Mar 28, 2010

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On the recent health care bill…

Last week, one of our local columnists, Phil Kadner, wrote a commentary on the passage of the health care bill, entitled Health Care Battle Far From Over. (You can read the piece here: http://www.southtownstar.com/news/kadner/2117609,032310kadner.article) I sent in a response to Kadner’s commentary, which was published in the SouthtownStar on Sunday, March 28, 2010 ( http://www.southtownstar.com/news/opinion/letters/2124604,032810letters.article ). Here is my response (in italics): Phil Kadner discussed the ongoing health care reform battle on Tuesday, March 23. He referred to...

Mar 26, 2010

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An Early Memory

“Memory is a net.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. I remember going to a school playground with my grandfather. This is one of my earliest memories. I recall sliding down the slide and my Grandpa Quinn caught me at the bottom. I think I was about 4 or 5 years old, with my hair in pigtails and my bangs fringing my forehead. I remember wearing a dress that day, and the cool metal of the slide chilling the backs...

Mar 16, 2010

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Patsy and a Mouse

“You’re never too old to learn something new.” “Right click, left click! Open a window…wait, what is a window? Oops, what did I click on?” This morning, my mom, Patsy, proved that she has the makings of a computer geekess! Several weeks ago, my oldest son rebuilt a nice laptop for my mom. This morning, we finally had the chance to explore it together. I have to say I was pleasantly surpised to watch Mom giggle and chuckle...

Mar 5, 2010

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Quotes for Friday

I stumbled across some quotes today as I was reading through some magazines. What are your thoughts on some of them? “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” ~Andrew Jackson “No one has an exclusive on opportunity. When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.” ~Chinese proverb  Thought for the day: What would you do in life if you knew you would not...