Opinion
Dick Cheney’s magical mystery media tour
May 26, 2009Dick Cheney has apparently been on a magical mystery media tour. He has sought out and been interviewed by more TV journalists and talk show hosts during the past month than during the eight years he...
Read moreMemorial Day: You cant see change when its happening
May 26, 2009Out walking with my dog this morning, down the street from the local Catholic college, we passed a couple of yards strewn with blue plastic beer cups, left over from a night of graduation celebrations. A...
Read moreRemember Sgt. Provost and other soldiers Memorial Day 2009
May 25, 2009Just in time for Memorial Day, I took out the medals won by Roland Francis Provost for “combat valor” in World War II, pinned them to the flag draped over his casket and hung it up...
Read moreFarewell Phil Stein, brave comrade
May 25, 2009Phil Stein passed away last month and there is an obituary to him in the New York Times. I knew Phil for many years and often met him and his wife Gertrude at events and rallies...
Read moreMUSIC REVIEW Two giants of music, Bob Dylan & Steve Earle, release new CDs
May 25, 2009MusicREVIEWTogether Through Life By Bob Dylan Columbia Records Townes By Steve Earle New West Records Two music giants released record albums around May Day last month. While their ages are quite disparate by about 20 years...
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