Dec 21 2010

The way to Bethlehem

Adapted from the December 5, 2010 sermon “Whose peace?” by Rev. Rich Lang, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Seattle. The way to Bethlehem is not an easy path. It is not a safe journey. Luke’s account of the…  [more]

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Dec 15 2010

2010 was a very good year!

This was emailed by Roger on 12/15/2010 at 12:38PM.  Roger got it from Nancy who got it from Bill who got it from Ed who got it from Phillip.  Alas, I cannot claim authorship.  Roger that? Monsieur d’Nalgar

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Dec 14 2010

Shades of gray

U.S. Illusions in Lebanon

By Roger Cohen, New York Times op-ed columnist Published: December 13, 2010 BEIRUT — Once upon a time a U.S. secretary of state spoke of the “birth pangs of a new Middle East.” That’s now the…  [more]

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Dec 12 2010

Dear editor

So America’s millionaires, loyal patriots that they all are, get to keep their Bushy tax break… Here’s a kindly suggestion for an intrepid journalist (if there be any left among the screeching castrati of our once-vaunted fourth estate) – follow…  [more]

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Dec 12 2010

Breaking the silence

By Donald Macintyre, Sunday, 12 December 2010 In pictures:  Soldiers’ testimonies … For anyone who has covered Israel, the West Bank and Gaza over the past few years, reading Occupation of the Territories, the new book from the Israeli…  [more]

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Dec 11 2010

Take me back to Tulsa

My Favorite War

By Gail Collins Published: December 10, 2010 … Well, here’s some good news for a change. The Holiday Parade of Lights in Tulsa, Okla., has been saved! I know you’ve been worried. The Tulsa City Council has…  [more]

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Dec 07 2010

We’re Number One!

      No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. — Adam Smith Poverty is an abstraction, even for the poor. But the symptoms of collective impoverishment are all…  [more]

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