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WELCOME HOME?
Last Sunday night the President of the United States held a dinner to which veterans of the Iraq war and the Afghanistan war were invited. Obviously the President could not have all of those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan to one dinner. I do not know how the veterans were chosen to gather for…
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A FIVE-STAR QUINELLA
For a number of years, I have kept two dictating machines on a table near my desk. On the left side, there is a machine that I use to dictate what I hope is the final product for Mrs. Baker, the transcriber. On the right side, there is a machine that keeps notes for titles…
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CHARLES H. AND LITTLE AUGUST
Over the years I have introduced you, my readers, to the various members of my family. In total, there were eight children. Martha and Ruth, born in 1920 and 1924, were probably stillbirths. That was a subject that the children were never encouraged to ask about. Also in 1924 there was the death of my…
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SATAN
At the moment, we are concerned – or at least the Republicans are concerned – with the outcome of the presidential nominating process. The early leaders in the Republican primary contest have largely dropped out, leaving only four people. There is the favorite, Mitt Romney. He is being challenged closely by Rick Santorum. Then we…
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GOD'S WILL
I expect that most of the readers of Ezra’s Essays will recall that on religious matters I am a complete and total non-believer. It all started on the morning of August 4, 1928 when I reached the age of six. On that occasion, my mother announced that I had reached “the age of accountability.” The…