Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com The Politics of Fear Franklin Roosevelt’s famous quote, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” is as true today as it was in 1941, perhaps more so. In the wake of the recent ISIS terrorist attacks, we seem to be on the brink of making the same error […]
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The Wages Of Sin And Ignorance By John Ward Recently Playboy Enterprises announced that they are going to change their magazine format from primarily nude women to a super clothing catalog on steroids. It’s a pity. I know they are struggling with so many enemies of nudity – feminists who say it is exploitation
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A Part Of You I picked up your robe today How many times had I said to you Throw that thing away. But you refused to Said it suited you fine. I looked at all the holes burned in From cigarettes, the nap worn, The hem uneven, but you were stubborn. Many times
Article 5: Universal Declaration of Human Rights “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” — oOo — In Solitary dedicated to Albert Woodfox, a member of the Black Panther movement who, of 43 years in a Louisiana prison, has spent 40 in solitary confinement
Front Row Center By Michael Warren RumorsBy Neil SimonDirected by Paul Kloegman Rumors ran successfully on Broadway in 1988/89, and Christine Baranski won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. It’s described as a farce, but (as you might expect from Neil Simon) there are a lot of
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: Moscow is an unbelievably beautiful city, with something to look at around every corner. We are staying in the heart of Moscow a short walk away from Red Square where we will be walking to in a few minutes. We’ve already seen one play at the famous Vasiliev
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson The Puerto Vallarta Regional Bridge Tournament in November produced more than its share of interesting, not to mention difficult, hands that often left declarers scratching their heads in an attempt to find the best line of play. Many pairs who were in game contracts in the illustrated
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Hearts at Work A Column by Jim Tipton The Corner Grocery Last month I wrote about several incredible journeys on foot, some for thousands of miles, and I wrote about the profound effect these journeys can have on the consciousness of the journeyer. But even the little journeys we take each day, perhaps only
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Roof tops of Mexico are usually flat (azoteas), with a small parapet enclosing wall, creating a place less visible to the neighbors and not easily accessed by strangers. In the 1920’s in Mexico City a “cuertos de azotea” typically housed workers of the people
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Dear Portia Advice to the Lovelorn, the Drastically Distracted and the Deeply Disgruntled Dear Portia, I am so discouraged! I made three New Year’s Resolutions, and I have only been able to keep the one about maintaining a ready stash of Snickers Bars. The other two had to do with rather urgent changes in
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