Gas Prices Across Texas Up 4 Cents — CBS Dallas / Fort WorthCBS Dallas / Fort Worth

Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter COPPELL (AP) – Retail gasoline prices have climbed another 4 cents across Texas this week to an average of $2.12 per gallon. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the nationwide price at the pump also rose 2 cents this week to average $2.33 per gallon. The association survey found that Dallas and Fort Worth have the most expensive gasoline…

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Meet the Leader Quest: Bonus Day — Empire Avenue

MEET THE LEADERS QUEST EXTENDED You have until JUNE 2 at 8:00 pm ET (That’s 00:00 UTC.) to complete the Meet the Leaders Quest and collect more than 7 million eaves. FEATURED LEADERS: Keep your pinned post up until June 2. If you update it, be sure to include the clue needed to unlock your achievement. […]

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AG Paxton Loses Appeal In His Criminal Case — CBS Dallas / Fort WorthCBS Dallas / Fort Worth

Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A special prosecutor handling the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says an appeals court has upheld the indictment on securities fraud charges. Special prosecutor Brian Wice said Wednesday night that the Dallas-based 5th Court of Appeals allowed the case against the state’s top prosecutor to…

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I-Team: Teens Turning To Flower Seeds To Get High — CBS Dallas / Fort WorthCBS Dallas / Fort Worth

Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH TEXAS (CBS11 I-TEAM) – A warning for parents– the I-Team is learning some teenagers are turning to flower seeds for a cheap but dangerous high. Young people are posting videos all over YouTube about their experiences after eating flower seeds. One boy holds a bag in front of the camera showing…

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Drivers Who Ignore Flooded Roadway Signs Can Face Criminal Charges — CBS Dallas / Fort WorthCBS Dallas / Fort Worth

Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Ignore warnings of high water on the road ahead and you’re risking more than your car. In Texas it is a crime to bypass barricades during flooding. “You could actually take someone to jail,” warned DPS Sgt. Lonny Haschel. Under state law, a driver could be charged with a…

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Why Invest in the Social Stock Market? #EmpireKred #BlogAThon Entry EKB16

The sixteenth  entry in Blogathon 2015 is from Buddy Hodges from Orlando, FL , a member of Empire.Kred since May 2015 Why Invest in the Social Stock Market? What if Social Capital could be evaluate…

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Missing the Point

David's Commonplace Book

I found this picture posted on a Facebook group called Americans Against the Republican Party.

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This graphic was titled, “Welcome to the real world, not GOP fantasy land”.

I think the person who put this together is missing the point on several levels. For one thing, many of these rankings are debatable and some are subjective. How did they rate levels of democracy or press freedom? Different countries use different criteria for things like infant survival, crime rates, etc making direct comparisons not as easy as one might expect. There are no citations given, so who knows if any of the rankings are actually true? Even taking them all at face value, no one but a fool has ever said that the U.S. is the best at everything.

If the U. S. is number one, it is because we have the largest economy, somewhere around 25% of the world’s…

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If you were suddenly independently wealthy, how would

If you were suddenly independently wealthy, how would you spend your time? What positive change would you bring to the world?