoes, too, fresh, of course. With a squeeze of lemon! Here are some roasted garlic tarragon mashed potatoes...
I love ginger with parsnips, like in these ginger and parsnip pakoras...
or this smooth bright parsnip, carrot, red lentil and ginger soup...
I love sage with butternut squash, like in this roasted butternut and portobello tart...
or this tart with pumpkinseed sage custard and butternut squash coins...
I like sweet potatoes with cumin paprika and lime, like in this kale and chickpea stew...
I like white beans with sage, as in this white bean, spinach and roasted mushroom pie with a pecan sage crust...
totally agree with dwhitman on the sage/chicken combo.
but, have what happened to cilantro!!?? only fresh, alone or in combo with onion and fresh or roasted tomatoes; alone or with the aforementioned tomato combo on roasted or grilled eggplant, roasted or grilled chicken or salmon, steamed brown rice, avocados, with refried beans on grilled corn tortialls; in any vegetable curry; along with garlic on roasted or sauted mushrooms; in chicken soup, especially with some lemon or lime juice squeezed in at the last minute .... I know I'm forgetting something!
Sage! How could I forget sage! I'm adding now. :) And @lakesq - I totally agree with you on all the great ways to use cilantro. Yum.
I should add that I like smoked paprika with EVERYTHING!! I'm a vegetarian, but I love it with butternut squash, greens, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, chickpeas, black beans....
This is a really great post - especially to new cooks! Great to keep on hand!
I use a lot of these combinations...we love herbs and spices in my house! I started my son off right away (at 4 months!) with herbs and spices in his food!!
Chicken roasted with spices (garam masala, for example) and mayonnaise is delicious.
Great reference guide.
I was hoping to see uses for Turmeric since that is the health spice of the moment.
Definitely some great references!