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The Politics of Sustainability

By John Friedman Feb 08th 2012 - 12:53PM

Whenever I work with companies and organizations that seem to have disagreement on direction, I find it helpful to go back to their foundational documents to reestablish the connection between their past and their desired future.

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Jeffersonian dorm rooms in Charlottesville

By Dave Seminara Feb 07th 2012 - 10:08AM

What's the hardest part about living in a dorm room designed by one America's founding fathers in the early part of the 19 th century?

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No More Democrats OR Republicans: A Simple Plan to Dismantle the Two-Party System

By Bo Peabody Jan 26th 2012 - 04:24PM

Mine is for all Americans, one by one, to leave the two-party system and become independent voters.

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New Smithsonian Exhibit Explores Jefferson's Slave Ownership

By AP Jan 25th 2012 - 12:31PM

As the Smithsonian continues developing a national black history museum, it's offering a look at Thomas Jefferson's lifelong slave ownership through an exhibit that explores the lives of six slave families at his Monticello plantation.

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Obama Sings 'Let's Stay Together': Prez Isn't The First Commander In Chief To Serenade Public

By The Huffington Post News Editors Jan 20th 2012 - 04:53PM

Is it too much to ask our presidents to uphold the Constitution, command the armed forces, execute the nation's laws – AND provide us with a little musical interlude?

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  • 02/10/12 Local Anesthesia May be More Beneficial in Managing... Source: newswise mednews Newswise — (PHILADELPHIA) – Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have shown that local anesthesia delivered through a catheter in the joint, intraarticularly, may be more beneficial than traditional opioids such as morphine and Oxycontin for pain management following total knee replacement surgery.
  • 02/10/12 PSAL boys basketball borough playoff roundup:... Source: New York Post - New York NY Not even a slow start or an inspired opponent could derail Thomas Jefferson.
  • 02/09/12 Bearcats finish regular season undefeated at 21-0 Source: Times-News - Hendersonville NC

    Hendersonville's boys basketball team made history on Thursday night, finishing the regular season undefeated at 21-0 after putting away Thomas Jefferson 80-66 in Mooresboro.

    The last Bearcat teams to go unbeaten in the regular season were the 1980 and 1978 teams.

  • 02/09/12 Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Announces... Source: PR Newswire PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (TJUH) today announced the retirement of President and CEO Thomas J. Lewis , effective June 30, 2012 .
  • 02/09/12 Robert Cuccioli, Brooks Ashmanskas, et al. Set for... Source: Broadway World Washington D.C.'s Ford's Theatre has just anounced the cast for their upcoming production of 1776.

Background on Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 O.S.)  – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).

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