The Re-Con
Accounting for Pagans
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Taking the stairways of words and numbers to find those that count and retain meaning through time
Santa Maria Journal
I am in no rush for the ineluctable departure from the earthly plane, but I have questions
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Like the baby calf dropped at the edge of the wilderness, I move in small, tentative lurches toward a place yet known to me
The Re-Con
Ich bin: being German in post-WWII America
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Swastikas that Jimmy Clarken and other kids drew on their notebook covers no longer seemed like innocent doodles or attempts at teenage rebellion
Past Perfect
I can’t remember not knowing Dick Ellis
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We carry his story with us “woven into the stuff of our lives”
Letters to the Publisher
Presidential candidates need to undergo mental health exams by at least three independent psychologists and independent medical examiners
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“In light of the circus playing daily in Washington with the head clown in the White House (except on weekends), I am hereby making a modest proposal.”
Past Perfect
A river ran through it
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After the flood of 1954: DDT spraying, Diphtheria shots, and water rationing
Webb County needs to act on Veterans Museum at the historic Farias Home; inaction disrespects sacrifices of Laredo combat veterans and Gold Star mothers
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County’s MO of demolition by neglect is a travesty for a building that pre-dates establishment of Webb County
Past Perfect
Love in the time of war: the letters of Lester Clouse to Katherine Coleman
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Missives capture hopes and tender words