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MAESTROS DEL ARTE CELEBRATES The International Year of the Cooperative! By Harriet Hart   The General Assembly of the United Nations has affirmed 2012 as International Year of Cooperatives. Their goal is to bring attention to the many benefits and contributions to economic development that are made through cooperatives. In support of this UN initiative,

The Hero’s Journey, Good Stories, and Your Life By David Bryen   How to read a book Every good story reminds you of the life you’d like to have, or the life you’d like to avoid. Joseph Campbell coined the phrase “The Hero’s Journey” to describe the journey each man and woman must make in

Chasing The Wave By Margie Keane     Joe lay on his board, rocking gently on a blue satin sheet of ocean, hoping for one more ride before leaving Bali. The surfing here was awesome. Uluwatu and Padang-Padang were always bitchin’ even with the crowds. Thanks to the locals and his gift to them of

Atlas Was Drugged! By Beverly Bandler   It is not surprising that the ultra-right conservatives of the Republican Party and their Tea Party minions have a love affair with Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1905-1982). Their embrace of uninformed conceit, ignorance of philosophy, history, economics, and infantile extremism is unbounded. The United States has already

Stay Healthy! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D. Internal Medicine & Geriatric Specialist Mdjmcordova1204@yahoo.com Medicine For The Aging     Get the most benefit with the least risk from your medications and your provider. As you age, your body becomes more sensitive to medicines. Most older adults are likely to take multiple medicines at the

MEMORIAM —Marni Johnson— 1926-2012   Marni Johnson was born Margaret Dorothy Hoover in Muskegon, Michigan in 1926. She was educated at Western University and moved to Chicago to become a social worker. There she met Henry Grady Johnson, a pharmacist and jazz musician. They were married in 1955. The union produced three children, Lisa, Leslie,

THOSE DAMNED PILGRIMS—European Invasion of North America Continued at Plymouth Rock By Dr. Lorin Swinehart   As the old pickup truck bumped its way down the rocky trail beneath the spectacular New Mexico skies, the blazing sunset turning the red rock cliffs to glorious gold, my Navaho friend Gene asked, “So, did you have a

Parting With The Poet…. By Jim Rambo       She desired the poet More than anyone she had wanted In her life.   Her heart raced when he read aloud To the group she had joined Just months before…. for intellectual stimulation.   His deep voice boomed with lyrical rhyme Covering all in a

The Poets’ Niche By Mark Sconce msconce@gmail.com Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)   I hold in my hands, and reverently too, a First Edition of Conversation at Midnight (1937)* by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Her small, tight, controlled signature attaches to the title page. I reflect that some poets just have classier names than others.