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Playing ‘gotcha’ at local level
When you stand before a public elected board or committee, and denounce their policies, and demand retributions, resignations…
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A photo journey to a Tuscan villa
This week we will visit the small hilltop town of Castelmuzio in the heart of Tuscany. You can…
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A bookstore with a canal entrance
Who would ever have imagined that you could enter a bookstore from a canal? As a former owner…
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Internet makes traveling simple
We saw the Pope. We sat there in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, described as the most impressive…
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Of mules and how to talk to stepsons
One finds insights in the strange corners sometimes, a simple observation that makes a mountain of sense. The…
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Discovering ancient truisms
It’s fun to discover something from an archive written nearly 100 years ago, which could have historical implications…
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Joining the electronic library
At our house, this week, we purchased our second Kindle e-book reader. The first Kindle was a Christmas…
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More playtime within our borders
So what’s the big attraction here with all those motel rooms out by U.S. 27 and the by-pass?…
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Musings from a great writer
In an old interview replayed on TV recently, noted Southern Civil War Author Shelby Foote was discussing his…
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Alberta – It’s all gone
Since Wednesday, like most of us, we have been glued to news channels and the Internet witnessing the…