Oct 29 2010

No solution

“There can be no elegant solution to a poorly defined problem.” … Dear Friends: This past summer I was privileged to participate in a very small retreat with four friends who came from totally different professional backgrounds and walks of…  [more]

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Oct 27 2010

Gristle in your tea

This darling piece, another in the ongoing saga of “reasons to hate Muslims” (Sentinel Record, October 27, 2010, page 25), was a jewel of illogical brevity: Attacked by Muslims Dear editor: On Sept. 11, 2001, America was attacked…  [more]

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Oct 25 2010

Crossroads

Midterms: money changes everything By Cliff Schecter Last Modified:  25 Oct 2010 20:50 GMT “I went to the crossroad, fell down upon my knees.” This was the powerful first line of “Cross Road Blues” by 1930s blues legend Robert Johnson.…  [more]

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Oct 23 2010

Vote for Jesus

From Valerie Elverton Dixon’s October 21, 2010 post in The Washington Post’s “On Faith” column… … … If Jesus were running during this election cycle, he would be subject to attack ads. Imagine the possibilities. Imagine that the various towns…  [more]

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Oct 22 2010

Buying bridges

They’re trying to sell the Brooklyn Bridge again  By Robert Fisk Saturday, 23 October 2010 Refusing to buy The Wall Street Journal, I sometimes sneak a look at copies that are left behind by other people.  So it was last…  [more]

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Oct 20 2010

Your future

Dear editor: When Mr. Obama was running for president his slogan was “Change – Yes We Can,” and did our country ever change! Now, as he backs his Democrat followers on the campaign trail, the new slogan is “Moving America…  [more]

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Oct 13 2010

Sowing evil

People who cultivate the land and produce food for their fellow men share a special bond with all other “sons of the soil” who practice the same life’s work.  In all cultures and traditions, the farmer enjoys is a unique…  [more]

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