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Month: March 2025

WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?

WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?

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Today’s national political status is in the chaotic shambles it is because President Trump’s operational method is not as a transactional politician but as a blatant extortionist. Those who don’t capitulate to his demands are subjected to punishment. Those who do fall in line are initially rewarded and then simply tolerated, but only so long as they continue to agree to whatever he demands & irrespective of their moral and ethical beliefs. It is allowed to happen because those constitutionally…

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HOLLIS HALL BARNETT 1907 – 1990 – MY EXTRAORDINARY FATHER-IN-LAW

HOLLIS HALL BARNETT 1907 – 1990 – MY EXTRAORDINARY FATHER-IN-LAW

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Hollis Hall Barnett was born May 3, 1907 and died in Puyallup, Washington at the age of 83 on March 22nd, 1990. He was my wife Lita’s father and a very unique and wonderful man. You can read about his Lita’s mother Betty Barnett and more about this extraordinary couple I quickly grew to love.  https://paulluverajournalonline.com/weblog/2010/03/i-write-this-in-memory-of-my-wifes-father-hollis-hall-barnett-whodied-in-puyallup-washington-on-march-22-1990-at-the-a.html Hollis was born in Buckley, Washington on May 3, 1907 and spent his younger years at Mt. Rainier National Park where his father, Herman…

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A REPORT ABOUT A BIRTHDAY AND A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

A REPORT ABOUT A BIRTHDAY AND A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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On February 21, 2025 my wife Lita and I left on an Alaska Air flight to Kona, Hawaii at 8:15 in the morning from Seattle. That meant getting up at 4:30 am to allow enough time ahead of our flight. After being dropped off by our driver, we were met with two wheelchairs Lita had arranged. My walker had been sent to the hotel ahead of time, so we only had carry-on bags. Lita needed a walker because of her…

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PETER BABAROVICH BORN 1861 & DIED IN ANACORTES 1935

PETER BABAROVICH BORN 1861 & DIED IN ANACORTES 1935

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My maternal grandfather Peter (Petar) Babarovich died the year I was born – 1935. I was born on February 21st, 1935, and he died a month later on March 5th of that year. As a result, I never knew this unique man. Nonno Babarovich was born on April 12, 1861, in the village of Splitska on the island of Brac in Croatia off the coast of Split, Yugoslavia in the Adriatic Sea. Peter was the second child of his father,…

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