A Nation’s Strength Ralph Waldo Emerson What makes a nation’s pillars high And it’s foundations strong? What makes it mighty to defy The foes that round it throng? It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand Go down in battle shock; Its shafts are laid on sinking sand, Not on abiding rock. Is it the sword?…
If you are a winter visitor or a year round resident and leave for a period of time during the summer, you probably have extra food you don’t want to throw out but don’t know what to do with. I work for a downtown Chandler food bank called Matthew’s Crossing. If you would like to…
Gene Gulliver They were there with Washington when he crossed the Delaware. They were there when the Star Spangled Banner was conceived. They were at Shiloh and Gettysburg. They charged up a hill in San Juan. They laid in muddy trenches, enduring savage artillery barrages in France. They stormed the murderous beaches of Normandy and marched…
Bob Neuman Are young people becoming detached? Is there a decline in the art of verbal communication? Is it being replaced by our punching cell phone buttons and over using computers? To an alert observer, it would appear so. Perhaps partial blame goes to some English teachers who give grammar and usage a casual swipe…
No meditation during the months of July and August. I will be traveling around and will be in and out of Arizona. Meditation will start again in September Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Where: Navajo Room, third floor at SunBird Golf Resort Paullene Caraher will lead the meditation. You can reach her at 602-292-7858; e-mail [email protected]. The…
Bob Neuman A long time ago, in Albany, New York, a group of high school cheerleaders walked into a café where a partition divided it from the bar where some uniformed soldiers sat. One of the girls asked Elizabeth to go into the bar to have a look, but dissuaded by the rest, she merely…