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    thebear wrote a new post, Mapping the Olympic Medals, on the site Relative Bearings 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Click on the Map to Find the Gold (Silver and Bronze too)
    Who’s got all the gold?  Well its certainly not a little man in a funny green hat, but it looks like the rainbow is footed transcontinental with its […]

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    thebear voted on Mapping the Olympic Medals 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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    thebear voted on Navigating Politics: Data Visualization 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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      Indy replied 10 months, 2 weeks ago

      camping bear?

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    thebear changed their profile picture 11 months, 1 week ago

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    thebear commented on the post, New Benefits for Unemployed Veterans On the Way, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 1 week ago

    The job market is already difficult. A resume of a veteran should not take precedence over someone with the same skill set, for the bias of solely service to his country. Yes, a great service by these Americans […]

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    thebear commented on the post, Texas Conducts Massive Purge of Voter Rolls, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    There are more efficient ways to match records of ineligible voters (deceased, criminal, non-citizen) than by just last name and birth date. These two methods of identification are not unique which has resulted […]

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    thebear commented on the post, The Coming Independent Majority, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    As the Independent majority grows, is there a developing common agenda among Independents? The driving factor is the common cause to separate from political party affiliation, which develops a highly diverse […]

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    thebear commented on the post, Drowning in Plastic: The Impact of Single-Use Plastic, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Next big step in the plastic ban trend should be drink cups. Corn based biodegradable alternatives are a necessary switch. Think of how many Starbucks plastic drink cups one location goes through in one day. […]

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    thebear commented on the post, Food Insecurity a Nationwide Threat, Study Finds, on the site Independent Voter Network 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    The Map the Meal Gap Study put an average meal cost in California (and most other states) at just over 2 dollars? This seems unusually low. Food deserts are a growing problem not just in rural areas but urban […]

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    thebear posted an update 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Reading about California’s new Open Primary. http://ivn.us/open-primary-initiative/

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    thebear changed their profile picture 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Ian became a registered member 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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