Archives in Category: Politics

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County Fair

Posted on September 16, 2004

Yesterday Earl and I went to the Allegan County Fair to see prizewinning pigs and cows, as well as prizewinning pies and jams. We sampled a local sausage and quenched our thirst with authentic lemonade. We saw harness races, an

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Requiem

Posted on September 10, 2004

Three days ago, the death toll of American soldiers in Iraq passed the one thousand mark, and it makes me sad. It also makes me fearful.

About two months ago I read an editorial written by a retired Army general

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Democrats Unite

Posted on September 1, 2004

My friend Peg comes this Labor Day Weekend to hang out at River House. I can’t wait, since she is a card carrying Democrat and by then I’ll need reinforcements. The Republican National Convention will be over, but the images

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Fahrenheit 911

Posted on July 23, 2004

Two days ago, I went with my friend Carol to see “Fahrenheit 911.” She had seen it before; and, being a left wing liberal, she wanted to make sure that I, one of her oldest confidantes, saw it too.

Of course,

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Bastille Day

Posted on July 14, 2004

Today is Bastille Day in France; and, given the state of Franco-American relations, I doubt Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, or Dan Rather will mention it on their broadcasts. Historically, however, Bastille Day symbolizes the French Revolution and the overthrow of

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The Real Thing

Posted on July 4, 2004

Today is Independence Day in a presidential year, and I have a modest suggestion for celebrating it.With coast-to-coast parades and picnics, there are many opportunities for politicians to promote, promise, and preach.

But what I’ve noticed most about recent political campaigns

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President Reagan

Posted on June 10, 2004

I don’t quite understand all the hoopla surrounding former President Ronald Reagan’s death. I do understand that, as a former chief executive of our country, he is eligible for a state funeral; but does that entitle him to wall-to-wall coverage

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The Sunday News

Posted on May 30, 2004

Today, for the first Sunday in many weeks, I read the Herald Palladium from front to back, with the exception of the classifieds and the advertising inserts. Neither Earl nor I ventured forth from the house to buy the Chicago

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