Monthly Archives: February 2013

Cindy Rank’s Clean Water Act Hero Award

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Some history that needs to be known. Clean Water Act Hero Award To Cindy Rank From “Fighting to Protect the Highlands: The First Forty Years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy.” Get your own copy by simply joining the West … Continue reading →

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Not Very Smart act.350.org/call/obama-golf/

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Reporters this morning uncovered the fact that while 40,000 or more people were outside the White House asking for his attention about Keystone XL, President Obama was playing golf with oil and pipeline executives in Florida. His staff didn’t allow … Continue reading →

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Is Obama a war criminal? Was Bush and Clinton?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cornel-west-president-obama-war-criminal-article-1.1265163 Cornell West says–It’s been over 200 children so far. These are war crimes.”

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Boy Scouts should recognize America’s diversity

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

http://wvgazette.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/201302150161

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Desmond Tutu on Drones

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/opinion/drones-kill-lists-and-machiavelli.html?_r=0

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Duval Nicknames

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Ardvark, Big Chew and Possum Excerpt from my someday memoir The Soviet Union and Lincoln County USA: Because of Jeff’s muscularity the kids at Griffithsville Elementary School called him “Pug.” There are few honors greater for a boy in Lincoln … Continue reading →

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The Pope Campaigns For His Job

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Excerpt from my Imagonna: Peace Corps Memories order on amazon.com or from me at 1525 Hampton Road, Charleston, WV. Send $10 plus $3 postage. Cardinal Montini The soccer field was outlined with decorative potted palm trees and the school band … Continue reading →

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Lincoln County Racism

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

An excerpt from the eventual “The Soviet Union and Lincoln County USA” I was most proud of Lincoln County people when Jeff’s two Raider football coaches, Moe Mosteller and Eugene Estep, stopped by our house on Sugar Tree Creek on … Continue reading →

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Homophobic Downton Abbey

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

It took two plus seasons of Downton Abbey for me to realize that the only character portrayed as gay is also portrated as evil. If you are LGBT this must have been obvious the first episode.

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The Hearing, Wiley Adkins Speaks, So Does Marilyn

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

An excerpt from my someday novel Sarvice or maybe a stand alone short story. The Hearing, Wiley Adkins Speaks, So Does Marilyn Wiley Adkins patted the briefcase propped against his chair leg. Marilyn glanced a worried look at the briefcase … Continue reading →

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