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Monthly Archives: July 2025
Fake emails about Amazon Prime membership subscriptions
From Amazon: We’ve recently noticed an increase in customers reporting fake emails about Amazon Prime membership subscriptions. We want to help you stay protected by sharing important information about these scams. What’s happening: Scammers are sending fake emails claiming your Amazon … Continue reading
The road to peace and quietness
And the doing of justice shall be peace; and the service of justice quietness and security even to eternity. – Isaiah 32:17
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Two immigrants’ jobs and a President
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Madrid Pride: Runners compete in city’s famous high-heel race | CNN
Thanks to Pam P. Spectators gathered on the cobblestone streets of Madrid’s Chueca neighborhood this week to watch one of Spain’s most curious races: the “Carrera de Tacones,” or heel race. Click here for the full article.
Finding the right investment advisor
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The Garden Song
Thanks to Bob P. Ed note: Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and John Denver (and of course Peter, Paul & Mary) all recorded the “Garden Song”, though they were not the first. Seeger was known for performing it live and helped … Continue reading
The Declaration did not create a nation
Louis Menand July 4, 2019 in the New Yorker (thanks to Ann M.) On September 2, 1945, in a grassy field in Hanoi known as Ba Dinh Square, a fifty-five-year-old man wearing a worn khaki tunic and white rubber sandals … Continue reading
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Two Minutes of Torah | Chukat | Numbers 19:1−22:1
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Two Minutes of Torah How the Mighty Hath Fallen This week’s Torah portion, Chukat, brings to a close a narrative arc that defines the distinct and significant differences between a broader understanding of the qualities of … Continue reading
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A revisited Declaration of Independence
Thanks to Mike C. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a people to break from a leader who governs with cruelty, contempt, and corruption, a decent respect to the opinions of humankind requires that they … Continue reading
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Check out the Declaration’s list of grievances
It’s time to recapture our freedoms. from The Contrarian – thanks to Mary M. Desperate for some inspiration, I decided to reread the entire Declaration of Independence. We know it as an aspirational document (“We hold these truths…”). We understand it … Continue reading
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3 PM today July 4th – Performance Hall
Reading the Declaration of Independence In honor of Independence Day a group of us will gather to read the Declaration of Independence. Please join us if you are interested. A Reading of The Declaration of Independence Date: July 4, 2025 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: … Continue reading
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For ‘60 Minutes,’ a Humbling Moment at an Uneasy Time for Press Freedom
After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment. By Michael M. Grynbaum and David Enrich in the NYT The DealBook Newsletter Our columnist … Continue reading
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Is There a Least Bad Alcohol?
By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi in the NYT If you’ve heard that red wine is better for you than beer or liquor, or that clear liquor like vodka or gin is less harmful than dark liquor like rum or whiskey, we have bad news. … Continue reading
A deeply immoral piece of legislation
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson “This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress,” said Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT). “[W]e’re debating a bill that’s going to cut healthcare for … Continue reading
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