This morning I went to a Town Hall report given by our local State Senator, Nicole Mitchell. Sen. Mitchell is in her first term. She did an excellent job. Her one hour demonstrated to us how complicated a job we citizens give to our representatives. There were about 60 of us in attendance. Our Senate […]
I looked up the adage “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” and Wikipedia came up with a good article, linked above. The search was occasioned by a photo I used along with yesterday’s birthday post, which brings meaning to the adage. As the front and center guy in the photo, then nearly six years […]
Pre-Note: Molly can always be counted on for relevant poetry. Here are a few for Spring: Spring poems from Molly. Some comments from Molly at end of this post. * Today is my 83rd birthday. It’s not one of those events that’s a show-stopper, like 21, or 30 or 50, but so it is. Actually, […]
The e-mail brought notice of a 13 session program on-line, and I intend to participate, on a weekly basis. The link is here. Each session is about 30 minutes, about Catholic Social Teaching. I’ve watched the first session. Your choice. If you have an interest you might want to check this out. Those who follow […]
This is a companion to the April 21 post, entitled Getting There. There have been some additions to the earlier post, as well as a couple of comments. The 1980 U.S. census had a question about the ancestry of citizens. The report showed that 7.9% of Minnesotans, 321,087 people, had French descent (from France and […]
FOLLOWUP POST AT APRIL 28 HERE. Related post here. PRENOTE: Comments section for this blog have been repaired and are again available to users. Today’s post relates to history of French-Canadians in this part of the world. Not directly related, but the Coleen Rowley talk about Leonard Peltier on Thursday is on-line and can be […]
A friend sent me this message on Tuesday Apr. 18. I send this exactly as received: “Do you have any interest in writing about 2 votes for 2023 SoWashCo ISD833 Schools a) Buildings Levy? and b) three School Board seats ? Not sure of the 2023 dates – (Jun 22 – Aug 7) and or […]
PROGRAM NOTE: This Thursday evening, on Zoom, Coleen Rowley on Leonard Peltier. Link is here. Pre-register. * Today [April 18] or very shortly thereafter the Fox trial proceeds in Delaware. There is always the possibility that there will be a pre-trial settlement – very common in matters like this – so anything is possible. The […]
PRENOTE: You may wish to watch this film trailer, in which you’ll see a familiar face – if you know me. The film will be released in France and the U.S. in the next few months. There have been three other posts this month: Hoops, Arraignment, Tennessee, access here, if you wish. * Thursday morning […]
This afternoon I turned on the television about the time the Tennessee legislature was about to expel one of its members, Justin Jones. The details will be all over the news, including the fates of two colleagues, Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson. There will be more than enough detail on the regular news, so I’ll […]