This week in The Tentacle
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The President and Community Initiatives
To commemorate World AIDS Day last Friday, President George W. Bush and his wife Laura met with representatives of faith-based groups in a roundtable discussion at
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The president selected
In 2007, the church budgeted $125,000 toward its 33 mission projects. Those projects include “
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In a recent conversation, 6th District Congressman Roscoe Bartlett reiterated that “private efforts, like that of Calvary United Methodist Church, to assist AIDS victims in Africa are most fulfilling, and it is just such an initiative that we ought to remember at the Christmas holidays.”
To learn more about Calvary and/or its numerous mission projects – or hopefully, to make a contribution – visit www.calvary-mtairy.org .The address is:
For more information on the Children of Zion Village visit www.childrenofzionvillage.org.
Tom McLaughlin
Things here in
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
During the years spent hanging around the White House, I found it funny when a friend received a birthday book: "Republicans I Have Known and Loved." Inside were blank pages as might be expected among that Democratic crowd.
Farrell Keough
(Editor's Note: Farrell Keough's column, which would normally appear in this space today, is delayed by a fractious nuisance called illness. It will appear later this week.)
Norman M. Covert
Nostalgia has a way of striking down the old folks when they least expect it. I saw an interview with Edward Powell, chief executive officer of the United Service Organization (USO), and was taken aback by his excuses why no big-name stars would entertain the troops in
Monday, December 3, 2007
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Once again, the powers-to-be at Clear Channel Radio’s WFMD held their annual radiothon for
Steven R. Berryman
By upholding a lower court ruling, the
Friday, November 30, 2007
Edward Lulie III
It is getting to be the time of year when that certain four letter word begins to appear in long range weather forecasts: SNOW. The mere mention of the word brings joy to some and panic to others.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Ring Around the Immigration Culprit
Tony Soltero
For all the constant talk about the immigration issue, it's amazing how shallow and superficial the discussion about it remains both locally and nationally.
What a Difference a Year Makes – Part 2
In yesterday’s column I wrote that with the passage of this tax package by the General Assembly, there are now more than ever two
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
What a Difference a Year Makes – Part 1
The ink had hardly dried on Gov. Martin O’Malley’s signature on November 19 when the peripatetic gerbils powering the
Hannah Montana
Humor by Tom McLaughlin
Tom McLaughlin
There is a dire warning in a past issue of The Wall Street Journal. Does it foretell a major stock crash? Will the dollar sink below the Indonesian Rupiah, now trading at about 10,000 per?
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Superbly Qualified for President
Politics' infection has not reached the center of my consciousness. As the Friday morning visits with WFMD Radio's Bob Miller demonstrate week after week, I believe there is much more to life than tracking officials and keeping tabs on wannabes.
10 Dumb Questions I Get – Part 2
Nick Diaz
In this space two weeks ago, I referred readers to three of the 10 dumbest questions that we of the motorcycling fraternity regularly field. In my 37 years on motorized two wheel contraptions, I’ve been asked all of these questions. So much so that I’ve developed some “smart-allecky” replies to them. We paused after Question #3, so now I’m continuing.
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