A 1960's Conservative's View: Turning The Page On The Kennedy Era
Region: United States
As a 1960's era Conservative, who has become even more so in my elder years, the hoopla surrounding Ted Kennedy's death this week simply has been too incredible to believe in both its scope, and also the coverage given by ... more
Views: 3536To This Partisan Irish Catholic, More Change We Can Believe In
Region: United StatesTo This Partisan Irish Catholic, More Change We Can Believe In By Mary Lyon Watching the pageantry accompanying the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy was striking, touching something way deeper in my heart than I ex... more
Views: 1083Urdu Poetry at a Funeral
Region: India
“Isliye rah sangharsh ki ham chune/Zindagi ansuon me nahae nahin/Shaam sehmi na ho, raat ho na dari/Bhor ki ankh phir dabdabai na ho” (We must choose the path of struggle, so life shouldn't get drowned in tear... more
Views: 2897Queen to relaunch her Royal website with new-look
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)London, February 12 (ANI): The Queen is set to relaunch her website along with World Wide Web's creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee at a Buckingham Palace reception. Royal.gov.uk, which hit cyberspace 12 years ago, has had a make... more
Views: 879The Business of Dying in America
Region: CaliforniaI really want to write my thoughts about the whole business of dying in America. I refer to it as state sponsorship of domestic terror when county government requires that every person that dies be subjected to an autopsy-... more
Views: 1170Death, I Saw
Region: CaliforniaSome years ago, I knew this guy who worked in a funeral home, so I would visit him there because he was a workaholic and didn't have much off time. And, naturally I would see him working. To be frank, I only visi... more
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