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Phoenix Clearview, originally uploaded by fusionpanda.

Erick Erickson recommends a fascinating article in the New York Times about a new font that’s growing in popularity on highways and streets across America. It’s called Clearview (pictured above) [...]

Regular readers of this blog know that I’m fond of promoting everything Bluey. Thanks to some good mates in Australia, I usually have plenty of material. Such is the case with Bluey Day, an event that takes place in Australia to raise money for kids fighting cancer. This year’s event, which involves police and firemen [...]

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Cae la noche, originally uploaded by Margay. M.

James Joyner of Outside the Beltway makes a special appearance today in the U.S. Capitol to talk to staffers about tips and techniques for blogger outreach — something [...]

Tomorrow is staffers’ night at Union Pub, located across the street from Heritage. To celebrate, they’re serving Jimmy Buffett’s new beer, Land Shark Lager, which is brewed in partnership with Margaritaville Brewing Co. and Anheuser-Busch Co. The fun begins at 5:30 p.m.

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小奶牛, originally uploaded by monstersfoot.

Based on the lack of blogging today, you could probably guess that I was a little busy at work. Mondays are a day for meetings, and today I had four of [...]

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Gov. Jim Gilmore, originally uploaded by Saint Anselm College.

I have a lot respect for Jim Gilmore. Back at CPAC in March, the Republican presidential candidate spent three days shaking hands and pleading his case [...]

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Metro style, originally uploaded by 3rd Coast Chick.

It’s one of the changes coming to the nation’s second busiest subway system. Metro’s new top executive is trying to hold down costs and wants to replace carpeting [...]

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Jefferson memorial and cherry blossoms, originally uploaded by FrogMiller.

The Washington Post had an interesting article in yesterday’s paper about concerns that parts of the Jefferson Memorial are sinking into the Tidal Basin. Please check out [...]

This is too good to be true. The Portland Press Herald has the details.
In other news, the same class published a study citing evidence that physical contact between boys and girls would likely result in a severe outbreak of cooties. (Hat tip to Steve Palvisak.)

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Flags around the Monument, Washington, DC, originally uploaded by Grufnik.

In honor of Flag Day, I wanted to pass along a link to this website, which my wife discovered, offering “free” American flags. For just $5.99 [...]