[Note: These days, I don’t get out as much as I used to: age, ailments, etc. That means I don’t keep up well as I once did. So I may be missing some stuff, and I hope somebody will catch me up. This anti-LGBTQ news from Ghana and Burundi (and Kenya & Uganda) is … Continue reading What am I Missing? Some Burning Questions
NYTimes What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living Researchers are documenting a phenomenon that seems to help the dying, as well as those they leave behind. By Phoebe Zerwick — March 12, 2024 Chris Kerr was 12 when he first observed a deathbed vision. His memory of that summer in 1974 is blurred, but not … Continue reading What A Great Way To Go!
Gaza sealift all about saving face in Washington There is no need for piers, ships or aircraft to get food into the Gaza Strip. There are lots of roads available. ByGwynne Dyer March 12, 2024 The U.S. Army vessel General Frank S. Besson prepares to depart Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia on Saturday en route … Continue reading Not exactly a shining moment for U.S. in Gaza
A week in North Carolina politics is like a year anywhere else. (At least sometimes.) This past week produced a bunch of memorable events. Topping the list was the overnight political superstar status that’s been conferred on the state by lieutenant governor Mark Robinson, who won the GOP primary to succeed term-limited Democratic governor Roy … Continue reading Hello, World: Meet Mark “The Mobilizer” Robinson-Instant GOP superstar!
Garrison Keillor: “It’s the anniversary of the first March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama (1965), known as “Bloody Sunday.” Six hundred civil rights activists left Selma to march the 54 miles to the state capitol, demonstrating for African-American voting rights. They got six blocks before state and local lawmen attacked them with billy clubs and tear … Continue reading Selma Alabama “Bloody Sunday” 59th Anniversary: La Lutta Continua