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Month: July 2009

HOWARD BEALE WAS RIGHT “I’M MAD AS HELL”

HOWARD BEALE WAS RIGHT “I’M MAD AS HELL”

 Much of what has happened to America since the Bush administration reminds me of an old movie. In the 1976 movie Network the main character, Howard Beale, played by Peter Finch explains his "calling" to the TV audience during the newscast. He says:  "The voice said to me, ‘I want you to tell the people the truth, not an easy thing to do, because the people don’t want to know the truth’ And I said "You’re kidding. What the hell…

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THE VILLIFICATION OF PRESIDENT OBAMA BY THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT & CATHOLIC BISHOPS

THE VILLIFICATION OF PRESIDENT OBAMA BY THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT & CATHOLIC BISHOPS

Last Sunday at church we were subjected to a "sermon" by the Deacon about the sanctity of life which he claimed was not a political sermon. However restrained his message,it was for me another attack echoing the Catholic hierarchy which has kept up a steady attack against Mr. Obama in particular and the Democratic party in general primarily about abortion issues. The relationship between President Obama and the religious right and Catholic bishops started out badly and still is not good. When he was a candidate he was widely attacked by…

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JOHN CARABBA ANACORTES

JOHN CARABBA ANACORTES

John Carabba died Monday July 14, 2009 at the Island Hospital in Anacortes. He had fallen on the Friday before and fractured his hip. He never woke up from the surgery. He was eight three years old. Last December John had been given the Spirit of Island Hospital award in recognition of his dedication in support of the hospital in which he died. Starting in 1979 John had been a founding member of the Island Hospital Foundation. His background was…

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LOVE OF OUR FELLOW HUMAN BEING

LOVE OF OUR FELLOW HUMAN BEING

This morning I was reading the great apostle Paul's writings in Romans 13 where he says: "Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. The commandments…are summed up in this one rule: love your neighbor as yourself. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." It occurred to me that even if you were not a believer or not a Christian the idea that a…

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LOOKING FOR ALASKA & WINSTON CHURCHILL

LOOKING FOR ALASKA & WINSTON CHURCHILL

I don’t read as many hard back books as I used to since I bought an Amazon Kindle. I got tired of packing a bunch of heavy books when I travel and I ended up giving them away on the road after reading them anyway. I am still, however, plugging away on my remaining library of books and have just finished Looking for Alaska by Peter Jenkins. Jenkins spent eighteen months with his wife and eight year old daughter living…

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