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Our Annual February Hiatus Continues!

So enjoy today's selection from the Daily Dose archives!

The Daily Dose/June 23, 2008

Looking back at what was on our mind last June 23: Assisted suicide, some token On This Date action, plus our 1908 Chicago Cubs!

 
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The Great Conversation: Sound Off At The Message Boards! - Or the bunny gets it!
The Writer's Shack
Writing Worth Reading...Usually
The 2008 Bottom Ten Laureates
Hot Off The Presses!  - Crap From Today's Masterpiece!

"...There is a place in society for competent medical authority to help the terminally ill die, though we realize there may or may not be a place in professional medical ethics for competent medical authority to help the terminally ill die. That's their lookout, not ours. But should there be doctors willing to prescribe lethal medication to the terminally ill, there should be legal safeguards in place to facilitate this. "
   
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January 31, 2009 - God, we love our Cardinals.
January 29 - Rod Blagojevich, Henry Clay and the Medal of Honor!
January 28, 2009 - Rod Blagojevich and our Arizona Cardinals!
January 27, 2009 - God, we still love our Cardinals.
January 22, 2009 - God, we love our Cardinals.
January 21, 2009 - Special Inaugural Gala Issue!
January 19, 2009 - Some thoughts on the inaugural.
January 16, 2009 - Reader mail! Reader mail!
January 15, 2009 - Lots of great stuff! Trust us!
January 8, 2009 - Heavy On This Date action.
January 7, 2009 - Capsule Short Story Review! Capsule Short Story Review!
January 6, 2009 - Hut, hut hike!
January 4, 2009- Capsule Book Review! Capsule Book Review!

The Daily Dose Archives
2008
2007

The Daily Dose Hall of Fame
The Historic First Daily Dose!
The Treasured 2008 Election Day Spectacular!
   
 
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 The Lineup

The Daily Dose
This ain't going to read itself, campers. Notes from around the Human Experience, including On This Date, Trivia, the Thought for the Day and the Column Four Foto!
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The dregs of college and professional football battle it out for the Wal-Mart Trophy Presented By Motel 6 and The Dan Henning Trophy!

Chuck Baldwin
We're not right-wing Evangelicals here, but 1) Rev. Baldwin writes for free, and, 2) concerned citizens (you) will enjoy Rev. Baldwin's tasty, democracy-themed tidbits. He is the Constitution Party's nominee for President.

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Other Awards
NCAA: The Wal-Mart Trophy Presented by Motel 6: Washington Huskies, 0-12

NFL: The Dan Henning Trophy: Detroit Lions, 0-16

 
The Tostitos Plaque:Issued to the NCAA team with the longest losing streak in a season that actually includes a win: SMU, Iowa State, 10 game losing streaks

Continental Cup: Given to team with longest all-division losing streak in North America: Indiana St (NCAA Football Championship Subdivision) 26-game losing streak.

Sgt. Bilko Trophy: Symbolic of service academny lousiness, although Notre Dame won it in 2007 since they lost to both Navy and Air Force: Army, 3-9
Jim Hanifan Medallion: Symbolic of NFL preseason lousiness: New England, 0-4
Marv Levy Cup: Given to NFL Bottom Ten runner up: St. Louis, 2-14
The Marty Schottenheimer Belt Buckle: Given to AFC's worst division: AFC West, 23-41
Ray Malavasi Pin: Given to NFC's worst division: NFC West, 22-41
Pete Rozelle Cup: Given to NFL's worst division: Not awarded in 2008, what with both conferences producing lousy divisions.
  
 
LIVE! From Chuck Baldwin
 
November 8 - The end of the Republican Party
October 16 - Don't waste your vote, vote for a third party candidate!
October 3 - US Army! Freeze!
September 30 - Chuck's bailout thoughts, and he ain't pleased!
September 17 - Chuck's Constitution Day extravaganza!
March 21, 2008 - Sam Adams, he brews beer, right?
January 20, 2008 - Good grief, Ron Paul is a kook. Plus, this country is headed to catastrophe!
January 13, 2008 - Ron Paul's a kook! Seriously!
January 6, 2008 - America and Nazi Germany: there aren't any apt comparison's are there?
December 30, 2007 - Ron Paul? What a kook!
December 14, 2007 - Why The Ministry Is Going To Hell In A Handbasket!
December 12, 2007 - What the Christian Right doesn't seem to get.

Chuck Baldwin is the founder of Crossroads Baptist Church In Pensacola, Florida. His opinions may or may not reflect official editorial policy of The Writer's Shack; we're not entirely sure what our editorial policies are. Baldwin was the Constitution Party's nominee for President and was their Vice-Presidential nominee in 2004.
 
The Column Four Foto

A staple of the Daily Dose, since November of '07, featuring a gratuitous pic of a pretty woman, seldom having anything to do with whatever the column is about.

January 31 - Jennifer Coolidge
January 29 - Jennifer Coolidge
January 28 - Lisa Madigan
January 27 - Arizona Cardinals
January 22 - Gabriela Montero
January 21 - Gabriela Montero
January 19 - Abigail Adams
January 15 - Raquel Welch
January 8 - Estela Talavera
January 7 - Valerie Bertenelli
January 4 - Morgan Fairchild

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2008
2007
 
  
 
The Bottom Ten

The Bottom Ten would like to congratulate the 2008 winners, er, losers, the Washington Huskies and Detroit Lions! It was the first time in B-10 history both the NCAA and NFL champions went winless!

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2008
2007