Jon Kennedy
Jon Kennedy


Index of Jon Kennedy’s Blacklick

Township 1955 diaries entries

Click here for the index of diary entries from 1955 by Jon Kennedy when he was in Blacklick Township's Big Bend School as a seventh- and eighth-grader.

     
 

Jon Kennedy’s online 'Jonal' articles 2001 - 2009 (Scroll down)

The articles below are columns, opinion pieces, travelogues, and observations about general or universal human issues. Some refer to local institutions and the landscape of the writer's boyhood home around Nanty Glo, Pa. The articles that make up a series are numbered at the right below, so the beginning can easily be found. The numbers in the navigation frame at left are in sequential order from the latest to first order. Click any of them to display the numbered article in this frame.

INDEX IN LATEST-TO-FIRST ("DESCENDING") ORDER IS BELOW
 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | BOTTOM | REVERSE ORDER
23 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2009
     
1106
 12/18/2009 Toward a Christian worldview
1105
 12/10/2009 My happiness
     
1104
 11/25/2009 Privacy and culture
     
1103
 7/1/2009 Fifth grade in Blacklick Township High School - a personal recollection
     
1102
 6/12/2009 Religion in Blacklick Valley - an ardent plea
     
1101
 5/20/2009 Change - we can believe in
1100
 5/6/2009 Reticence - a better word than shy
     
1099
 4/30/2009 Who do you trust - the swine flu pandemic conspiracy
1098
 4/22/2009 A slumdog's lament - literature and out-sourcing
1097
 4/8/2009 Bill Martin - Memory eternal
1096
 4/1/2009 Sehnsucht and the sad songs - Why the music works
     
1095
 3/25/2009 Write what you know - Not another Lewis book!
1094
 3/18/2009 My cell in the desert - Living the Phillipians 4 lifestyle
1093
 3/11/2009 Bill Hartack - Rethinking the jockey I thought I knew
1092
 3/4/2009 Camelot on the Blacklick - The Nanty Glo myth revisited
     
1091
 2/26/2009 A ramble through the pressroom How I got here
1090
 2/19/2009 Light of Light Can the light and heat of God's energies by some to heaven, hell to others?
1089
 2/11/2009 Food for reflection from Thomas Merton Excerpts from my current reading
     
1088
 1/29/2009 Tweaking, tweaking A case of "Home Page flu"
1087
 1/22/2009 Why did we ever go to all those movies?
1086
 1/15/2009 History Why it's vital to a world of meaning
1085
 1/14/2009 Mere Christianity: Comparative religion A newly noted difference among Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox
1084
 1/8/2009 A New Year's Present Indexes for all of the Postcards, 2003-2008
25 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2008
     
1083
 12/27/2008 The week after Christmas Family memories from Redmill Road
1082
 12/19/2008 Christmas favorites Three Christmas music videos
1081
 12/16/2008 A special Jonal: A review of Colver, Mr. Coleman's Town - A book review
1080
 12/11/2008 Some etoy Christmas presents and tips
     
1079
 11/27/2008 Mere Christianity: Word study: Progressivism
1078
 11/19/2008 Minorities Why 'gay' doesn't qualify
1077
 11/12/2008 Earning the right to speak
1076
 11/05/2008 Mere Christianity: Life's dual purposes
     
1075
 10/31/2008 Legislating morality
1074
 10/30/2008 Media bias and democracy
1073
 10/23/2008 Election issues
1072
 10/08/2008 Camera considerations
     
1071
 9/25/2008 Memories from deep childhood
1070
 9/18/2008 The biggest changes in Nanty Glo since last year
1069
 9/03/2008 Hayride at Vintondale Homecoming
     
1068
 8/30/2008 Home again, home again, jiggety jig
1067
 8/22/2008 County-wide high-speed Internet comes to Cambria
1066
 8/21/2008 The first day of my retirement
1065
 8/20/2008 Not working for 'the man'
1064
 8/13/2008 The top four, ever
1063
 8/06/2008 Trash talk and the company we keep
 
1062
 7/30/2008 Sign of the times / 'Judging' revisited
1061
 7/23/2008 Little boycotts
1060
 7/16/2008 Media mischief
1059
 7/09/2008 Sticking a tentative toe in the water
CSLewis ‘C.S. Lewis Overflow’ articles - 2007-8
Jon Kennedy's latest book is The Everything Guide to C.S. Lewis and Narnia, now available online and through bookstores from Adams Media, F&W Publications. This series of articles is thinking inspired by readings in Lewis's work that didn't fit into the book.
Check out: C.S. Lewis resource page | Journal article on the book | Reverse Order
 
60 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2006
     
1000
 7/03/2006 Loose ends The 1000th and final Jonal
999
 6/30/2006 Conservativism and extremism Two liberals help get a handle
998
 6/28/2006 Keep busy Another weapon in the warfare for taking the kingdom of heaven
997
 6/26/2006 Saints alive It's more than 'only believe'
996
 6/23/2006 Judging How my mind changed
995
 6/21/2006 Christifying our minds Christian worldview II
994
 6/19/2006 A Christian worldview Yet another take
993
 6/16/2006 Practicing what I preach What I should have said
992
 6/12/2006 The rules of engagement Pointers for civil discourse
991
 6/09/2006 'It's only a movie' No. No, it isn't
990
 6/07/2006 Sacralization The opposite of sexualization
989
 6/05/2006 Rights and responsibilities The brief history of rights
988
 6/02/2006 Venice tourist treatment The quintessence of "the Southern California myth"
     
987
 5/31/2006 Venice revisited A gallery of Venice, California scenes
986
 5/29/2006 System recovery Fighting the CWS trojan attacks
985
 5/19/2006 Character studies Third in series
984
 5/17/2006 Word study: Simplicity More wisdom from Elder Maximos, II
983
 5/15/2006 Word study: Cunningness More wisdom from Elder Maximos
982
 5/12/2006 Friday fluff Could the Mexican immigration 'problem' be a solution?
981
 5/10/2006 In praise of protest Bob Lonsberry isn't always wrong
980
 5/08/2006 News flash: Most religions have common roots Why most journalists shouldn't tackle religion
979
 5/05/2006 Questions about Opus Dei
978
 5/03/2006 Word study: Christian vocations Opus Dei is not alone
977
 5/01/2006 Word study: Opus Dei Secular work and holiness
     
976
 4/28/2006 Stanford memoir II 1972 - 1981
975
 4/26/2006 Stanford memories My lost years
974
 4/24/2006 Bright Monday Some tour photos from Stanford University
973
 4/21/2006 Doubt and logic The tension between doubt and belief.
972
 4/19/2006 Certitude and doubt No doubt!
971
 4/17/2006 Blessed hope Newsday's culture-of-death Easter homily
970
 4/14/2006 The war on Easter and the Gospel of Judas flap
969
 4/12/2006 The burden of evidence Proving that Jesus of Nazareth lived
968
 4/10/2006 An almost unsolicited plug The "why" and "what" of Xnmp
967
 4/07/2006 Ahead of the game? Lessons learned from publishing experiences
     
966
 3/22/2006 Another full plate, and loose ends on Monday's Jonal Another leave taking.
965
 3/20/2006 What (who) is a Christian? If not C. S. Lewis, who?
964
 3/17/2006 Happy St. Patrick's Day photos and facts about the Apostle to Ireland
963
 3/15/2006 Self-analyzing homesickness part 3 in series on sehnsucht
962
 3/13/2006 Longing for God (sehnsucht, part 2)
961
 3/10/2006 Sehnsucht Longing for a place or time
960
 3/06/2006 Round three More vicissitudes of book publishing; comments on the Oscars
959
 3/03/2006 Notes for possible further consideration
958
 3/01/2006 Word studies: religion and leaps of faith - A failure to communicate
     
957
 2/27/2006 Another vacation photo—a closely cropped look at the Nanty Glo Gazebo
956
 2/24/2006 The parable of the talents
955
 2/22/2006 Frugality and stewardship Take two
954
 2/20/2006 Word studies: frugality and stewardship
953
 2/17/2006 Mid-winter reading Miscellaneous excerpts
952
 2/15/2006 A prisoner of my past A little of this and that.
951
 2/13/2006 Two poles of opinjion on the cartoon controversy
950
 2/10/2006 A magnificent (?) obsession Is there too much emphasis on sex?
949
 2/08/2006 Ineffability Maybe that's what he meant instead of 'irrationality'?
948
 2/06/2006 A mystery from Twin Rocks, circa 1955 A famous quartet plays the Big Bend School Auditorium
947
 2/03/2006 Righteous outrage and outrageous behavior We're all comedians.
946
 2/01/2006 The irrationality of believing
     
945
 1/30/2006 Word studies Heresy, apostasy
944
 1/27/2006 Lesson learned More thoughts on Anne Rice novel; great tribulation
943
 1/25/2006 Gnosticism The ancient occult 'knowledge' religion
942
 1/23/2006 Anne Rice's Jesus Thoughts about Anne Rice's novel and the gnostic gospels
941
 1/20/2006 Nice to be Back On being back online, and thoughts about Anne Rice's Jesus novel
127 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2005
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940
 12/02/2005 Finally We're back after our Internet service was disrupted on November 9
 
939
 11/09/2005 A new perspective on a familiar sight Johnstown's Incline Plane
938
 11/07/2005 Reduced load An exciting development; Pride of the Valley
937
 11/04/2005 Parallel universes The American left and right hardly know each other any more
936
 11/02/2005 Where the rubber meets the road Relativism vs. absolute truths
     
935
 10/31/2005 The true meaning of healing
934
 10/28/2005 Jet-lagging Fighting vacation post-partum or...?
933
 10/26/2005 Halloween Should Christians oppose it?
932
 10/24/2005 Truth in labeling People for "the" American Way?
931
 10/21/2005 Friday pocket pickin's The webcam dream is fading fast
930
 10/17/2005 A good time was had by all The webmaster 'roasted' in Nanty Glo
929
 10/14/2005 Report from the Home Page front
928
 10/12/2005 Goin' fishing Plans for trip to Home Page Country
927
 10/10/2005 Security of the believer Calvinist, and Orthodox, theological views
926
 10/7/2005 Allegheny rambler A collection of pocket lint
925
 10/5/2005 Bad theology Religious exclusivity
924
 10/3/2005 Bad science The good type of science has no need for totalitarian tactics
     
923
 9/30/2005 A pocketful of peeves Friday roundup
922
 9/28/2005 What doesn't make something 'Christian'? Fruit of the spirit.
921
 9/26/2005 What makes something 'Christian'? Is the United States a 'Christian nation'?
920
 9/23/2005 Potpourri A second pocketful of notes
919
 9/21/2005 'Mere Christianity' and anabaptism Universal faith and some departures
918
 9/19/2005 Eighth anniversary reflections It hasn't been our best year
917
 9/16/2005 No straw after Labor Day A pocketful of notes on several items
916
 9/14/2005 Christian worldview redux Getting acquainted with God changes everything else
915
 9/12/2005 A 'conservative' teen columnist calls for separating religion and disaster-relief politics
914
 9/09/2005 God, gays, Gaza, gambling, or George W.? Who's to blame, 2
913
 9/07/2005 Who's to blame? Katrina: God, the President, gay casinos?
912
 9/05/2005 Actually, it's the Left that's promoting an establishment of religion
911
 9/02/2005 Living past 30 More thoughts on Peter Pan syndrome
     
910
 8/312005 Playing the fool Another look at the Sermon on the Mount
909
 8/29/2005 Trivial pursuits The life centered on 'things' and acquisitions
908
 8/26/2005 Pat Robertson's carelessness Loose lips sink Christians' approval ratings
907
 8/24/2005 Making heaven wait? —take two
906
 8/22/2005 Making heaven wait? Why struggle to keep such a miserable life going when heaven's so great?
905
 8/19/2005 The Nohaides and today's news Christian right and Jewish right mutuality
904
 8/17/2005 The seven Nohaides A way of salvation within Judaism for non-Jews
903
 8/15/2005 Partial-birth abortion When do news media become accessories to murder?
902
 8/12/2005 Word studies: multiculturalism vs. pluralism Wringing somenew changes
901
 8/10/2005 Only two options are viable Leftist/secularism vs. Judeo-Christianity
900
 8/08/2005 Word studies: Thinking globally vs. one-worldism
899
 8/05/2005 Think globally Loving your neighbor nations
898
 8/03/2005 Word studies: scandal and secrecy Confession and communion
897
 8/01/2005 Headlines worth reading and pausing to reflect upon
     
896
 7/29/2005 Allusiveness (or, it's about the writing)
895
 7/27/2005 The nonvirtue of selfishness What Monday's Jonal was not about
894
 7/25/2005 But I was much older then How the eternal youth phenomenon is warping culture
893
 7/22/2005 Lite notes
892
 7/20/2005 More music
891
 7/18/2005 Revisiting the 'second tier' Another look at pop music
890
 7/15/2005 Religion is life
889
 7/13/2005 Defining "religion"
888
 7/11/2005 It is as it was—Longing for the monastery 2
887
 7/08/2005 Longing for the monastery Not to be a monk, but...
886
 7/06/2005 More word studies Evangel -ical -ist -ism
885
 7/04/2005 Word studies What do words like 'intelligent design' really mean?
884
 7/01/2005 Death as a way of life Wisdom from...Steve Jobs?
883
 6/29/2005 Gay liberation and feminism
882
 6/27/2005 Feminism and the sexualizing of American culture
881
 6/24/2005 More discussion of social changes since the 1960s
880
 6/22/2005 On with the discussion of social changes since the 1960s
879
 6/20/2005 Continuing the discussion of social changes since the 1960s
878
 6/17/2005 Thinking theoretically about social upheaval and progress
877
 6/15/2005 Looking closer at changes to 'society' since 1960 New look introduced!
876
 6/13/2005 Better, or worse, 'society' since 1960? Few responses to survey question to list
875
 6/10/2005 Are things better, or worse, since 1960? Cup half full or half empty?
874
 6/08/2005 Godly rulers From the Old Testament to William Gladstone
873
 6/06/2005 Ford boycott suspended | Cromwell Thoughts about a 'Christian' political leader
872
 6/03/2005 My boycott of Ford Ford Motor Company has gone over to the dark side
871
 6/01/2005 Life's joyful-sad moments Brandi's eighth-grade graduation
870
 5/31/2005 View from (and of) a rock A visit to Alcatraz
869
 5/30/2005 Dirty work but someone has to do it A company trip to Yosemite National Park
868
 5/27/2005 The 'truths' in Marc Alexander's letter Christian "dominionism," 3
867
 5/25/2005 Challenging untruths in Marc Alexander's letter Christian "dominionism," 2
866
 5/24/2005 A confession of atheirstic faith Christian "dominionism"
865
 5/20/2005 Creativity and liberalism
864
 5/18/2005 Creating our own worlds Renaissance versus traditionalism
863
 5/16/2005 The unfunny side of sex Why dirty jokes and words are unholy
862
 5/13/2005 Is sex funny? A surprising confirmation in C.S. Lewis
861
 5/11/2005 A letter to a teen columnist Helpful words to the wise, or something
860
 5/09/2005 What's left? Why the "Christian left" is wrong.
859
 5/06/2005 Where were we? Why are some "religious" countries inclined to socialism?
Nanty Glo.com server was down for most of week
858
 4/29/2005 Welfarism leads to totalitarianism Why the 'Christian left' misses the point
857
 4/27/2005 'Liberal' evangelicals Why media and Democrat strategists are looking to recruit.
856
 4/25/2005 Later spring views Photos of spring flowers sent by David and Patty Caldwell
855
 4/22/2005 Being discovered 3 -validation Working and waiting
854
 4/20/2005 Being discovered 2 -recognition Being recognized brings motivation
853
 4/19/2005 Being discovered Still waiting for that big break
852
 4/15/2005 Twice born A look at what some consider a magic formula to get you into heaven
851
 4/13/2005 I write, ergo I am
850
 4/11/2005 Another reason I became a writer
849
 4/08/2005 More thoughts about why I'm a writer
848
 4/06/2005 Why I'm a writer If we had the verbal acuity of Robin Williams, we wouldn't bother....
847
 4/04/2005 A sweet fragrance Reflections on the passing of Terri Shiavo and Pope John Paul II
846
 4/01/2005 Liberals, here? Who will take the challenge to balance the forum?
845
 3/30/2005 Jewish renaissance? Religious Judaism seems to be making a comeback
844
 3/28/2005 Some of my best friends Perhaps the best article on 'gay marriage' is introduced
843
 3/25/2005 Annunciations Changing the subject to the Terri Shiavo case
842
 3/23/2005 Hollywood's good news...? R-rating movies are down, PG and PG-13 up
841
 3/21/2005 Brushes with technology - 4 The Linotype as rudimentary computer.
840
 3/18/2005 Brushes with technology - 3
839
 3/16/2005 My early brushes with technology - 2 The old way newspapers were printed
838
 3/14/2005 Brushes with technology History: Linotype comes to Nanty Glo
837
 3/11/2005 Make up your mind Thinking theoretically means rebuilding your mind
836
 3/09/2005 Finding the right Back to theoretical thought
835
 3/07/2005 Hunger for orthodoxy Not capital-O Orthodoxy but the quest for truth or right
834
 3/04/2005 Behavior modeling Who are the children God wants us to protect?
833
 3/02/2005 Millstones How the protective cocoon for children has unraveled
832
 2/28/2005 A liberal bastian gets—or rediscovers—religion A surprising NY Times article
831
 2/25/2005 How Far Back? part two
830
 2/23/2005 How Far Back? If the Conservatives offer the Middle Ages, what do the Liberals offer?
829
 2/22/2005 Theocracy
828
 2/21/2005 Consistent life theology; gun ownership and use Taking issue with Fr. John Breck's takes
827
 2/18/2005 Rambling Wreck from Red Mill Road Thoughts mostly on music
826
 2/16/2005 A woman's perspective on sexualizing
825
 2/14/2005 'Feedback' on sexualizing series
824
 2/11/2005 Nanty Glo was rock and roll Some things were different in the day
823
 2/9/2005 Sexualizing culture - 3: college campuses The campus seen as sexual carnival
822
 2/7/2005 Sexualizing culture - 2: teens How television's eroded standards sexualize our kids
821
 2/4/2005 Sexualizing culture - 1 Sexuality in the Belsano first grade
820
 2/2/2005 More thoughts on Interference On not sexualizing children.
819
 2/1/2005 Blowing my horn; a press release Introducing this index; PR from Stephen Bennett
818
 1/31/2005 A religion of peace? Answer to question about Islam
817
 1/28/2005 When common sense isn't Conclusion of the series on evangelical history
816
 1/26/2005 Common sense then and now A failure of theoretical thought in popular religion
815
 1/24/2005 Some personal correlations My agnostic "Protestant" forebears
814
 1/21/2005 Self-evident truths The mindset of the Revolutionary War and revival era
813
 1/19/2005 Our original reality show How common sense realism molds America
812
 1/17/2005 Common and uncommon sense Common sense realism; Christianity and culture
811
 1/14/2005 A giant awakes...and makes a break Hybrid Christianity
810
 1/12/2005 Awakenings America's First Great Awakening
809
 1/10/2005 A mantle passed Introducing Nancy Pearcey's Total Truth
808
 1/7/2005 God and disasters Where was God when the tsuanamis hit?
807
 1/5/2005 Christmas Questions—finale Christmas and joy, evangelism, and cultural formation
806
 1/3/2005 Christmas Questions—ten What the church says about Christmas
150 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2004
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12/31/2004 Christmas Questions—nine
12/29/2004 Questions—round two
805
 12/28/2004 Analogies
804
 12/27/2004 More Christmas questions
803
 12/25/2004 Christmas letter 2004
802
 12/24/2004 Christmas questions
801
 12/22/2004 Christmas origin and dates
800
 12/20/2004 Christmas Kings and suns
799
 12/17/2004 The anti-Christmas spirit
798
 12/15/2004 Skip Christmas?
797
 12/13/2004 Putting Dickens back into Christmas
796
 12/10/2004 Sinners and their sins (homosexuals/homosexuality; homosexual/gay)
795
 12/08/2004 The Commandments
794
 12/06/2004 Intentionally imbalanced 2
793
 12/03/2004 Fair and balanced 1
792
 12/01/2004 Food and morality
791
 11/29/2004 Voucher education
790
 11/26/2004

My grandchildren
789
 11/24/2004 Dysfunctional families
788
 11/22/2004 Another set of redefinitions 2
787
 11/19/2004 Re: definitions 1
786
 11/17/2004 The cultural mandate
785
 11/15/2004 What it's not (theoretical thought) 12
784
 11/12/2004 Portals of the mind (theoretical thought) 11
783
 11/10/2004 The aftermath (theoretical thought) 10
782
 11/8/2004 Church teachings as worldview matrix (theoretical thought) 9
781
 11/5/2004 Frame of reference (theoretical thought) 8
780
 11/3/2004 A quick review (theoretical thought) 7
779
 11/1/2004 POV (theoretical thought) 6
778
 10/29/2004 Screens and filters (theoretical thought) 5
777
 10/27/2004 The fountainhead (theoretical thought) 4
776
 10/25/2004 Learning how to think, continued (theoretical thought) 3
775
 10/15/2004 Learning how to think (theoretical thought) 2
774
 10/13/2004 Theoretical thought 1 (Discussion of movie, 2001, A Space Odyssey)
773
 10/11/2004 W and E (President Bush and Elvis)
772
 10/8/2004 The 'sixties: one last revisit 4
771
 10/6/2004 Stumble in haste, repent in leisure 3
770
 10/4/2004 The youth revolution 2
769
 10/1/2004 'Sixties awakenings 1
768
 9/29/2004 Dredging up the past
767
 9/27/2004 Voting values
766 9/24/2004 Sovereignty and the problem of evil 2
765 9/22/2004 Sovereignty 1
764 9/20/2004 Happy anniversary to us (we're No. 1 out of 179,000,000!)
763 9/17/2004 Wrapup: Vintondale Homecoming
762 9/15/2004 Methodists and Catholics
761 9/13/2004 A couple of week-old leftovers
760 9/10/2004 Trip journal from Pennsylvania 4
759 9/8/2004 Trip journal from Pennsylvania 3
758 9/6/2004 Trip journal from Pennsylvania 2
757 9/3/2004 Trip journal from Pennsylvania 1
756 9/1/2004 My latest etoy 2
755 8/30/2004 Etoys revisited 1
754 8/27/2004 Elitists
753 8/25/2004 Ah, Picksburgh
752 8/23/2004 Open-mindedness, 3
751 8/18/2004 Open-mindedness, 2
750 8/16/2004 Open-mindedness 1
749 8/13/2004 Fourth of the four basic mind-food groups: Nihil(ism) 5
748 8/11/2004 Third of the four basic mind-food groups: Self 4
747 8/9/2004 Second of the four basic mind-food groups: Family 3
746 8/6/2004 First of the four basic mind-food groups: God 2
745 8/4/2004 The four basic mind-food groups 1
744 8/2/2004 Why does CBS want a 'gay network'?
743 7/30/2004 'Eighties revisited
742 7/28/2004 Rudeness
741 7/26/2004 Intolerance
740 7/23/2004 Practical atheism
739 7/21/2004 The Left will be left behind
738 7/19/2004 Journalism 101
737 7/16/2004 What's up with that?
736 7/14/2004 It's your home page
735 7/12/2004 Touring New Mexico- what to see-Santa Fe 5
734 7/9/2004 Touring New Mexico-what to see  4
733 7/7/2004 Touring New Mexico-what to see 3
732 7/6/2004 Travel writing (touring New Mexico-2) 2
731 7/5/2004 Travel writing (touring New Mexico) 1
730 6/25/2004 Who do you trust?
729 6/23/2004 Are you worth it?
728 6/21/2004 Gadgets
727 6/18/2004 God and countries
726 6/16/2004 Today's Topic A
725 6/14/2004 Insights on the writing process
724 6/11/2004 Church and state and Ronald Reagan
723 6/9/2004 Chaos theory
722 6/7/2004 Another perspective
721 6/4/2004 Notes personal and business
720 6/2/2004 So rare
719 5/31/2004 Happy Memorial Day
718 5/28/2004 Bread and circuses, 2
717 5/26/2004 Bread and circuses, 1
716 5/24/2004 There will be a quiz
715 5/21/2004 More on hypocrisy 2
714 5/19/2004 Duplicity—being of two minds 1
713 5/17/2004 Postmodern references 3
712 5/14/2004 Postmoderns 2
711 5/12/2004 To forgive or gloat
710 5/10/2004 Postmodernism 1
709 5/5/2004 True stories
708 5/3/2004 Short takes
707 4/30/2004 A second chance
706 4/28/2004 The top five
705 4/26/2004 Perspectives
704 4/23/2004 Intellectual/ism, continued 2
703 4/21/2004 Intellectual/ism 1
702 4/19/2004 Modern-day martyrdom 2
701 4/16/2004 Martyrdom 1
700 4/14/2004 Interpretations
699 4/12/2004 Conversion
698 4/9/2004 Evolution and UFOs
697 4/7/2004 Favorites
696 4/5/2004 Topic sentences
695 4/2/2004 The Passion of the Christ
 
694 3/31/2004 Do-overs again 2
693 3/29/2004 Do-overs 1
692 3/26/2004 A widening chasm?
691 3/24/2004 Fascism and the Gospel
690 3/22/2004 Answering the mail, second of two parts
689 3/19/2004 An outsider's interference
688 3/17/2004 A great day for the Irish
687 3/15/2004 Notable quotables
686 3/12/2004 It's all about...
685 3/10/2004 The problem of evil
684 3/8/2004 Nature, nurture, and genetics
683 3/5/2004 I left my heart...
682 3/3/2004 Who do you trust?
681 3/1/2004 The misrepresenting of the Christ
 
680 2/27/2004 City on a hill
679 2/25/2004 Electing our priests
678 2/23/2004 Reunion syndrome
677 2/20/2004 A spot quiz
676 2/18/2004 Ecumenism
675 2/16/2004 Ethics
674 2/13/2004 Topic A
673 2/11/2004 The plague
672 2/9/2004 Debate vs. argument
671 2/6/2004 This and that
670 2/4/2004 Defense of marriage - 7 and final—the 'secular' case
669 2/2/2004 Defense of marriage - 6
 
668 1/30/2004 Defense of marriage - 5 A Protestant statement on "gay marriage"
667 1/28/2004 Defense of marriage - 4, "gay marriage"
666 1/26/2004 Defense of marriage - 3 (a riff)
665 1/23/2004 Defense of marriage - 2
664 1/19/2004 Defense of marriage 1
663 1/16/2004 The flip side
662 1/14/2004 First things
661 1/12/2004 January's slough of despond
660 1/9/2004 A great leftwing conspiracy? A tongue-in-cheek rumination
659 1/5/2004 Two great lost-in-swamp movies
658 1/2/2004 Remains of the season
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657 12/31/2003 Ghosts of Christmas past
656 12/29/2003 Some responses to 'frames of reference' series
655 12/26/2003 'Silence is consent'
654 12/24/2003 Christmas letter for 2003
653 12/22/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative), 12 (last of series)
652 12/19/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative), 11
651 12/17/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative), 10
650 12/15/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative), 9
649 12/12/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative), 8
648 12/8/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative), 7
647 12/5/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative), 6
646 12/3/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative), 5
645 12/1-/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative): 4
644 11/28/2003 Frames of reference (liberal/conservative): 3
643 11/26/2003 Frames of reference: biblical roots of conservative and liberal 2
642 11/24/2003 Frames of reference: conservative/liberal 1
641 11/21/2003 Frames of reference: the liberal establishment
640 11/19/2003 Frames of reference: conservative, liberal
639 11/17/2003 Frames of reference
638 11/14/2003 A hospital for needy souls
637 11/12/2003 Thoughts du jour
636 11/10/2003 Stewardship
635 11/7/2003 Boycotts and censorship
634 11/5/2003 The quality of mercy
642 11/3/2003 Forgiveness; innocence 3
641 10/31/2003 God's forgiveness 2
640 10/29/2003 A question about forgiveness 1
639 10/27/2003 Slow time
638 10/24/2003 Misunderstandings
637 10/22/2003 Unconventional wisdom, perhaps
636 10/20/2003 Jimmy Carter, where are you now?
635 10/17/2003 Rush to judgment
634 10/15/2003 Less is adequate
633 10/13/2003 New York afterthoughts
632 10/10/2003 If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?
631 10/8/2003 Found on the way to look up something else
630 10/6/2003 Hopalong Cassidy
629 10/3/2003 Gospel and politics, 4
628 10/1/2003 St. Paul's Gospel (Gospel and politics), 3
627 9/29/2003 Gospel and politics, 2
626 9/26/2003 Keep a good thing going
625 9/24/2003 More fun facts
624 9/22/2003 Fun facts
623 9/19/2003 Nanty Glo Home Page Sixth Anniversary
622 9/17/2003 Gospel and politics 1
621 9/15/2003 An escalator to the future
620 9/12-/2003 Jetlagged...reflections - 2
619 9/10/2003 Jetlagged...reflections - 1
618 9/8/2003 If you go... 9
617 9/5/2003 Last day of vacation, in New York Tuesday, August 19 - vacation journal, part 8
616 9/3/2003 Kishacoquillas Valley and return to New York Monday, August 18 - vacation journal, part 7
615 9/1/2003 Kennedy reunion day Sunday, August 17 - vacation journal, part 6
614 8/29/2003 Homecoming day Saturday, August 16 - vacation journal, part 5
613 8/27/2003 Escape from New York Friday, August 15 - vacation journal, part 4
612 8/25/2003 Miracle on The Bowery - vacation journal, part 3, continuing August 14
611 8/22/2003 Where were you when the lights went out? - vacation journal, part 2, August 14
610 8/20/2003 One from the Great White Way - vacation journal, part 1 August 13
609 8/13/2003 It's the saints (last in the series on role models) 5
608 8/11/2003 Ultimate role models 4
607 8/8/2003 Role models 3
606 8/6/2003 But really, what can you do (to change the world)? 2
605 8/4/2003 Pay it forward 1
604 8/1/2003 Tourism
603 7/30/2003 Maps
602 7/28/2003 Stop and smell the roses
601 7/25/2003 Use the force
600 7/23/2003 Turning points
599 7/21/2003 R-e-s-p-e-c-t
598 7/18/2003 Moment of truth
597 7/16-/2003 Showing them!
596 7/14/2003 I'll show them!
595 7/11/2003 The Long, Hot Summer...45 years later
594 7/9/2003 News update
593 7/7/2003 The TVs of the future
592 7/4/2003 Christians and the sexual revolution (end of series) 5
591 6/30/2003 Christians and the sexual revolution - 4
590 6/27/2003 Christians and the sexual revolution - 3
589 6/25/2003 Christians and the sexual revolution - 2
588 6/23/2003 Christians and the sexual revolution - 1
587 6/20/2003 Word pictures  2
586 6/18/2003 My summer reading 1 The Journals of Father Alexander Schmemann, 1973-1983
585 6/16/2003 Economically qualified
584 6/13/2003 Western materialism
583 6/11/2003 Poverty and material affluence
582 6/9/2003 45 years ago this month... From my scrapbook: Teen Events,
a column from the Nanty Glo Journal in June, 1958
581 6/6/2003 The gadgets of our lives
580 6/4/2003 All complaints graciously received
579 6/2/2003 Birthday by the Bay
578 5/30/2003 News roundup
577 5/28/2003 New York, New York
576 5/26/2003 The old curmudgeon
575 5/23/2003 News roundup
574 5/21/2003 Eternal now
573 5/19/2003 Little epiphanies
572 5/16/2003 Fair and balanced
571 5/14/2003 News roundup
570 5/12/2003 To forgive or gloat
569 5/9/2003 Mother's counsels
568 5/7/2003 Not a betting man
567 5/5/2003 Checks and balances
566 5/2/2004 Majority rules
565 4/30/2003 Senator Santorum's gaffe
564 4/28/2003 Harry and Ozziette
563 4/25/2003 Should children be happy? (end of series) 4
562 4/23/2003 Should children be happy, or molded into shape? 3
561 4/21/2003 Should children be happy? 2
560 4/18/2003 Should children be happy? 1
559 4/16/2003 Bertrand Russell's essays
558 4/14/2003 Death and taxes
557 4/11/2003 Why do they hate? - 4
556 4/9/2003 Why do they hate? - 3
555 4/7/2003 Why do they hate? - 2
554 4/4/2003 Why do they hate? - 1
553 4/2/2003 Telejournalistic bits
552 3/31/2003 Onion snow
551 3/28/2003 Memories - 3
550 3/26/2003 Memories - 2
549 3/24/2003 Memories - 1
548 3/21/2003 Friday's bits and pieces
547 3/19/2003 Hillbillies
546 3/17/2003 Some St. Patrick's Day glimpses of Ireland
545 3/14/2003 St. Patrick
544 3/12/2003 Culture wars - 7 (Last in series)
543 3/10/2003 Culture wars - 6
542 3/7/2003 Culture wars - 5
541 3/5/2003 Culture wars - 4; Armageddon
540 3/03/2003 Culture wars - 3
539 2/26/2003 Culture wars - 2
538 2/24/2003 Culture wars 1
537 2/21/2003 More Internet woes
536 2/19/2003 More weather
535 2/17/2003 Weather, whether
534 2/14/2003 Record wrecked(?)
533 2/10/2003 Topics and topicality
532 2/7/2003 Choice 2
531 2/5/2003 Choice
530 2/3/2003 Last words on a hard topic (#2)
529 2/2/2003 Last words on a hard topic (#1)
528 1/31/2003 Counterpoints from David
527 1/29/2003 A matter of life and death
526 1/27/2003 No cigar
525 1/24/2003 Totalitarianism in public education 8
524 1/22/2003 Nontraditional academics 7
523 1/20/2003 Academic reform 6
522 1/17/2003 School ideals vs. realities 5
521 1/16/2003 School days—the best and the worst of times 4
520 1/15/2003 Skulls full of mush 3
519 1/14/2003 Ah youth 2
518 1/10/2003 A teen event 1
517 1/9/2003 Smoking and anti-smoking
516 1/8/2003 Trophies for all
515 1/7/2003 Calendars
514 1/3/2003 Cleaning house
513 1/2/2003 Resolutions
512 1/1/2003 A fresh start

209 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2002

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51112/31/2002Remains of the season and year
51012/27/2002Remains of the day
50912/25/2002Santa Claus pro or con?
50812/24/2002Christmas letter 2002
50712/20/2002Godly and ungodly charisma
50612/19/2002Angels and charismatic and holy people
50512/18/2002Angels and holy people
50412/17/2002Encounters with angels - 5
50312/13/2002Encounters with angels - 4
50212/12/2002Encounters with angels - 3
50112/11/2002Encounters with angels - 2
50012/10/2002Encounters with angels - 1
49912/6/2002Touched by an angel
49812/5/2002Something's happenin' here
49712/4/2002Charisma - 2
49612/3/2002Charisma
49511/29/2002Thanksgiving memories, 2002
49411/27/2002Thanksgiving memories 2
49311/26/2002Thanksgiving memories
49211/22/2002On the road again - 4 from Willows, Calif.
49111/21/2002On the road again - 3 from Willows, Calif.
49011/20/2002On the road again - 2 from Willows, Calif.
48911/19/2002On the road again - 1 from Willows, Calif. (includes letter from Geo. Dilling re. atheistic Christianity)
48811/15/2002Consolation (includes letter from David Caldwell re. atheistic Christianity)
48711/14/2002"Dumbed-down Christianity"
48611/13/2002"Atheistic Christianity"
48511/12/2002Who's got an item?
48411/8/2002Don't go there Has broken link to People magazine story
48311/7/2002Don't ask, don't tell Has broken link to People magazine story
48211/6/2002Another project Introducing Xnmp's Newscomments
48111/5/2002More get hooked on e-toys Letters from Sallie Covolo, Trudy Myers
48011/1/2002Get hooked on e-toys  Letter from Judy Rose
47910/31/2002Fright Night Fiction; a Halloween short story
47810/30/2002Life here in the future
47710/29/2002Who would need a computer?
47610/25/2002"Personal" salvation
47510/24/2002"Personal" religion
47410/23/2002Christianity without church
47310/22/2002Unorganized religion
47210/18/2002Sentimental journey—Can't go "home" again
47110/17/2002Sentimental journey—On to Venice
47010/16/2002Sentimental journey—The South Coast and Lompoc
46910/15/2002Sentimental journey—El Camino Real
46810/11/2002Risking miscommunication
46710/10/2002Statements made for effect
46610/9/2002Exaggerating to make a point
46510/8/2002Tongue in cheek
46410/4/2002Rage analysis - 2
46310/3/2002Rage analysis -1
46210/2/2002Age rage
46110/1/2002Road rage
4609/27/2002Pre-retired
4599/26/2002Memory eternal
4589/25/2002Computer finale
4579/24/2002Computer frustration? How about a 'Godsend'?
4569/20/2002Computer frustrations - 2
4559/19/2002Computer frustrations
4549/18/2002Teasing
4539/17/2002Alms, and "as" and "like"
4529/13/2002Alms for the poor
4519/12/2002"As" and "like" - 2
4509/11/2002"As" and "like"
4499/10/2002More photos
4489/6/2002One picture is worth 1000 words
4479/5/2002Haste makes waste
4469/4/2002Creativity never rests
4459/3/2002No rest for the wicked
4448/30/2002Flying 3
4438/29/2002Flying 2
4428/28/2002Flying 1
4418/27/2002A writer can write anything
4408/23/2002Jet lagged
4398/22/2002If you go
4388/21/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 10
4378/20/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 9
4368/19/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 8 Paris
4358/16/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 7 Dublin to Paris
4348/15/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 6 Limerick/Dublin
4338/14/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 5 Galway
4328/13/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 4 to Belfast
4318/9/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 3 Glendalough
4308/8/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 3 to Ireland
4298/7/2002Journal of our journey - 2 London
4288/6/2002Journal of our vacation journey - 1 En route with sons Mike and Kevin
4278/2/2002First vacation as an adult, 2
4268/1/2002First vacation as an adult, 1
 
4257/31/2002Wonderful trip
4247/30/2002Notes
4237/26/2002Kid friendly
4227/25/2002Antisocial
4217/24/2002Old news
4207/23/2002The better part of wisdom
4197/19/2002Saving it
4187/18/2002Joys of writing
4177/17/2002McIntire - 6, Lessons learned (series finale)
4167/16/2002McIntire - 5, positives
4157/12/2002McIntire - 4
4147/11/2002McIntire - 3
4137/10/2002McIntire - 2
4127/9/2002McIntire - 1 (My memoir of working for the late Dr. Carl McIntire)
4117/5/2002Biased—and bogus—reporting
4107/4/2002What's in a headline?
4097/3/2002Summer doldrums
4087/2/2002Unfinished business
 
4076/28/2002Pity party
4066/27/2002God-forsaken
4056/26/2002Rejection and pets
4046/25/2002Rejection and sports
4036/21/2002Rejection
4026/20/2002Verse, or worse
4016/19/2002Evening forays
4006/18/2002Father's Day, cont., "success"
3996/14/2002Father's Day
3986/13/2002Having a plan is halfway there
3976/12/2002Townies, buskids
3966/11/2002Welcome, Jackson Township pages
3956/7/2002Late night jonal entry
3946/6/2002Thises and thats
3936/5/2002Moonlight swims
3926/4/2002The Class of '60 turns 60
 
3915/31/2002Last day of school
3905/30/2002The Home Page's first annual Commercial Gloer Awards
3895/29/2002Commercials
3885/28/2002Lost Weekend
3875/24/2002Places like home - 4
3865/23/2002Places like home - 3
3855/22/2002Places like home - 2
3845/21/2002Places like home - 1
3835/17/2002Another Twin Rocks
3825/16/2002Dogmas V - responses
3815/15/2002Dogmas IV - birth control and divorce
3805/14/2002Dogmas III - forbidding priests to marry
3795/10/2004Dogmas II
3785/9/2002Dogmas I
3775/8/2002Nanty Glo names
3765/7/2002News that doesn't signify
3755/3/2002Democratization of the mass media
3745/2/2002Free the 'net!
3735/1/2004Blogging on
 
3724/30/2002Blogging
3714/29/2002A reporter's notes
3704/25/2002Johnstown vs. The Real World
3694/24/2002Places to meet
3684/19/2002The Lincoln Mine project
3674/18/2002Joe Yobaggy - 3
3664/17/2002Joe Yobaggy - 2
3654/16/2002Joe Yobaggy - 1
3644/12/2002Sainthood
3634/11/2002Martyrdom
3624/10/2002Senior moments and out of touch
3614/9/2002Keypunch needed
3604/5/2002New computer 3: Software
3594/4/2002New computer 2: Speed
3584/3/2002New computer 1
3574/2/2002Web surfing
356
3553/29/2002Mike Shutak
3543/28/2002Domenick Gelotte
3533/27/2002Leaves of grass, continued
3523/26/2002Leaves of grass
3513/22/2002Interference
3503/21/2002Movie tastes
3493/20/2002Life's too short (Topic A) Thoughts on the passing of Dino Rudolph
3483/19/2002Much ado about Oscars
3473/15/2002Gateways and gatekeepers
3463/14/2002All the news that fits
3453/13/2002Hawking the news
3443/12/2002Using the news
3433/8/2002Passages: Steve Lester 4
3423/7/2002Passages: Steve Lester 3
3413/6/2002Passages: Steve Lester 2
3403/5/2002Passages: Steve Lester 1
3393/1/2002Time warps
 
3382/28/2002Berserkley
3372/27/2002Favorite campuses
3362/26/2002College daze
3352/22/2002Working for the weekend
3342/21/2002Creatures of habits
3332/20/2002Creature of habit
3322/19/2002Town web pages
3312/15/2002More half-baked ideas
3302/14/2002Half-baked ideas
3072/13/2002Roots Western Pennsylvania cultural accoutrements
3062/12/2002Significance
3052/11/2002Is this anything?
3042/8/2002A mess of dottage
3032/7/2002Politically incorrect
3022/6/2002Scruples
3012/5/2002Weather or whether not
3002/1/2002Educational television - 2
 
2991/31/2002Educational television - 1
2981/30/2002Television and society
2971/29/2002TV stats and effects
2961/28/2002Television
2951/25/2002Three-dot journalism
2941/24/2002Mia culpa—a confession and apology; more emailed page updates lost
2931/23/2002Pop culture "phenoms"
2911/22/2002That was then
2901/18/2002Last words on words
2891/17/2002Bon mots
2881/16/2002Word up
2871/15/2002Destructive thought forms
2861/14/2002Logismoi
2851/11/2002Horatio hornblower
2841/10/2002South Jersey towns
2831/9/2002New Jersey - 2
2821/8/2002New Jersey -1
2811/4/2002Passages
2801/2/2002Resolutions
2791/1/2002Happy New Year
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278 12/28/2001 Home for Christmas, 2
277 12/27/2001 Home for Christmas, 1
276 12/26/2001 The feast
275 12/25/2001 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (from Alliance Life, with music)
274 12/24/2001 Christmas letter 2001
273 12/21/2001 Christmas reflections - O tannenbaum
272 12/20/2001 Christmas reflections - Christmas music and antimusic
271 12/19/2001 Christmas reflections - picking names
270 12/18/2001 Christmas reflections
269 12/14/2001 California dreamin'
268 12/13/2001 California state of mind - 3
267 12/12/2001 California state of mind - 2
266 12/11/2001 California state of mind - 1
265 12/10/2001 Thanks, Netscape
264 12/7/2001 Bartoothed Netscape
263 12/6/2001 A self-analysis test for fun: do you color within the lines?
262 12/5-/2001 Back to self-analysis
261 12/4/2001 Season's greetings
260 11/30/2001 The first deadly sin
259 11/29/2001 Self-image
258 11/28/2001 Self-esteem
257 11/27/2001 Self-worth
256 11/26-/2001 Thanksgiving in hindsight
255 11/23/2001 A hard week for topics
254 11/22/2001 Thanksgiving—an attitude of gratitude
253 11/21/2001 Thanksgiving eve
252 11/20/2001 November '63
251 11/16/2001 Hunting
250 11/15/2001 Hunting season
249 11/14/2001 No fast, no feast; last in series
248 11/13/2001 No guts, no glory
247 11/12/2001 Anticipation
246 11/11/2001 More than you wanted to know on fasting
245 11/8/2001 No fast/no feast - 3
244 11/7/2001 No fast/no feast - 2
243 11/6/2001 No fast/no feast -1
242 11/2/2001 Pluralism
241 11/1/2001 The myth of media "neutrality"
240 10/31/2001 The media's betrayal of trust
239 10/30/2001 Desperate times reveal media's "relgious" biases
238 10/29/2001 A commentary on mass media
237 10/26/2001 The Valley's future in tourism
236 10/24/2001 Memoirs—nudging versus calling
235 10/23/2001 Memoirs—mourning turned to joy
234 10/22/2001 Memoirs—loving and leaving the ministry
233 10/19/2001 Memoirs—calling to ministry
232 10/18/2001 Memoirs
231 10/17/2001 Little murders
230 10/16/2001 The fear factor
229 10/15/2001 Lessons learned
228 10/12/2001 Fargo
227 10/11/2001 Awakening
226 10/10/2001 Wake-up call
225 10/9/2001 Taking care of business
224 10/8/2001 Procedural notes
223 10/5/2001 Anniversary thoughts
222 10/4/2001 Kinder, gentler?
221 10/3/2001 Let's do lunch - 3
220 10/2/2001 Let's do lunch - 2
219 10/1/2001 Let's do lunch - 1
 
218 9/28/2001 20/20 Hindsight
217 9/27/2001 Thinking outside the box
216 9/26/2001 Moving on
215 9/25/2001 Responses
214 9/24/2001 Where is God? - 3
213 9/21/2001 Where is God? - 2
212 9/20/2001 Where is God? -1
211 9/19/2001 Responses to "our inferiority complex"
210 9/18/2001 Our inferiority complex, cont.
209 9/17/2001 Our inferiority complex 1
208 9/14/2001 Topic A, #2
207 9/13/2001 Topic A #1
206 9/12/2001 No publication today; international day of mourning and prayer
205 9/11/2001 Scottish travels 6
2204 9/10/2001 Scottish travels 5
203 9/7/2001 Scottish travels 4
202 9/6/2001 Scottish travels 3
201 9/5/2001 Scottish travels 2
200 9/4/2001 Scottish travels 1
199 9/3/2001 Llangollen, Wales
198 8/31/2001 Post mortem
197 8/30/2001 Mitchelstown
196 8/29/2001 Post partum
195 8/28/2001 Home again, home again
194 8/27/2001 The final three days abroad
193 8/24/2001 Quentessential Ireland
192 8/23/2001 Galway Bay
191 8/22/2001 Out of the troubled North
190 8/21/2001 Northern Ireland-II
189 8/20/2001 A postcard from Belfast
188 8/17/2001 From Bath to North Wales
187 8/16/2001 Out of the city
186 8/15/2001 Eyefull
185 8/14/2001 Vacation 2001 - First photo
184 8/13/2001 Greetings from London
183 8/10/2001 Vacation procedures
182 8/9/2001 First "real" vacation
181 8/8/2001 Public interest in travel
180 8/7/2001 Family travel
179 8/6/2001 Only one chance to go around
178 8/3/2001 Far away places
177 8/2/2001 Back to UK/Ireland
176 8/1-/2001 More radio and early TV memories
175 7/31/2001 Radio—and early TV—memories - letter from Frank Charney
174 7/30/2001 Radio days one more time
173 7/27/2001 The broadcasting age
172 7/26/2001 Radio Days
171 7/25/2001 Eclipse of human history?
170 7/24/2001 Bank holiday
169 7/23/2001 The hanging thread
168 7/20/2001 Crotchety
167 7/19/2001 Thinking too much
166 7/18/2001 Competing
165 7/17/2001 Competition
164 7/16/2001 Too late smart
163 7/13/2001 Controversialist 3
162 7/12/2001 Controversialist 2
161 7/11/2001 Controversialist 1
160 7/10/2001 Afterglow
159 7/9/2001 More news from Cambria County
158 7/7/2001 Home again
157 7/6/2001 Late news from the Valley - 4
156 7/5/2001 Late news from the Valley - 3
155 7/4/2001 Late news from the Valley - 2
154 7/3/2001 Late news from the Valley - 1
153 7/2/2001 On the road
152 6/29/2001 Independent studies
151 6/28/2001 Learning
150 6/27/2001 Higher education, 2
149 6/26/2001 Higher education 1
148 6/25/2001 Procedural update
147 6/23/2001 Neighborly
146 6/22/2001 Mere Christianity
145 6/21/2001 Homecoming
144 6/20/2001 Reunion
143 6/19/2001 Adolescent friendships
142 6/18/2001 Disciples, 2
141 6/16/2001 Disciples, 1
140 6/15/2001 Gradations
139 6/14/2001 Friends
138 6/13/2001 Friendless
137 6/12/2001 More on writing voices
136 6/11/2001 Writing voices
135 6/9/2001 Writing secrets
134 6/8/2001 Friendlessness
133 6/7/2001 About not living in the past
132 6/6/2001 Ado about nothing
131 6/5/2001 Visit to a small town
130 6/4/2001 Heisley/Bethlehem Mine 31 history
129 6/2/2001 Local responses to youth center/hostel idea
128 6/1/2001 Funding ideas
127 5/31/2001 Hostel ideas (continued)
126 5/30/2001 Youth center ideas (continued)
125 5/29/2001 More daydreaming
124 5/28/2001 Memorial Days
123 5/27/2001 Memorial Day
122 5/26/2001 A tourism-and-teeners modest proposal
121 5/25/2001 Hanging
120 5/24/2001 Nanty Glo's cafe society
119 5/23/2001 Porches
118 5/22/2001 Towhead's delight
117 5/21/2001 Old swimming holes
116 5/19/2001 Thanatopsis
115 5/18/2001 Prominent people
114 5/17/2001 "Hidden gospels"
113 5/16/2001 Procedures, take 3
112 5/15/2004 Procedures, continued
111 5/14/2001 Procedural notes
110 5/12/2001 A Belsano Mom: Martha (Paul) Rummel (guest postcard by Trudy Myers)
109 5/11/2001 A tribute to a Twin Rocks Mom (guest postcard by Verna (Rutledge) Chernisky)
108 5/9/2001 "Surrogate" moms
107 5/8/2001 Red and white carnations
106 5/7/2001 Memories of Mom
105 5/6/2001 Conspiracies considered
104 5/5/2001 The biggest conspiracy theory
103 5/4/2004 Reading habits
102 5/3/2001 A place to meet
101 5/2/2001 Hurry up and wait
100 5/1/2004 A note from cyberspace
99 4/30/2001 Finale of the music series
98 4/29/2001 Economic reality, timing, and music
97 4/28/2001 Writer's motto: When in doubt, quote
96 4/27/2001 The day the music died
95 4/26/2001 Musical notes
94 4/25/2001 Interchangeable performers
93 4/24/2001 Real rock
92 4/23/2001 Well duh
91 4/22/2001 Yet another walk on music's dark side
90 4/21/2001 Dark themes and decadence
89 4/20/2001 Music research
88 4/19/2001 More decadence
87 4/18/2001 Decadent music
86 4/17/2001 Pleasant discoveries
85 4/16/2001 "Our song"
84 4/15/2001 The Easter Gospel - Matthew 28
83 4/14/2001 Antimusic?
82 4/13/2001 A Good Friday tangent
81 4/12/2001 Better late than...?
80 4/11/2001 A confession and several discoveries
79 4/10/2001 A tangent: putting music on web pages
78 4/9/2001 More observations on my play list
77 4/8/2001 My play list
76 4/7/2001 Catching up on the music of your life
75 4/6/2001 Economics of pop music
74 4/5/2001 Popular music's watershed decade
73 4/4/2001 Triumph of rock and roll over "pop"...?
72 4/3/2001 Downsides of "playing the computer"
71 4/2/2001 Better than radio
70 4/1/2001 The key to hip hop, gansta rap
69 3/31/2001 Back to music
68 3/30/2001 The chicken coop and the worldwide web
67 3/29/2001 Job regrets and second guesses
66 3/28/2001 Other jobs, other personnas
65 3/27/2001 More work ethics
64 3/26/2001 A job worth doing...
63 3/25/2001 Work ethics
62 3/24/2001 More career paths
61 3/23/2001 Job description hierarchy
60 3/22/2001 Segue: play to work
59 3/21/2001 Play, one more time
58 3/20/2001 Homemade toys
57 3/19/2001 Staged play
56 3/18/2001 Play essentials
55 3/17/2001 Thoughts on play
54 3/16/2001 Play
53 3/15/2001 Interruption II: More changes
52 3/14/2001 An interruption
51 3/13/2001 Winter fun
50 3/12/2001 Winter fun (first on a new topc) (guest writer Lisa Johns)
49 3/11/2001 Robert Kisrch (last in a series of 13 entries on teachers and mentors)
48 3/10/2001 Teachers, twelfth in a series
47 3/9/2001 Seminary teachers (eleventh in a series on teachers)
46 3/8/2001 Johnstown College teachers (tenth in the series on teachers)
45 3/7/2001 Other mentors; Herman Sedloff (ninth in a series on Valley teachers)
44 3/6/2001 Mentors and other teachers
43 3/5/2001 Readers' teacher memories (seventh in the series on Blacklick Valley teachers)
42 3/4/2001 Other teachers (sixth in a series on Valley teachers)
41 3/3/2001 My teachers (fifth in a series on Valley teachers)
40 3/2/2001 More teachers remembered (fourth in a series on our teachers)
39 3/1/2001 High school teachers (third in a series on Valley schools)
38 2/28/2001 Our teachers
37 2/27/2001 School days; teachers and mentors
36 2/26/2001 Changes
35 2/25/2001 Musical memories of high school years
34 2/24/2001 The roots of "soul" music
33 2/23/2001 Transcendent love
32 2/22/2001 Music soothes the savage beast
31 2/21/2001 Playing in the musical lovers' big-league
30 2/19/2001 It's radio, Dadio
29 2/18/2001 Matters of musical taste
28 2/17/2001 The second tier
27 2/16/2001 My first-tier all-time favorites
26 2/15/2001 All-time favorites
25 2/14/2001 What makes a favorite song? Joyful sorrow
24 2/13/2001 What makes a favorite song?
23 2/12/2001 What's your favorite song?
22 2/11/2001 Play the old songs
21 2/10/2001 The Teen Ten
20 2/9/2001 Rockin' at Cicero's
19 2/8/2001 Innocent intimacy
18 2/7/2001 The romance of roller skating
16 2/6/2001 Roller skating days, II
16 2/5/2001 Cicero's memories
15 2/4/2001 On the old topic; new topic idea
14 2/3/2001 Writing under pressure
13 2/2/2001 On the other hand...
12 2/1/2001 Wealth from poverty; poverty from wealth
11 1/31/2001 Penelec's many contributions
10 1/30/2001 Pilgrims'progress
9 1/29/2001 Contributors to the area's local economy
8 1/28/2001 A memorable almost-visit to Indian Caverns
7 1/27/2001 A tangent: the funniest thing ever—poor pussy
6 1/26/2001 More creativity: Stamp collecting and 4-H
5 1/25/2001 Creative ways to supplement the parental "allowance"
4 1/24/2001 Continuing our discussion of "wealth from poverty"
3 1/23/2001 Putting up or shutting up
2 1/22/2001 A discussion topic suggestion
1 1/21/2001 A new start for the "Jonal" (first of the "new-page-every-day" Jonals)
     
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