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Jon Kennedy(Scroll down) The articles linked 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. Scroll down for the list titles or topics \

'Christian reflection' entries are indicated by ivory cell background color.
INDEX IN LATEST-TO-FIRST ("DESCENDING") ORDER
 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | BOTTOM
21 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2013
     
1280 4/18/13 A lonely week, suited for contemplation
1279 4/13/13 A campus ministry in Northern Ireland
1278 4/11/13 Word study: credulity and faith; believe without proof
1277 4/10/13 A new Lewis museum; and the beginning of wisdom is listening
1276 4/9/13 A strictly Pennsylvania post
1275 4/4/13 A writer's journal
1274 4/1/13 A Protestant parade in the Shankill and a Nativity narrative for lent
     
1273 3/31/13 Back on the acquisition trail, and a quiet western Easter Sunday
1272 3/30/13 Cross walk for (western) Good Friday
1271 3/29/13 Northern Ireland diary . . . and seducing women
1270 3/27/13 Northern Ireland diary and God's justice
1269 3/24/13 Don't sweat the big things
1268 3/23/13 Lent was made for man, not man for lent and other subjects on which I'm no expert
1267 3/22/13 Snow in Belfast and pride in Sodom
1266 3/21/13 Video from St. Patrick's Day in Belfast and a biblical geography lesson
1265 3/18/13 The best St. Patrick's Day ever
1264 3/16/13 Dispossessed
1263 3/12/13 Possessed by our possessions?
     
1262 2/28/13 My flight and why I'm not on it
     
1261 1/29/13 How I spent - Historic photos from the trail east of Nanty Glo
1260 1/21/13 How I spent my summer vacation - The trail east of Nanty Glo
     
47 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2012
     
1259 10/27/12 A mission to Belfast, Ireland
1258 12/26/12 A Christmas welcome in Ireland
     
1257 10/13/12 Reading
1256 10/3/12 Mere Christianity: God's justice - 5
1255 10/2/12 Mere Christianity: God's justice - 4
1254 10/1/12 Mere Christianity: God's justice - 3
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1253 9/30/12 Mere Christianity: God's justice - 2
1252 9/28/12 Mere Christianity: God's justice
1251 9/17/12 How I spent my summer . . .
1250 9/6/12 Home again
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1249 8/31/12 The Vintondale Homecoming 2012
1248 8/23/12 The cafe
1247 8/14/12 Potato shooting
1246 8/13/12 My beagle summer
1245 8/05/12 The Library's 2012 book sale
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1244 7/31/12 The C&I Railroad's last trip to Colver, April 22 1994 - 4
1243 7/29/12 The C&I Railroad's last trip to Colver, April 22 1994 - 3
1242 7/25/12 The C&I Railroad's last trip to Colver, April 22 1994 - 2
1241 7/23/12 The C&I Railroad's last trip to Colver, April 22 1994 - 1
1240 7/08/12 A sign for the Liberty Cafe
1239 7/07/12 Windmills on the Allegheny Ridge - 2
1238 7/04/12 Windmills on the Allegheny Ridge
1237 7/03/12 Thunder in the Valley
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1236 6/27/12 A new discussion topic suggestion, or two
1235 6/23/12 Some discoveries in local history
1234 6/21/12 Please share your story
1233 6/18/12 Nanty Glo by way of Amtrak
1232 6/15/12 Cape May revisted 25 years later - 2
1231 6/12/12 Cape May revisted 25 years later
1230 6/04/12 Bird-in-Hand and New Holland, Pa.
1229 6/02/12 First real visit to Lancaster
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1228 5/26/12 My web behavior - 2
1227 5/23/12 My web behavior - It may be surprising the pages I've never visited
1226 5/19/12 Quicksilver Mine Trail
1225 5/16/12 Catholic writers
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1224 4/22/12 A new hike - Materadero Creek Trail, Stanford/Los Altos, Calif.
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1223 2/17/12 Mere Christianity: Your philosophy - 2 How the breakthrough in thinking works in practice
1222 2/3/12 Mere Christianity: Your philosophy A breakthrough in thinking finds that everyone is a philosopher
1221 2/1/12 It's a wrap A wrapup of blogs on The Waltons and Wind At My Back
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1220 1/21/12 Visiting (a change of pace) A favorite aspect in Dostoyevsky's novels and my life
1219 1/19/12 Mere Christianity: Who Goes Home?
1218 1/17/12 Mere Christianity: Last word on Tebow for now; back to the future life; heaven and/or hell - 2
1217 1/15/12 Mere Christianity: End of Tebow's season
1216 1/14/12 Mere Christianity: An aside - Tebow
1215 1/12/12 Mere Christianity: A new topic - heaven and/or hell
1214 1/10/12 Mere Christianity: A manner of speaking - 2
1213 1/07/12 Mere Christianity: A manner of speaking - 1
1212 1/03/12 Mere Christianity: Three responses to the current topic on believing
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52 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2011
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1211 12/24/11 This year's Christmas present: kids telling the Christmas story
1210 12/21/11 Mere Christianity; making space enough to give a place for our Savior, Christ
1209 12/15/11 Mere Christianity; examining versus over-examining life, faith, and faithlife
1208 12/12/11 Mere Christianity; the logical proofs for God made simple
1207 12/09/11 A new Christmas song: "Where's the Line to See Jesus?"
1206
12/8/2011
Mere Christianity; Sense and nonsense
1205
12/7/2011
Over the mountains we go for a Christmas tree
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1204
11/24/2011
Mere Christianity; Space in a Hindu creation text
1203
11/18/2011
Mere Christianity; Space is the place
1202
11/15/2011
God and space
1201
11/10/2011
Some mysteries of the mountain remain
1200
11/7/2011
One more 'walk' video: Stanford campus
     
1199
9/4/2011
Son Kevin and Bernadette tie the knot
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1198
8/23/2011
Waltons' Mountain vs. Belsano
1197
8/16/2011
What I love about The Waltons
1196
8/12/2011
The Waltons
1195
8/9/2011
The best television shows ever?
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1194
7/22/2011
Video Jonal - Historic houses in Los Gatos, California
1193
7/15/2011
Video Jonal - Mount Umunhum, high above Silicon Valley
1192
7/6/2011
Video Jonal - Coyote Creek Trail terminus in San Jose
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1191
6/30/2011
Video Jonal - End of Coyote Creek Trail, Morgan Hill at last
1190
6/23/2011
Bidwell Park, Yahi Trail nature walk, Chico, Ca.
1189
6/21/2011
Willows and views of Sacramento River, Glenn County Ca.
1188
6/15/2011
Luther Burbank home, creek trail and park in Santa Rosa, Ca.
1187
6/14/2011
St. Seraphim's Orthodox Church, Santa Rosa, California, Vespers of Pentecost, June 11, 2011
1186
6/13/2011
Video Jonal - Nature walk: Coyote Creek Trail, part 4
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1185
5/31/2011
Video Jonal - Nature walk: Coyote Creek Trail, part 3
1184
5/21/2011
Video Jonal - Nature walk: Coyote Creek Trail, part 2
1183
5/18/2011
Video Jonal - Folger Stables at Wunderlich Park, Woodside
1182
5/17/2011
Video Jonal - Woodside Store historical museum
1181
5/13/2011
Video Jonal - Nature walk: Coyote Creek Trail, part 1
1180
5/10/2011
A TV blog
1179
5/4/2011
Video Jonal - Search for Southeast Passage ends
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1178
4/15/2011
Video Jonal - Alviso Slough nature walk, April 10
1177
4/4/2011
Video Jonal - The Bay at Last
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1176
3/21/2011
Video Jonal - Guadalupe River Trail Hike 2
1175
3/14/2011
Video Jonal - Guadalupe River Trail Hike
1174
3/8/2011
A special Jonal: A review of The Cambria and Indiana Railroad, 90 Years, 1904-1994, by Jack Hill
1173
3/1/2011
Video Jonal - Bayfront Park Trails
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1172
2/22/2011
Video Jonal - Stevens Creek Trail
1171
2/18/2011
Video Jonal - Guadalupe River Trail, Part 3
1170
2/17/2011
Video Jonal - Guadalupe River Trail, Part 2
1169
2/16/2011
Video Jonal - Guadalupe River Trail, Part 1
1168
2/14/2011
My not-so-new ultimate etoy now The best $200 I've spent
1167
2/11/2011
Video Jonal - Bayshore Trail, Part 3
1166
2/10/2011
Video Jonal - Bayshore Trail, Part 2
1165
2/9/2011
Video Jonal - Bayshore Trail, Part 1
1164
2/5/2011
Video Jonal - Land's End Trail hike, Part 3
1163
2/4/2011
Video Jonal - Land's End Trail hike, Part 2
1162
2/3/2011
Video Jonal - Land's End Trail hike, Part 1
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1161
 1/27/2011 A celebration of life
1160
 1/26/2011 Video Jonal - Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose, Part 2
1159
 1/24/2011 Video Jonal - Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose, Part 1
1158
 1/15/2011 Video Jonal - Stanford Hills and 'the Dish'
1157
 1/12/2011 Video Jonal - Los Gatos Creek Trail, Segment Four Part Three of three, the reservoir at last
1156
 1/11/2011 Video Jonal - Los Gatos Creek Trail, Segment Four Part Two, St. Joseph's Hill
1155
 1/08/2011 Video Jonal - Los Gatos Creek Trail, Segment Four Part One, to the pavement's end
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46 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2010
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1154
 12/31/2010 Trivial pursuits - Why do we prioritize the mundane?
1153
 12/25/2010 Video Jonal - Los Gatos Creek Trail, Segment Three - Vasona Park as Santa Claus, Part 2
1152
 12/24/2010 Video Jonal - Los Gatos Creek Trail, Segment Three - Vasona Park as Santa Claus, Part 1
1151
 12/17/2010 Video Jonal - Los Gatos Creek Trail, Segment Two - From Campbell to Lark Avenue, Los Gstos
1150
 12/08/2010 Video Jonal - Los Gatos Creek Trail, Part Two - A wildlife theme
1149
 12/07/2010 Video Jonal - Los Gatos Creek Trail, Part One - Near San Jose, California
1148
 12/06/2010 Another Halleluia Chorus at a shopping center - in an Ontario mall foodcourt
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1147
 11/30/2010 Video Jonal - The Ghost Town Trail of California - Crystal Springs
1146
 11/26/2010 Video Jonal - San Andreas Trail - San Mateo County, California
1145
 11/25/2010 A couple of pleasant surprises - more features on my etoy camera
1144
 11/22/2010 My new 'ultimate' etoy 3 - the proof is in the pudding
1143
 11/20/2010 My new 'ultimate' etoy 2 - the quest turns serious
1142
 11/19/2010 My new 'ultimate' etoy 1 - can it really test for STDs?
1141
 11/11/2010 Getting a jump on the season - the Halleluia Chorus at a Philadelphia department store
1140
 11/06/2010 Why I hope it isn't Palin - she lacks maturity for the job
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1139
 10/31/2010 Me and Mrs. Moore - rethinking my take on Lewis's relationship with Janie Moore
1138
 10/29/2010 Lessons learned - the takeaway from my tour of C.S. Lewis sites
1137
 10/22/2010 The final video of tour 2010; Belfast
1136
 10/21/2010 A Franciscan abbey in Ireland; Lewis park bench found
1135
 10/15/2010 Ireland's northern coast and 'northerness'
1134
 10/14/2010 East Belfast's C.S. Lewis sites
1133
 10/11/2010 To and through the best of Cambridge
1132
 10/9/2010 Videos of Oxford campus and Lewis home
1131
 10/8/2010 Wonderous, beautiful Oxford
1130
 10/7/2010 A canal cruise and London's Camden Town
1129
 10/6/2010 Off to London San Francisco Airport to London and its Camden Town
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1128
 9/29/2010 Trip Planning - 2 My seventh trip to the UK coming together
1127
 922/2010 Trip Planning Planning ahead allays worries
1126
 9/14/2010 Presidio Park A movie and text on a new San Francisco park
1125
 9/2/2010 Retirement How it looks in the two-year rearview mirror
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1124
 8/25/2010 Postmodernism
1123
 8/17/2010 Modernism
1122
 8/10/2010 MYOB
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1121
 7/30/2010 You are what you read
1120
 7/23/2010 Theology
1119
 7/15/2010 Uneducated opinions
1118
 7/8/2010 Educated opinions
1117
 7/1/2010 Vacation Bible School
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1116
 6/18/2010 Boycott BP? Thoughts about the Gulf of Mexico disaster visited on us by British Petrol et al
1115
 6/8/2010 Don't let the bedbugs bite
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1114
 5/25/2010 Word study: realities
1113
 5/19/2010 Word study: personal
1112
 5/12/2010 Word study: karma
1111
 5/5/2010 Word study: fixin' to die
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1110
 4/27/2010 Word study: snobbery
1109
 4/21/2010 A short desert vacation
1108
 4/7/2010 A fun video look back
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Click here for list of 66 pages of entries from

Jon Kennedy’s 1955-56 Blacklick Township diaries

When he was in the township's junior high school in Twin Rocks and entering high school
24 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2009
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1107
 12/30/2009 Guarding your heart through your mouth
1106
 12/18/2009 Toward a Christian worldview
1105
 12/10/2009 My happiness
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1104
 11/25/2009 Privacy and culture
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1103
 7/1/2009 Fifth grade in Blacklick Township High School - a personal recollection
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1102
 6/12/2009 Religion in Blacklick Valley - an ardent plea
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1101
 5/20/2009 Change - we can believe in
1100
 5/6/2009 Reticence - a better word than shy
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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
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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
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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
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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
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25 ‘Jonal’ articles - 2008
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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 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?
 
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?
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845
 3/30/2005 Jewish renaissance?
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
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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
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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
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805B
 12/31/2004 Christmas Questions—nine
805A
 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
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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
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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
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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
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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'?
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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
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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
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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   If there was a post on this date, it has been lost.
710 5/10/2004 Postmodernism 1
709 5/5/2004 True stories
708 5/3/2004 Short takes
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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511 12/31/2002 Remains of the season and year
510 12/27/2002 Remains of the day
509 12/25/2002 Santa Claus pro or con?
508 12/24/2002 Christmas letter 2002
507 12/20/2002 Godly and ungodly charisma
506 12/19/2002 Angels and charismatic and holy people
505 12/18/2002 Angels and holy people
504 12/17/2002 Encounters with angels - 5
503 12/13/2002 Encounters with angels - 4
502 12/12/2002 Encounters with angels - 3
501 12/11/2002 Encounters with angels - 2
500 12/10/2002 Encounters with angels - 1
499 12/6/2002 Touched by an angel
498 12/5/2002 Something's happenin' here
497 12/4/2002 Charisma - 2
496 12/3/2002 Charisma
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495 11/29/2002 Thanksgiving memories, 2002
494 11/27/2002 Thanksgiving memories 2
493 11/26/2002 Thanksgiving memories
492 11/22/2002 On the road again - 4 from Willows, Calif.
491 11/21/2002 On the road again - 3 from Willows, Calif.
490 11/20/2002 On the road again - 2 from Willows, Calif.
489 11/19/2002 On the road again - 1 from Willows, Calif. (includes letter from Geo. Dilling re. atheistic Christianity)
488 11/15/2002 Consolation (includes letter from David Caldwell re. atheistic Christianity)
487 11/14/2002 "Dumbed-down Christianity"
486 11/13/2002 "Atheistic Christianity"
485 11/12/2002 Who's got an item?
484 11/8/2002 Don't go there Has broken link to People magazine story
483 11/7/2002 Don't ask, don't tell Has broken link to People magazine story
482 11/6/2002 Another project Introducing Xnmp's Newscomments
481 11/5/2002 More get hooked on e-toys Letters from Sallie Covolo, Trudy Myers
480 11/1/2002 Get hooked on e-toys  Letter from Judy Rose
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479 10/31/2002 Fright Night Fiction; a Halloween short story
478 10/30/2002 Life here in the future
477 10/29/2002 Who would need a computer?
476 10/25/2002 "Personal" salvation
475 10/24/2002 "Personal" religion
474 10/23/2002 Christianity without church
473 10/22/2002 Unorganized religion
472 10/18/2002 Sentimental journey—Can't go "home" again
471 10/17/2002 Sentimental journey—On to Venice
470 10/16/2002 Sentimental journey—The South Coast and Lompoc
469 10/15/2002 Sentimental journey—El Camino Real
468 10/11/2002 Risking miscommunication
467 10/10/2002 Statements made for effect
466 10/9/2002 Exaggerating to make a point
465 10/8/2002 Tongue in cheek
464 10/4/2002 Rage analysis - 2
463 10/3/2002 Rage analysis -1
462 10/2/2002 Age rage
461 10/1/2002 Road rage
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460 9/27/2002 Pre-retired
459 9/26/2002 Memory eternal
458 9/25/2002 Computer finale
457 9/24/2002 Computer frustration? How about a 'Godsend'?
456 9/20/2002 Computer frustrations - 2
455 9/19/2002 Computer frustrations
454 9/18/2002 Teasing
453 9/17/2002 Alms, and "as" and "like"
452 9/13/2002 Alms for the poor
451 9/12/2002 "As" and "like" - 2
450 9/11/2002 "As" and "like"
449 9/10/2002 More photos
448 9/6/2002 One picture is worth 1000 words
447 9/5/2002 Haste makes waste
446 9/4/2002 Creativity never rests
445 9/3/2002 No rest for the wicked
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444 8/30/2002 Flying 3
443 8/29/2002 Flying 2
442 8/28/2002 Flying 1
441 8/27/2002 A writer can write anything
440 8/23/2002 Jet lagged
439 8/22/2002 If you go
438 8/21/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 10
437 8/20/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 9
436 8/19/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 8 Paris
435 8/16/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 7 Dublin to Paris
434 8/15/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 6 Limerick/Dublin
433 8/14/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 5 Galway
432 8/13/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 4 to Belfast
431 8/9/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 3 Glendalough
430 8/8/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 3 to Ireland
429 8/7/2002 Journal of our journey - 2 London
428 8/6/2002 Journal of our vacation journey - 1 En route with sons Mike and Kevin
427 8/2/2002 First vacation as an adult, 2
426 8/1/2002 First vacation as an adult, 1
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425 7/31/2002 Wonderful trip
424 7/30/2002 Notes
423 7/26/2002 Kid friendly
422 7/25/2002 Antisocial
421 7/24/2002 Old news
420 7/23/2002 The better part of wisdom
419 7/19/2002 Saving it
418 7/18/2002 Joys of writing
417 7/17/2002 McIntire - 6, Lessons learned (series finale)
416 7/16/2002 McIntire - 5, positives
415 7/12/2002 McIntire - 4
414 7/11/2002 McIntire - 3
413 7/10/2002 McIntire - 2
412 7/9/2002 McIntire - 1 (My memoir of working for the late Dr. Carl McIntire)
411 7/5/2002 Biased—and bogus—reporting
410 7/4/2002 What's in a headline?
409 7/3/2002 Summer doldrums
408 7/2/2002 Unfinished business
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407 6/28/2002 Pity party
406 6/27/2002 God-forsaken
405 6/26/2002 Rejection and pets
404 6/25/2002 Rejection and sports
403 6/21/2002 Rejection
402 6/20/2002 Verse, or worse
401 6/19/2002 Evening forays
400 6/18/2002 Father's Day, cont., "success"
399 6/14/2002 Father's Day
398 6/13/2002 Having a plan is halfway there
397 6/12/2002 Townies, buskids
396 6/11/2002 Welcome, Jackson Township pages
395 6/7/2002 Late night jonal entry
394 6/6/2002 Thises and thats
393 6/5/2002 Moonlight swims
392 6/4/2002 The Class of '60 turns 60
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391 5/31/2002 Last day of school
390 5/30/2002 The Home Page's first annual Commercial Gloer Awards
389 5/29/2002 Commercials
388 5/28/2002 Lost Weekend
387 5/24/2002 Places like home - 4
386 5/23/2002 Places like home - 3
385 5/22/2002 Places like home - 2
384 5/21/2002 Places like home - 1
383 5/17/2002 Another Twin Rocks
382 5/16/2002 Dogmas V - responses
381 5/15/2002 Dogmas IV - birth control and divorce
380 5/14/2002 Dogmas III - forbidding priests to marry
379 5/10/2004 Dogmas II
378 5/9/2002 Dogmas I
377 5/8/2002 Nanty Glo names
376 5/7/2002 News that doesn't signify
375 5/3/2002 Democratization of the mass media
374 5/2/2002 Free the 'net!
373 5/1/2004 Blogging on
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372 4/30/2002 Blogging
371 4/29/2002 A reporter's notes
370 4/25/2002 Johnstown vs. The Real World
369 4/24/2002 Places to meet
368 4/19/2002 The Lincoln Mine project
367 4/18/2002 Joe Yobaggy - 3
366 4/17/2002 Joe Yobaggy - 2
365 4/16/2002 Joe Yobaggy - 1
364 4/12/2002 Sainthood
363 4/11/2002 Martyrdom
362 4/10/2002 Senior moments and out of touch
361 4/9/2002 Keypunch needed
360 4/5/2002 New computer 3: Software
359 4/4/2002 New computer 2: Speed
358 4/3/2002 New computer 1
357 4/2/2002 Web surfing
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355 3/29/2002 Mike Shutak
354 3/28/2002 Domenick Gelotte
353 3/27/2002 Leaves of grass, continued
352 3/26/2002 Leaves of grass
351 3/22/2002 Interference
350 3/21/2002 Movie tastes
349 3/20/2002 Life's too short (Topic A) Thoughts on the passing of Dino Rudolph
348 3/19/2002 Much ado about Oscars
347 3/15/2002 Gateways and gatekeepers
346 3/14/2002 All the news that fits
345 3/13/2002 Hawking the news
344 3/12/2002 Using the news
343 3/8/2002 Passages: Steve Lester 4
342 3/7/2002 Passages: Steve Lester 3
341 3/6/2002 Passages: Steve Lester 2
340 3/5/2002 Passages: Steve Lester 1
339 3/1/2002 Time warps
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338 2/28/2002 Berserkley
337 2/27/2002 Favorite campuses
336 2/26/2002 College daze
335 2/22/2002 Working for the weekend
334 2/21/2002 Creatures of habits
333 2/20/2002 Creature of habit
332 2/19/2002 Town web pages
331 2/15/2002 More half-baked ideas
330 2/14/2002 Half-baked ideas
307 2/13/2002 Roots Western Pennsylvania cultural accoutrements
306 2/12/2002 Significance
305 2/11/2002 Is this anything?
304 2/8/2002 A mess of dottage
303 2/7/2002 Politically incorrect
302 2/6/2002 Scruples
301 2/5/2002 Weather or whether not
300 2/1/2002 Educational television - 2
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299 1/31/2002 Educational television - 1
298 1/30/2002 Television and society
297 1/29/2002 TV stats and effects
296 1/28/2002 Television
295 1/25/2002 Three-dot journalism
294 1/24/2002 Mia culpa—a confession and apology; more emailed page updates lost
293 1/23/2002 Pop culture "phenoms"
291 1/22/2002 That was then
290 1/18/2002 Last words on words
289 1/17/2002 Bon mots
288 1/16/2002 Word up
287 1/15/2002 Destructive thought forms
286 1/14/2002 Logismoi
285 1/11/2002 Horatio hornblower
284 1/10/2002 South Jersey towns
283 1/9/2002 New Jersey - 2
282 1/8/2002 New Jersey -1
281 1/4/2002 Passages
280 1/2/2002 Resolutions
279 1/1/2002 Happy 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
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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 11/9/2001 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"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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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