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Chamber of Commerce a battering ram for SOPA?

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"Honey, how can I roll-over my IRA into Bain Capital?

My partner is tied to an elephant, probably one inherited from his parents.  He has a small amount to put into an IRA and we have been trying to decide how to place it so it would increase more than...

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Mitt's big tax secret ?

This is just a little diary, with some thoughts that came to me late last night.

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H.O.R.S.E. Sanctuary must close.

The H.O.R.S.E Rescue and Sanctuary in Pavilion, New York must find new homes for its rescues.  Chris and Mike Dodge started the rescue in 1993 and moved to make it a non-profit in 1996. They have...

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Valentine's Gift of Heat

I promised myself in December that when January rolled around, I would send some cash to the small donor's pool at the St. Francis Energy Company in St. Francis, South Dakota to provide propane to...

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You may be a republican.....!

A tip of the hat to Jeff Foxworthy for the format, come on and play along to help keep spirits lifted as we head into super tuesday!

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NN12 Scholarships - action diary

Jesse LaGreca, Horace Boothroyd III, UnaSpenser, priceman and richard cranium are all in the running for the DFA Scholarship competition.  Go ahead, take a little time and show these folks some Kos...

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Did you miss EarthDay this year? Here is a last chance opportunity to do good!

There is a little diary sliding down the recents that could use some love and some rec's.  

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When does the grieving begin ?

A second funeral in six months.  The waves of sadness and guilt. If only we could have done something to help we wouldn't need to be somber and anxious this week, when summer is exploding with bounty...

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SUCCESS !! Okiciyap Will Have cold milk, fresh oranges and apples...Thanks to...

UPDATE:Last night your fellow Kossacks pulled together and Okiciyap Group did Reach their goal to raise a total of $845.00 to purchase and ship a new refrigerator to Isabel, SD.  Thank you all for your...

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Specific Needs List for Okiciyap Food Pantry UPDATE 8/13/12

Hotlist this diary to make it easy to find The only way we can link to this list is to publish, our regular group diary will publish Sunday at 7:00 EDT.  Hope you will visit then.  The purpose of this...

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Food and School Supplies Needed at Okiciyap Food Pantry and Youth Center

When Okiciyap lost Georgia Little Shield in April 2012, the Isabel community on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota was dealt a terrible blow. Georgia was instrumental in the development of...

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We Did It !! Okiciyap Will Have Enough School Supplies for Students in Isabel

                                                                                   As of Monday Afternoon, there are enough promised school supplies and donations that the Okiciyap (we help) Food...

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Retired Teacher's Breakfast, 2012 or Why Must You Scare My Friend?

Our vocational high school was a rough place to work; although it was rural and the students were unsophisticated, our jobs were entirely dependent upon the central high schools sending students to our...

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IAN - we really enjoyed the cookies!

As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...

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It's the end of the month at the Okiciyap Food Pantry, and the volunteers are...

                                                As I write this, the Okiciyap (we help) Food Pantry on the Cheyenne Reservation in Isabel, South Dakota is $373.13 away from their ChipIn goal (which...

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MsWings Needs Some Help from the Kos Community.

A member of our community is struggling.  Please help this diary from MsSpentYouth get more eyes by using your recs, tips and tweets.  If you can republish, that would be super!  If you can help, her...

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Warm Winter Clothing for Kids at Okiciyap

Writing about kids with cold hands and feet is a challenge for me.  I want to empty my closet and send them gloves and boots and blankets.  But, I just don't have any kids' clothes in my home; the last...

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Clothing for Homeless Vets via TSA

In my heavily "gerrymandered to be R" congressional district, we have lost a fine first term (and I hope not the last) congresswoman.  While I cannot see eye to eye with her on everything, she is (and...

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One of our own, laurustina, needs help.

Many of us have read the moving diaries that laurustina has written about her daughter Alice.  Now she is asking for our help, primarily with finding work, but, if you are so inclined, she would accept...

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