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Let’s hope America’s ‘fresh wind’ prevails
Hope is not a prognostication. It is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It…
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Gotta love the blame-it-all-on-Starbucks theory
It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to…
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Getting rich is better than even giving blood
Last Tuesday I took care of two important civic duties. I voted and gave blood in the same…
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Perhaps we should invest in our matresses | Tom Tyner
I’ve been waiting for several weeks now for Treasury Secretary Paulson to call me to ask for my…
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Is your dog really man’s best friend?
I skipped church the other day and instead took the dog down to Pritchard Park for an early…
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How about ‘Mr. Twirly Beams’?
There is a theory which states that if anyone ever works out exactly what the Universe is for,…
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Come harvest, ‘weeds begone’ is a distant memory
Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God.
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At college, bookcases are ubiquitous obstacles
The other day I helped my son Adam move into the house he will be occupying this year…
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Olympic fever caught in a Super 8
I don’t know about you, but I’ll never forget where I was when I watched the opening ceremonies…
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A two-beer toast to Emmylou and the zoo
I turned 53 recently, and as part of my weeklong birthday celebration, the woman whose husband I am…
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A reading vacation is nirvana in an easy chair
As I write these words, I am on the cusp of starting an extended vacation. I’d call it…
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The life aquatic of the bivalve is fascinating
Here’s something: Did you know that the sedentary lifestyle of your average bivalve has caused it to develop…