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Think About it. Immigration Reform. Everyone should be for it. As well as I can tell from the news, nobody is talking about reform, only what to do with the folks who have entered the country and are living here without documentation. It seems that we are really only discussing how to pretend they aren’t…
Think About It. Fair and Square. Through the ages people have decided the future of lives and territory by conquest, the survival of the fittest. Consider how the British Commonwealth, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and The Roman Empire acquired all their far-flung geography. There are those in the world who would question how…
Think About It. Les Deux Magots. Not the creepy crawly kind, but the small statue kind that remained in the center of the room when the location changed from a curio shop to a Cafe, becoming a drinking spot for the world’s leading artists and writers of the late 19th century. In the early 20th century, the surrealist artists like Salvador…
Think About It. Your Share. If you have a chance to talk to Wade on The Morning Jam (105.9 The Bash), tell him the word for the day is “masochist”. That is a person who wants to know how much of the cost of running the government they personally owe. If you fit that definition, try to follow this. Be quick…
Think About It. Something Special. It seems like only 40 years ago we first met. Actually I only saw you, in your recognized role as the official Toastmaster of Santa Barbara. Introducing Fess Parker, you joked about your usually uncompensated appearances by acknowledging pleasure at the “psychic income” they provided. Your clear insight mixed with…
Think About It. The Price of the War. There’s a war on guns, poverty, terror, men, even women, I hear. Gambling is still illegal in most states, unless you’re in a river or on an Indian reservation. Please, no more war. Since the 21st Amendment, drinking alcoholic beverages is legal if you pay the tax….
Think About It. Breaking News. It was my understanding that news by definition was information not before known about a current event. Some will remember the street news hawkers’ “ Extra! Extra! Read all about it.” Major newspapers actually published a special edition when an important new event occurred. Nothing got broken in the process….
Think About It. Ya Wanna bet? Talk about a misspent youth. Having indulged in the game of bridge since I was a teen, it had never occurred to me that I might be arrested, maybe jailed, for benignly shuffling, dealing, playing, maybe even winning at the game. That was until one of our players put…
Think About It. Advice. There are those who make resolutions about this time of year only to lose resolve in fairly short order. Maybe you jumped too soon. When I was young, the marsh behind the Weaver home was a good source of tasty frog legs, adorned by talented sister Lee with water cress from…
Think About It. Toujours Paris. It has been sixty-two years since a barely 21-year old Indiana boy first found himself in the wonderland called The City of Lights. The story of that adventure will have to be told another day, because it is extraordinary. As for this visit, warnings have been issued that Paris will…