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Vicki McClure Davidson | March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to our spendthrift politicians and their unrealistic, unsustainable addiction to spending. And spending. And spending. The devastating harm to our economy should be obvious, Congress Critters — pay attention to the glasses of beer in the video as they show the increase of racked-up debt for the past century and our [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | March 4, 2011

Éirinn go brách… Ireland forever! FOOD. GLORIOUS IRISH FOOD. On St. Patrick’s Day, everyone becomes a little bit Irish… Irish food is typically extremely frugal. Main ingredients for most dishes include potatoes, root vegetables, pork, fish, lamb, a bit of beef once in a while, eggs, tomatoes, and oatmeal. Not all that fancy, but dependably [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | March 17, 2010

St. Patrick’s Day (in Irish, Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is honored today with the logo on Google’s home page, as shown above. A day rich in Irish history and religion, few people in America know what St. Patrick’s Day signifies beyond drinking green beer in an Irish pub, the wearing of the green, or city parades [...]

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