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PRAYER STAR POWER: 1000 PRAYER STARS = 10,000 PRAYERS

December 26, 2016 by

Prayer Stars good enough to eat. Not Lucky Charms, these Prayer Stars are better. Not Captain Crunch, either. And not edible, but they’ll fill you up when you need it. They’re a wonderful gift to give, wonderful to get. When you get handmade stars, you know they’re full of prayer power with answers. If you […]

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MONEY MEN, GENERALS, DANCE THE DANCE

December 10, 2016 by

  In a band of money men and retired generals, who plays which instrument?   Extreme wealth and unlimited power have one thing in common: they know how to close the deal. It might not be an ideal exchange, but it sets up a better one. Money men know how to roll with economic downturns. […]

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PEARL HARBOR, NEW HISTORY STUDENT GUIDE

December 7, 2016 by

How to explain Pearl Harbor in 2016. While years speed by history lays at risk, Pearl Harbor in particular. Names and places change, motives revealed, but the dead stay dead. New students may have trouble gripping the scope of WWII, but Pearl Harbor needs to stay constant. The sneak attack that will live in infamy […]

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JFK ASSASSINATION: THE AMERICA THAT NEVER WAS

November 22, 2016 by

New research on JFK assassination reveal broken promises.   A young American President landed in Dallas, Texas. A man with family fame, WWII fame, and Pulitzer Prize fame, left town the way no one wants to leave anyplace. History students cover the JFK assassination as part of class. The rest of America, and the world […]

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MARCHING HOMEWARD BOUND

November 11, 2016 by

One step after another aims for homeward bound. Homeward bound is a promise you hear when you’re far from home. Service people hear it best. “You’ll be home by Christmas (or Easter, Thanksgiving.”) Make that next Christmas, or Easter, or Thanksgiving. No matter what you hear from the top, soldiers keep marching, sailors keep sailing, […]

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WOMEN WHO RULE, part 1

November 3, 2016 by

We all know women who rule. Once upon a time, or fifth grade for those keeping score, my Mom was a neat freak. Every time I took off my coat after school she hung it up. A place for everything and everything in it’s place. She worked for the state, a DMV staffer and later […]

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STOLEN BY GHOSTS, SAVED BY LIFE

October 31, 2016 by

The once a year excuse: Stolen By Ghosts. Halloween comes with one special get out of jail free card. If you ever blamed the dog for lost homework, you know the drill. To make it perfectly clear, I conducted a scientific poll, asking Millennials, GenX, Baby Boomers, and Greats (the greatest generation from WWII, thanks […]

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POLYFACE OREGON EVOLUTION

October 28, 2016 by

A state of many faces: Polyface Oregon (Inspired by Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms in Virginia) 1. Change your point of view. Is Oregon all about timber, fishing, and farming? Or a high tech mecca on the leading edge of Asian commerce? On one hand it’s a thriving environment for Airbnb, Uber, and OfferUp, start […]

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FOX BROADCASTING NEWT’S PAIN

October 26, 2016 by

Did Fox Broadcasting sic Megyn Kelly on Newt Gingrich? What happens when a legendary Ladies’ Man meets his match? Fox Broadcasting just answered the question. What we learned was some former has-beens need better handling. Who goes on a ‘friendly’ network, like Fox Broadcasting, and alienates the audience? If I wanted to see a sagging […]

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ONE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM VISIT LATER

October 17, 2016 by

Museums make you feel something; in the Holocaust Museum it’s fear. Why is the Holocaust Museum, or more correctly the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, so frightening? Call it a learning tool. Older visitors who’ve watched a few Holocaust movies and documentaries need a reminder that the events shown in the Holocaust Museum actually happened. […]

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