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I've a feeling that once Winter breaks for those of us in the cold lands, our eyes will look forward renewing our hope. It'll be at least six months in my opinion before Obamas presence really starts to show for itself as our president.
RA, did they offer to take your shopping cart back to the store for you? Or your automobile back to the dealer?

We can all benefit from this attitude, actually. Admitting we've got a long way to go will right this ship, but we will right this ship.

There was an unpleasant editorial in the paper yesterday saying "vote no", because why subsidize poor people who go to the library to play on the computers and look at porn? Buy your own books from used book stores! Instead of giving the library $40 more dollars a year, use the money to rent your own videos. Etc...
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/st...
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It's so disheartening. I know this is a bad time to ask for a tax increase, but usage of libraries is up, and so are expenses. In the meantime, the 1% allowable increase in property taxes that funds the library has not kept up with inflation or property values.
Bah.
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Do you think the rough winter and economic news and maybe some other factors are impacting (some) day to day interactions? How so? Where does the "hope" of the new president fit in the mix?