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Your Generosity Will Ease Difficult Days for Theft Victim
Audio of "Annie's" phone call as noted in June 27 and June 29 column.
I suppose I could say I’m surprised by your generosity, but in fact I’m not. I’ve been in this position before, watching people in this community freely lending a hand to someone who needed it. Not long ago, I got involved in an Army major’s effort to help a school in Baghdad, and by the time the Albuquerque community was through responding, we had to hire professionals to pack up everything you donated. (Sunday, June 29, 2008)
Thief Stole Purse, Sense of Safety
Early in the afternoon of a warm summer day, Annie lost $300 and the illusion of safety, the illusion we all operate under, the expectation of routine, the sense that everything around us is as it should be, as it always is. (Friday, June 27, 2008)
Fliers Too Beat to Revolt
Air Travel Notes: The last few weeks have found me on a couple of long flights. I jotted down notes for when the Air Travel Revolution Comes. (Sunday, June 22, 2008)
It's All About Muscle Tone
"Some things they shouldn't make you do," Fred said from his hospital bed at Presbyterian. (Friday, June 20, 2008)
Family, City Rise Above Swastika Graffiti
When you consider all that has preceded the threadbare cliché now embedded in the stucco on the front of Mikey Weinstein's house, it's something of a surprise that it took this long to happen. (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)
Getting Older Is No Picnic
I've added another item to the age list, not that I'm writing any of it down. I'm not shipping a record of it over to an external hard drive or sending it out to Google Docs or even texting it to somebody I think might be interested in my aches and pains. (Sunday, June 8, 2008)
Obama's Run Stirs Hope, Pride
"My mother used to tell me when I was 6 years old (in 1921), when people ask you what you're going to be when you grow up, tell them you're going to be the first Negro president of the United States. I worked up the courage to say it a few times, talking through my hat or somebody else's hat. And now here's the fulfillment of it, in my lifetime."— John Hope Franklin, 93, renowned historian, quoted in The Washington Post. (Friday, June 6, 2008)
Those Who Wrote Politely, Thanks
Last week, I wrote of the yearbook controversy in Clovis. Two students, neither gay and each professing to hold strong Christian beliefs, included gay couples with straight couples in the Clovis High School yearbook. (Sunday, June 1, 2008)
Conductor Finds His Way to Carnegie Hall
Old joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice! (Friday, May 30, 2008)
Youths Will Win Gay Argument
My money is on the Clovis young'uns. Not all of them, of course. Nothing is ever 100 percent. But I'm betting there's a slowly emerging majority, just as there is in other Clovises around the land. (Wednesday, May 28, 2008)
Be Cool— Summer's Not Here (Sunday, May 25, 2008)
'Hate' Has Become A Catch-All Word (Friday, May 16, 2008)
Humor Might Help Us Agree to Disagree (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)
Wind Is a Breeze in N.M. (Sunday, May 11, 2008)
Iraq Sparks Other 'Wars' at Home (Friday, May 9, 2008)
'Seditious' Nurse Was Only Doing Her Job (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)
Memory Still Serves Me Right (Sunday, May 4, 2008)
Politicians Have a Lot of ... Guts (Friday, May 2, 2008)
Is Iraq Dividing Society? (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)
Show Support: Educate Troops (Sunday, April 27, 2008)
When Will We Feel Fuel Pain? (Friday, April 25, 2008)
Church Neighbors Aren't Members, and It's OK (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)
Oh No, Did I Offend You? (Sunday, April 20, 2008)
Val and Harold Had a Great Love (Friday, April 18, 2008)
County Asked to Do Its Duty (Wednesday, April 16, 2008)
In Theory, There are No Rules About Buying a Car (Sunday, April 13, 2008)
Vietnam War MIAs Won't Be Forgotten (Friday, April 11, 2008)
Flag Flap Gets Readers Writing (Wednesday, April 9, 2008)
Judge Wants More Protection (Sunday, April 6, 2008)
Since When Is U.S. as Flimsy as a Flag? (Friday, April 4, 2008)
Fiction No Match For NCAA Rules (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)
Flanagan Could Fix Up NCAA (Sunday, March 30, 2008)
Eyes Still on Prize That's Out of Reach (Friday, March 28, 2008)
Obama Raises Spirits, Also Ire (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)
Obama's Offering of Grown-Up Words Welcomed (Sunday, March 23, 2008)
Peace And Pizza In Corrales (Friday, March 21, 2008)
Good Teacher, Fundamentals Equal Math Success (Thursday, March 20, 2008)
Feel Left Behind? Just Do the Speed Limit (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)
Clarity, a Son Missed (Sunday, March 9, 2008)
Lend Me Your Ear, And Your Attention (Friday, March 7, 2008)
Under the Bus— Everyone Is There (Sunday, March 2, 2008)
Trigger's Pull Changes Rules (Friday, February 29, 2008)
After Time in Trenches, It's Hard to Envision Carrot Cake (Sunday, February 24, 2008)
Tribune Had a Great Run and Will Be Missed (Friday, February 22, 2008)
Tales of History Trigger Reflections on Life (Wednesday, February 20, 2008)
Making Goodbyes Bearable (Sunday, February 17, 2008)
And Now Some Messages From E-Mail Cons (Friday, February 15, 2008)
Albuquerque ... or Was It Alamogordo? (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)
Families Search for Their Missing Sons and Answers (Sunday, February 10, 2008)
Vote-Counting Delays Go Beyond Quirky (Friday, February 8, 2008)
Family Finds Itself in Search of Another Miracle (Sunday, February 3, 2008)
Young Navajo Becomes a Protector of His Language (Friday, February 1, 2008)
Brother, Can You Spare a Mime? (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)
The Slings And Arrows of Politics (Sunday, January 27, 2008)
Telling Tales Out of School On President's Office (Friday, January 25, 2008)
Access to the President Is Enough to Sell UNM (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)
Death Penalty Fight (Sunday, January 20, 2008)
Do Grannies in Pink Present Any Threat? (Friday, January 18, 2008)
Barack Is Black! and Other Secrets of the E-Mailbag (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)
A Few Words From Beyond the Grave (Sunday, January 13, 2008)
The Upside of Getting It Wrong (Friday, January 11, 2008)
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