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Month: October 2015

REMEMBERING FRIENDS DR. JOE VOEGTLIN & FR. MICHAEL SCHMITT

REMEMBERING FRIENDS DR. JOE VOEGTLIN & FR. MICHAEL SCHMITT

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Dr. Joseph Voegtlin MD was born in Seattle in 1926. He died in Skagit County on November 5, 2011. He was my long time friend and family physician until his retirement in 1992. He graduated from the University  of Washington in 1954 with  honors. He was instrumental in opening the hospital in Mount Vernon where he served as Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery.  Joe had a gift for diagnosing problems and was a skillful surgeon as well. He was a great medical expert witness and…

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WHATEVER THAT WAS LAST NIGHT, IT WASN’T A DEBATE

WHATEVER THAT WAS LAST NIGHT, IT WASN’T A DEBATE

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Last night I watched a portion of the fiasco falsely advertised as a “Republican Debate.” By anyone’s standards, it was anything but a debate. In fact it could only be described as an unruly group of schoolchildren in rebellion while their incompetent teacher struggles unsuccessful to regain control. It’s difficult to decide whether the spectacle was more an illustration of the absence of presidential qualities in the candidates or the ineptitude of those supposedly in charge. As a contest between candidate and…

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ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT SEPARATION OF CHURCH & STATE IN AMERICA

ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT SEPARATION OF CHURCH & STATE IN AMERICA

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A news article prompts this post. In my last post I set out my views about why I think it is important to maintain a separation of religion and public government in America. I believe that  because our country has developed a very large mix of spiritual and religious beliefs in the last couple of decades so that any government imposed religious views are discriminatory towards conflicting religious views. We are all citizens. We have religious freedom. We have the right  not…

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THREE CHANGES I’D MADE IF I WERE KING FOR A DAY IN THE U.S.

THREE CHANGES I’D MADE IF I WERE KING FOR A DAY IN THE U.S.

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There are many wonderful things about living in the United States. However, if I were given absolute power to be king for one day there are some things I'd change. I'm not including the huge issues like poverty homelessness and violence, just some of the smaller issues by comparison. By the  way, this is a rant which won't be beneficial to you to read, but which is only intended to make me feel better.  1.    Separation of church & State  if I were given the power I…

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REPORT FROM SCOTTSDALE

REPORT FROM SCOTTSDALE

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We arrived in Scottsdale two days ago. It has been hot here, the temperatures are in the triple digits and yesterday it was 106° hot. We are here to open the house for the season and every time we do so it is inevitable that things don't work. We spend the first week finding and correcting problems as well as dealing with repair people. As to the heat, fortunately the report is that things will cool down starting this weekend…

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