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Breaking Even By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Reviewed by Anita HenryProfessor Emeritus—French Literature   This finely-crafted novel of discovery and reaching adulthood is an entrancing read. The author has created a classical format; like a play in five acts, the five parts of the tale move the storyline along at a dramatic pace. Part One sets up

The 1860 Southern Plantation Company By J. C. Kottler   (Ed. Note: Please keep in mind that what follows is satire, with the author’s tongue placed firmly in his cheek.) Michelle Bachman and Rick Santorum recently signed a marriage pledge which said, “. . . a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely

A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. What is Love?   I remember being so excited when an elderly friend was celebrating his 60th wedding anniversary. I handed him a bouquet of red carnations and baby’s breath and enthusiastically blurted, “Congratulations! You must be so happy!”  To which he turned and said,

My Top Ten Movies Of All Time By David Harper   My criterion for judging great movies is can you watch them three or four times and still be enthralled by them? Some great movies can be a “one time only” experience and a second or third viewing may be boring.  Here is my list:

THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Island Reflections Islands have defined each stage of a journey I began on Lulu Island on Canada’s west coast. Richmond, now a city of 200,000, was a different, dyke protected, rural world then. By bike I delivered newspapers and telephone books or rode a mile to the post