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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Remembering a legend

By Varrin Swearingen | July 31, 2009 - 7:11 PM |May 21, 2014 Faith, Travel, Work
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In 1992, while still in high school, my former youth pastor asked me if I would like to go on a trip to Borneo (West Kalimantan, Indonesia). Naturally, I accepted. I would be going with “Borneo” Bob Williams in what I believe was the largest group of people he ever … Continue reading →

The Way We Get By

By Varrin Swearingen | July 31, 2009 - 11:37 AM |May 21, 2014 Travel, Work
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I frequently fly through Bangor, Maine. It has the longest runway in the furthest Northeast corner of the United States for launching transatlantic flights, and has U.S. Customs for processing those returning to America. For those reasons, and a few more, it is a popular tech stop on the way … Continue reading →

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AP covers the Free State Project

By Varrin Swearingen | July 25, 2009 - 10:21 PM |May 21, 2014 Freedom
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The Associated Press published an article which reached major media outlets today. The Washington Post's version is the unedited article. Digg it here. Lots of good quotes made the article. Here’s mine: “Once upon a time America was unquestionably the freest nation in the world by a huge margin. That’s … Continue reading →

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The Oprah Trips

By Varrin Swearingen | July 16, 2009 - 5:17 PM |May 21, 2014 Travel, Work
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Here are some reports relating to the Oprah charters that World recently did: Oprah books charters out of Rockford airport – “Oprah Winfrey is flying 1,500 of her employees and their families from Chicago Rockford International Airport to Spain…” The Oprah charters were handled by RFD without a hitch – … Continue reading →

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Freedom Fest Wrapup

By Varrin Swearingen | July 15, 2009 - 6:20 PM |May 21, 2014 Freedom
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The Free State Project returned to Freedom Fest last weekend in Las Vegas. The event was an impressive collection of speakers with several different tracks including a large gathering of Campaign For Liberty activists. I don’t know what the total attendance was, but I think over 1,500 attended Freedom Fest … Continue reading →

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