New Year’s Resolutions Well, well, well. We made it through the holidays, did we? How nice. You gave and got some presents you didn’t care for. You spent time with people you are only nice to during this special time of year. You left the whole multi-billion dollar, nationally televised, Fa La La La La […]
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LETTERS TO MYSELF: ‘A cliff of commonality’
I always believed that I had a great education. I had so many teachers and mentors who challenged me to be curious about the world. It worked. Throughout my lifetime I have lived and worked in over a dozen countries and republics across the globe – all the while continuing on a quest to learn […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Catching up on the news
The beginning of another year gives us a chance to say thank you to all who have written or called – your kind words mean so much and are truly appreciated. Keep us posted on what you’d like to read about. We aim to please. Many senior-news items came to us during our week off […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: News bulletin – it’s snowing
During all the recent snowstorms, I did what I was supposed to do when it snows – I got in my recliner and watched television. On one particular morning, the news anchor kept going from one snowbound reporter to another. You see, the news bosses at the TV station thought that viewers like me would […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: God told me to
In Paul Kelly’s satirical song “God Told Me To,” there’s this line: “The wicked need chastisement, you know it’s either them or us.” But neither satirizing nor chastising sinners has proven effective. Many of them keep getting re-elected. Then, to hear the godly tell it, they insist on passing laws expressly designed to thwart the […]
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Book Review: ‘Dwelling in Possibility’ examines the modern home
The new book by cultural historian Howard Mansfield ignores sales and profit and looks at harder-to-define qualities.
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Obama praises steps toward closing prison at Guantanamo Bay
But in a statement after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for 2014, he says the actions lack the flexibility he would need to complete the process.
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Obama praises steps toward closing prison at Guantanamo Bay
But in a statement after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for 2014, he says the actions lack the flexibility he would need to complete the process.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Level land
Compromise is a bad thing. It may be expedient. It could be necessary. And it might even be sensible. But there’s nothing good about it. Compromise nearly always results in a muddled response that exacerbates whatever problem it was supposed to solve. For example, the Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Maine to become a state. […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: When loyal was royal
“Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes.” Dave Barry, writer and humorist. I love all the clamor about increasing taxes for businesses to solve the so-called problem of too little tax money for government and at the […]