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Our
Carpet, By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I was speaking with a girlfriend the other day. I got on one
of my "soap-box" talks. She said I needed to write it as a column. So -
for your consideration - I submit the following. We, here in the US,
have got ourselves a huge hump in the middle of our carpet -
figuratively speaking. We all know it's there. We can no longer ignore
it. It has gotten so tall that we can no longer set a table on the top
of it... read
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Actions
and
Words, By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! Lupe Valdez moves into a small community, bringing her two
kiddies with her. They live beside Andy and Helen who have no kiddies.
Lupe is not married and has no boyfriend. Andy and Helen are married.
It looks like Helen is "keeping outside company" when Andy goes to
work. No one questions Helen about this. It's not long before Andy is
slipping over to Lupe's house in the dead of night... read
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Basketball,
golf and, of course, the high jump, By Lois
Wilson
Once again Senior Scribe Poet Laureate Lois Wilson is on top of the
season with her insightful look at the important events of the day.
This time it’s sports. Wilson offers four poems, each addressing a
sport of a different flavor. They’re in honor of the Olympics… or
basketball… or golf. Take your pick, but enjoy all four.
Wilson's
completed set - five volumes - of... read
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Honor,
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I had another request from a reader. This comes from the
column dated 7/30/2016 - "I Have Questions." It seems I'm not the only
one with questions. Honor is defined as: high respect; esteem.
Mirriam-Webster defines honor as: homage, reverence,
deference.
It means respect and honor shown to another. Honor may also apply to
the recognition of one's right to great respect or to any expression...
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"Bad
Guys"
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! A reader asked me to expand on a point from last week's
column...the one about Donald Trump saying he wanted to put
Christianity back in the Government...back "on the map" (as it
were)...give Christianity it's "rightful, deserved" voice. The point in
question here is: I have spoken to dozens of people and no one can tell
me that they have seen God - Himself - anywhere..not a sports game... read
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