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2008 Elections: Bill Clinton Wants Me to Vote for Obama

by Kristi Hines on November 4, 2008 · 10 comments

2008 Presidential Elections Bill Clinton left me a voicemail yesterday, asking me to support Barack Obama. The one call on the day before elections was not too bad compared to the daily (sometimes twice a day) calls I was getting from John McCain’s camp, which felt more like a bill collector than a friendly persuasion call. Plus there are the other tons of local political recordings from Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Janet Napolitano, corporate commission candidates, and so forth. All in all, my phone is ready for this day to be over with.

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Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty

by Kristi Hines on October 15, 2008 · 17 comments

For Blog Action Day 2008, the topic is poverty. There is poverty at every level: locally, nationally, and globally. When we think about that, the thought that typically goes through a person’s mind is what can one person do?

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Remembering September 11th

by Kristi Hines on September 11, 2008 · 5 comments

9/11 September 11th World Trade Center Lights Memorial

It is interesting how sometimes I cannot remember what I was doing just an hour ago, but I can remember the morning of September 11, 2001 like I had a log of it somewhere in my head.

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Challenges

by Kristi Hines on September 9, 2008 · 1 comment

Roger Federer US Open Champion 2008 with Trophy The US Open 2008 has come to a close, and I am so excited to see Roger Federer come out on top. Not only is he a brilliant player with excellent footwork going into his shots, but he’s also a Goodwill Ambassador, involved in many charities, and quite entertaining as well. Federer have been ranked #1 going into the US Open if he had not battled a case of mononucleosis this year which affected his play. Despite that, he still went to many tournaments and the Olympics in Beijing and put forth his best effort, which paid off in the end with his 5th US Open Championship.