tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143140822024-02-19T01:58:53.573-08:00ROGarticlesOther people's stuff that I found interesting, provocative and/or usefulRoger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-69388637475553845612020-07-30T14:52:00.002-07:002020-07-30T14:55:40.334-07:00John Lewis' last message<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpJ7NbFgSmsvPuxz389xwENfMYAiIK-oFoqB03KIkOqxVAXQz0Mlc13SS5n7Xc6OKeEKOH-Fa_TJydf-Lj0HyRkwiQNE5seudiqGXOt2bjqyD4oDBYxukGB53ipcPBuX9LJXN/s1600/John+Lewis.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpJ7NbFgSmsvPuxz389xwENfMYAiIK-oFoqB03KIkOqxVAXQz0Mlc13SS5n7Xc6OKeEKOH-Fa_TJydf-Lj0HyRkwiQNE5seudiqGXOt2bjqyD4oDBYxukGB53ipcPBuX9LJXN/s400/John+Lewis.png" width="400" height="352" data-original-width="491" data-original-height="432" /></a></div><b>John Lewis, the civil rights leader and congressman who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death & requested that it be published on the day of his funeral. In accordance with his wishes, the NEW YORK TIMES included the following in its issue of July 30th, 2020...
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Though I was surrounded by two loving parents, plenty of brothers, sisters, and cousins, their love could not protect me from the unholy oppression waiting just outside that family circle. Unchecked, unrestrained violence and government-sanctioned terror had the power to turn a simple stroll to the store for some Skittles or an innocent morning jog down a lonesome country road into a nightmare. If we are to survive as one unified nation, we must discover what so readily takes root in our hearts that could rob Mother Emanuel Church in South Carolina of her brightest and best, shoot unwitting concertgoers in Las Vegas and choke to death the hopes and dreams of a gifted violinist like Elijah McClain.
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Like so many young people today, I was searching for a way out, or some might say a way in, and then I heard the voice of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on an old radio. He was talking about the philosophy and discipline of nonviolence. He said we are all complicit when we tolerate injustice. He said it is not enough to say it will get better by and by. He said each of us has a moral obligation to stand up, speak up and speak out. When you see something that is not right, you must say something. You must do something. Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we called the Beloved Community, a nation and world society at peace with itself.
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Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it.
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You must also study and learn the lessons of history because humanity has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a very long time. People on every continent have stood in your shoes, through decades and centuries before you. The truth does not change, and that is why the answers worked out long ago can help you find solutions to the challenges of our time. Continue to build union between movements stretching across the globe because we must put away our willingness to profit from the exploitation of others.
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Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe. In my life, I have done all I can to demonstrate that the way of peace, the way of love and nonviolence is the more excellent way. Now it is your turn to let freedom ring.
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When historians pick up their pens to write the story of the 21st century, let them say that it was your generation who laid down the heavy burdens of hate at last and that peace finally triumphed over violence, aggression, and war. So I say to you, walk with the wind, brothers, and sisters, and let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide.</b>Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-35088526733645330992020-06-09T13:45:00.001-07:002020-06-09T13:45:13.024-07:00Black Lives Matter: support <span style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">In the past two weeks, people around the world have stood up to affirm that Black lives matter and to demand an end to police violence and systemic racism. That these actions and conversations are happening globally, and have already contributed to real change, is heartening.</span><br style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">But the work doesn’t end after a week, a month, or a year. 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We hope you’ll join us in continuing to learn, grow, and resist.</span><br style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Here are a few ways you can continue this crucial work today and in the future: You can support </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.em.kickstarter.com/ls/click?upn%3DXMZnk-2Bi8sZYtY9avL3Xcf8iZXk-2FOrOReYK4dFEnRsMk0zQd9DwH-2BDywgL2fkODK1n1FbJSuSUDh8d1DSzGv6I60kCo-2FJwBCo4o5VPZ3lBU9MfpL4WpLHS60DqOY3gR-2Bfi1uQD76Xo2cAs33i-2BZXRbFK-2FevwsD0u-2FnaRqni2Byad50V21-2Fx6KHW4Op35MmKuHKgDThnKbwX3v7uUrKy-2FFfDiW1xJLZN6hNjZlzwVwQjliaJA1NTmhcA9TLmobrFlDn6CYsiLrrv8Ietyz9UsWPVkaDIXgwu-2BdJ7yhpdcK1VJs4tIeJqVkKzXXVZbDRXB1e2cB1JJMhpX8J0M2nWoLkUOgsB-2Fa9q8pqAjHzI9UjMmf4ta47AG2flNphyXy6u2EsQGw1vfd4nPx95wOPAntNA-3D-3DqxQI_SY3B1gmw4fnBCVVkoUXaq47VyHMw0MjXIfEtEfIbMeVs7wwwWxzRcCPMEP-2FSBcmUIA-2Fisig-2FGUnPvbyTy3l0zq1Ak8vMR8BYwm3mnq-2FyUiKBRz30XcUZ0i-2BlEcNZrl7OkikDSryFILOUVRYpqEi6fGRTvJrheMfO5oMaiN-2BFwzEtMQxaNrt7cga-2BDhdkw1sfvP9mPs7Nl-2F2ZGNfU6W2Qc8zOJHl9f385whC-2FYCQxhjtBnPdv2gSqLfA2yEAC8NKunlkg1iQtQmLsDmJGRpuf8-2FzgMtxPtS9JXJYdglaB5U-2Fdd3dRmE2WGagM6Qo4NcQBEGiy3L-2FRzhOBaAjkXAkLSmYTouZbTkG2-2FXB6-2FKf3JlrWisyF7L103m9p0p57JoULt1zuVh3MGyOaollr8fsFp8A9XtthTi7NugrUBCguJVgSChuSkzVuhIPpeNG0OTjZizCIHaJ92eZfq9vjj-2FdQ6A-2FYAkfhpX3EO5crfu96fI7akzro55NnkHsV4mTiV2LetADAviOngt-2FBWA6-2B7faY-2Bbq5ujRUHvrhjgm5OPJa50O4KvFDPQUgTUy-2BJJWAz75uTRN3dCBmbzE39KOHgeCcGJDAiFLho7kcF6cWF-2F-2FmN-2BKjZdCbivm3MkRmb2S6p42UL6eYr9iFSBRif-2FjVbub-2FYXZFagIG9yc-2BXo06rVjQvUs1Rnyl2IBo12XdizUWsau9-2BcuAyLiGLe4JG6NAY4baQiuNeh6PiEWy9eS8WHVAnqqqVsoOk-2BFLKur32hlETQjYmjVQGEgv4IkO9HwxApn1ZFzphqc6pjxp4E3miZd9MLpw32u6JZP-2FdXh00Zd5MfY0Q5QxzT-2BR180XpAwB4t-2Bm5vImHImVrc5LGWTnfPLmqeUt9FB77D-2BHxKGduI4RBLXFPAXOsVFfu-2BTcg98WpWkMAgRuoqX59DKwWJHz0XLN-2BcrP5QGoGr-2BzWRWShATNP7NWDcRKAW5aPfnB7dOuGTM06b0hNY2TcVuN23ye5hVMwDK6c8expHVq-2F3ne9W7WQTD7f9kjjDxes52Zpc-2BeZZ9yh-2BeMDP7Am5A7IGWZB3Y3OP80C9U7nhsU8kjc12YiHfRoyrGYd8Vvp9cxv4uXN6tQIR0cUwMDglzoB0fVzJQXVsQ-3D&source=gmail&ust=1591806655572000&usg=AFQjCNGxTS4YogL4zuBtsIpNgZqEXeQxdQ" href="https://click.em.kickstarter.com/ls/click?upn=XMZnk-2Bi8sZYtY9avL3Xcf8iZXk-2FOrOReYK4dFEnRsMk0zQd9DwH-2BDywgL2fkODK1n1FbJSuSUDh8d1DSzGv6I60kCo-2FJwBCo4o5VPZ3lBU9MfpL4WpLHS60DqOY3gR-2Bfi1uQD76Xo2cAs33i-2BZXRbFK-2FevwsD0u-2FnaRqni2Byad50V21-2Fx6KHW4Op35MmKuHKgDThnKbwX3v7uUrKy-2FFfDiW1xJLZN6hNjZlzwVwQjliaJA1NTmhcA9TLmobrFlDn6CYsiLrrv8Ietyz9UsWPVkaDIXgwu-2BdJ7yhpdcK1VJs4tIeJqVkKzXXVZbDRXB1e2cB1JJMhpX8J0M2nWoLkUOgsB-2Fa9q8pqAjHzI9UjMmf4ta47AG2flNphyXy6u2EsQGw1vfd4nPx95wOPAntNA-3D-3DqxQI_SY3B1gmw4fnBCVVkoUXaq47VyHMw0MjXIfEtEfIbMeVs7wwwWxzRcCPMEP-2FSBcmUIA-2Fisig-2FGUnPvbyTy3l0zq1Ak8vMR8BYwm3mnq-2FyUiKBRz30XcUZ0i-2BlEcNZrl7OkikDSryFILOUVRYpqEi6fGRTvJrheMfO5oMaiN-2BFwzEtMQxaNrt7cga-2BDhdkw1sfvP9mPs7Nl-2F2ZGNfU6W2Qc8zOJHl9f385whC-2FYCQxhjtBnPdv2gSqLfA2yEAC8NKunlkg1iQtQmLsDmJGRpuf8-2FzgMtxPtS9JXJYdglaB5U-2Fdd3dRmE2WGagM6Qo4NcQBEGiy3L-2FRzhOBaAjkXAkLSmYTouZbTkG2-2FXB6-2FKf3JlrWisyF7L103m9p0p57JoULt1zuVh3MGyOaollr8fsFp8A9XtthTi7NugrUBCguJVgSChuSkzVuhIPpeNG0OTjZizCIHaJ92eZfq9vjj-2FdQ6A-2FYAkfhpX3EO5crfu96fI7akzro55NnkHsV4mTiV2LetADAviOngt-2FBWA6-2B7faY-2Bbq5ujRUHvrhjgm5OPJa50O4KvFDPQUgTUy-2BJJWAz75uTRN3dCBmbzE39KOHgeCcGJDAiFLho7kcF6cWF-2F-2FmN-2BKjZdCbivm3MkRmb2S6p42UL6eYr9iFSBRif-2FjVbub-2FYXZFagIG9yc-2BXo06rVjQvUs1Rnyl2IBo12XdizUWsau9-2BcuAyLiGLe4JG6NAY4baQiuNeh6PiEWy9eS8WHVAnqqqVsoOk-2BFLKur32hlETQjYmjVQGEgv4IkO9HwxApn1ZFzphqc6pjxp4E3miZd9MLpw32u6JZP-2FdXh00Zd5MfY0Q5QxzT-2BR180XpAwB4t-2Bm5vImHImVrc5LGWTnfPLmqeUt9FB77D-2BHxKGduI4RBLXFPAXOsVFfu-2BTcg98WpWkMAgRuoqX59DKwWJHz0XLN-2BcrP5QGoGr-2BzWRWShATNP7NWDcRKAW5aPfnB7dOuGTM06b0hNY2TcVuN23ye5hVMwDK6c8expHVq-2F3ne9W7WQTD7f9kjjDxes52Zpc-2BeZZ9yh-2BeMDP7Am5A7IGWZB3Y3OP80C9U7nhsU8kjc12YiHfRoyrGYd8Vvp9cxv4uXN6tQIR0cUwMDglzoB0fVzJQXVsQ-3D" style="background-color: #fbfbfa; 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color: rgb(76, 108, 248) !important; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">challenge friends and family members</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> who dismiss the protests or say “all lives matter.” If you have children, you can </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.em.kickstarter.com/ls/click?upn%3DXMZnk-2Bi8sZYtY9avL3Xcf-2BLGqDhw0KWbPLXuny2K3THbW6B8dIbx-2BoSDlZPPDTS3bHr2UJHZh-2FNOLZ1auJCtq9kKuKcxMK10aOH8lUN3ChFY0xvE3b8pLP0d0-2FLnbu-2F7Amu7usOuYQcr97gSpeWaDEUoYSHhiGPnjYsGJMXA3jO6XdtYQPOZfHLuVibXkg-2FDYQzdqL8yPcQPzdHVJUoDvgvZeohs2QmqDIfbJRqGcvrplgS9rkr4T9iVVWg0lcQ2gDZoxNL4tgkrsLWMIPWxAdtKapcbyHsoV2awBGa28WhSU9WgXwgvwQmFr9e9G19ErOB6e-2FI5NR6ZpYcWoE54-2FNqljfUNeEE4nSTi-2BKMrIAKSjM35wFb3wdlsU0TLv6-2B2PA6FLoAlo418VKHrsIJ-2FoA-3D-3D9lhL_SY3B1gmw4fnBCVVkoUXaq47VyHMw0MjXIfEtEfIbMeVs7wwwWxzRcCPMEP-2FSBcmUIA-2Fisig-2FGUnPvbyTy3l0zq1Ak8vMR8BYwm3mnq-2FyUiKBRz30XcUZ0i-2BlEcNZrl7OkikDSryFILOUVRYpqEi6fGRTvJrheMfO5oMaiN-2BFwzEtMQxaNrt7cga-2BDhdkw1sfvP9mPs7Nl-2F2ZGNfU6W2Qc8zOJHl9f385whC-2FYCQxhjtBnPdv2gSqLfA2yEAC8NKunlkg1iQtQmLsDmJGRpuf8-2FzgMtxPtS9JXJYdglaB5U-2Fdd3dRmE2WGagM6Qo4NcQBEGiy3L-2FRzhOBaAjkXAkLSmYTouZbTkG2-2FXB6-2FKf3JlrWisyF7L103m9p0p57JoULt1zuVh3MGyOaollr8fsFp8A9XtthTi7NugrUBCguJVgSChuSkzVuhIPpeNG0OTjZizCIHaJ92eZfq9vjj-2FdQ6A-2FYAkfhpX3EO5crfu96fI7akzro55NnkHsV4mTiV2LetADAviOngt-2FBWA6-2B7faY-2Bbq5ujRUHvrhjgm5OPJa50O4KvFDPQUgTUy-2BJJWAz75uTRN3dCBmbzE39KOHgeCcGJDAiFLho7kcF6cWF-2F-2FmN-2BKjZdCbivm3MkRmb2S6p42UL6eYr9iFSBRif-2FjVbub-2FYXZFagIG9yc-2BXo06rVjQvUs1Rnyl2IBo12XdizUWsau9-2BcuAyLiGLe4JG6NAY4baQiuNeh6PiEWy9eS8WHVAnqqqVsoOk-2BFLKur32hlETQjYmjVQGEgv4IkO9HwxApn1ZFzphqc6pjxp4E3miZd9MLpw32u6JZP-2FdXh00Zd5MfY0Q5QxzT-2BR180XpAwB4t-2Bm5vImHImVrc5LGWTnfPLmqeUt9FB77D-2BHxKGduI4RBLXF6kbIPJwXKrhg2vSPmnZWub0kTAkuCe3ZCVMrnvPR2OQHbs3mOkpQBOx94V06NKi6zJSRck90NmJ3L9tcujDgc2eZIyE01xxa-2B9JYYHGrsC0CTsBC56yOK07Gk8EZJ7gXpSPXRXvaXGnd-2BNukb0-2FstJuYi9fL6dJ1TpOoV-2FAkTMaCwfwV-2BrCPVvkKjOBsj2TKKReWDGaYhh5bIjEEljt8j3HQlML9HHLWLitudmG9q-2FM-3D&source=gmail&ust=1591806655574000&usg=AFQjCNFnxVtj0iKteyTD-c98xIZv-JP64w" href="https://click.em.kickstarter.com/ls/click?upn=XMZnk-2Bi8sZYtY9avL3Xcf-2BLGqDhw0KWbPLXuny2K3THbW6B8dIbx-2BoSDlZPPDTS3bHr2UJHZh-2FNOLZ1auJCtq9kKuKcxMK10aOH8lUN3ChFY0xvE3b8pLP0d0-2FLnbu-2F7Amu7usOuYQcr97gSpeWaDEUoYSHhiGPnjYsGJMXA3jO6XdtYQPOZfHLuVibXkg-2FDYQzdqL8yPcQPzdHVJUoDvgvZeohs2QmqDIfbJRqGcvrplgS9rkr4T9iVVWg0lcQ2gDZoxNL4tgkrsLWMIPWxAdtKapcbyHsoV2awBGa28WhSU9WgXwgvwQmFr9e9G19ErOB6e-2FI5NR6ZpYcWoE54-2FNqljfUNeEE4nSTi-2BKMrIAKSjM35wFb3wdlsU0TLv6-2B2PA6FLoAlo418VKHrsIJ-2FoA-3D-3D9lhL_SY3B1gmw4fnBCVVkoUXaq47VyHMw0MjXIfEtEfIbMeVs7wwwWxzRcCPMEP-2FSBcmUIA-2Fisig-2FGUnPvbyTy3l0zq1Ak8vMR8BYwm3mnq-2FyUiKBRz30XcUZ0i-2BlEcNZrl7OkikDSryFILOUVRYpqEi6fGRTvJrheMfO5oMaiN-2BFwzEtMQxaNrt7cga-2BDhdkw1sfvP9mPs7Nl-2F2ZGNfU6W2Qc8zOJHl9f385whC-2FYCQxhjtBnPdv2gSqLfA2yEAC8NKunlkg1iQtQmLsDmJGRpuf8-2FzgMtxPtS9JXJYdglaB5U-2Fdd3dRmE2WGagM6Qo4NcQBEGiy3L-2FRzhOBaAjkXAkLSmYTouZbTkG2-2FXB6-2FKf3JlrWisyF7L103m9p0p57JoULt1zuVh3MGyOaollr8fsFp8A9XtthTi7NugrUBCguJVgSChuSkzVuhIPpeNG0OTjZizCIHaJ92eZfq9vjj-2FdQ6A-2FYAkfhpX3EO5crfu96fI7akzro55NnkHsV4mTiV2LetADAviOngt-2FBWA6-2B7faY-2Bbq5ujRUHvrhjgm5OPJa50O4KvFDPQUgTUy-2BJJWAz75uTRN3dCBmbzE39KOHgeCcGJDAiFLho7kcF6cWF-2F-2FmN-2BKjZdCbivm3MkRmb2S6p42UL6eYr9iFSBRif-2FjVbub-2FYXZFagIG9yc-2BXo06rVjQvUs1Rnyl2IBo12XdizUWsau9-2BcuAyLiGLe4JG6NAY4baQiuNeh6PiEWy9eS8WHVAnqqqVsoOk-2BFLKur32hlETQjYmjVQGEgv4IkO9HwxApn1ZFzphqc6pjxp4E3miZd9MLpw32u6JZP-2FdXh00Zd5MfY0Q5QxzT-2BR180XpAwB4t-2Bm5vImHImVrc5LGWTnfPLmqeUt9FB77D-2BHxKGduI4RBLXF6kbIPJwXKrhg2vSPmnZWub0kTAkuCe3ZCVMrnvPR2OQHbs3mOkpQBOx94V06NKi6zJSRck90NmJ3L9tcujDgc2eZIyE01xxa-2B9JYYHGrsC0CTsBC56yOK07Gk8EZJ7gXpSPXRXvaXGnd-2BNukb0-2FstJuYi9fL6dJ1TpOoV-2FAkTMaCwfwV-2BrCPVvkKjOBsj2TKKReWDGaYhh5bIjEEljt8j3HQlML9HHLWLitudmG9q-2FM-3D" style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: rgb(76, 108, 248) !important; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">talk to them</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> about Black Lives Matter and police violence. And you can listen to and amplify the voices of the </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.em.kickstarter.com/ls/click?upn%3DXMZnk-2Bi8sZYtY9avL3Xcf1d7wp0ftjKVdwy7Tp5T6Yp9qHViuKrSXfofHkkS-2BJTBa-2B7qPGp-2BTAtXn5FTNHePejJbeCu0iyR0oHAJ8M8gd1FW5WWHLHFvxHnkbqUuUdDzqPoQ-2B1kpQ8dBM6vV0ij-2FLY3tO2CNJxqMd8Nns-2BX1-2BGfLTFr2lgDed0DAfAHqCSECNnFcwcEyzTEzL6OBYKgdt3FWVGaEo5ap2T-2FuyNQyayGv6eIunJaQu7mHNLSidNKZaYEpRwdprKcCmfuvFApPQ2MXrx8IL6LqFtRM660Y4lq22SRh4H2ufCuVOuhaEfYGXRx-2BGd6S5cu-2F1lqT09WdT0WVmjYJBYmg0sRnjYEbsdQ1IqLcUYB8JJrOMYZclHrXjtBUZsFBlIWbfdLBpmVSnCqEi4aJWFak3BtXdvPQEPs-3D69vR_SY3B1gmw4fnBCVVkoUXaq47VyHMw0MjXIfEtEfIbMeVs7wwwWxzRcCPMEP-2FSBcmUIA-2Fisig-2FGUnPvbyTy3l0zq1Ak8vMR8BYwm3mnq-2FyUiKBRz30XcUZ0i-2BlEcNZrl7OkikDSryFILOUVRYpqEi6fGRTvJrheMfO5oMaiN-2BFwzEtMQxaNrt7cga-2BDhdkw1sfvP9mPs7Nl-2F2ZGNfU6W2Qc8zOJHl9f385whC-2FYCQxhjtBnPdv2gSqLfA2yEAC8NKunlkg1iQtQmLsDmJGRpuf8-2FzgMtxPtS9JXJYdglaB5U-2Fdd3dRmE2WGagM6Qo4NcQBEGiy3L-2FRzhOBaAjkXAkLSmYTouZbTkG2-2FXB6-2FKf3JlrWisyF7L103m9p0p57JoULt1zuVh3MGyOaollr8fsFp8A9XtthTi7NugrUBCguJVgSChuSkzVuhIPpeNG0OTjZizCIHaJ92eZfq9vjj-2FdQ6A-2FYAkfhpX3EO5crfu96fI7akzro55NnkHsV4mTiV2LetADAviOngt-2FBWA6-2B7faY-2Bbq5ujRUHvrhjgm5OPJa50O4KvFDPQUgTUy-2BJJWAz75uTRN3dCBmbzE39KOHgeCcGJDAiFLho7kcF6cWF-2F-2FmN-2BKjZdCbivm3MkRmb2S6p42UL6eYr9iFSBRif-2FjVbub-2FYXZFagIG9yc-2BXo06rVjQvUs1Rnyl2IBo12XdizUWsau9-2BcuAyLiGLe4JG6NAY4baQiuNeh6PiEWy9eS8WHVAnqqqVsoOk-2BFLKur32hlETQjYmjVQGEgv4IkO9HwxApn1ZFzphqc6pjxp4E3miZd9MLpw32u6JZP-2FdXh00Zd5MfY0Q5QxzT-2BR180XpAwB4t-2Bm5vImHImVrc5LGWTnfPLmqeUt9FB77D-2BHxKGduI4RBLXFlhCI3ume1yMTeMSUH9SVMrMyI17hNGY6RLZJFiewsbD6j7Z2bu9019uIzmcq6oIGsOHoKww1KBxFqv4OT7qOP9QRcBna-2FezHqfAvB2mfE2fSdEXSfUxjny2-2F-2B5sl19HFwtyE4kv7OmfMKlzqzO5wccKogurBMiY1VEUVr02S2E2qERo7bH5AuEkIxQsriDEdEWRHEVdOJgKUw-2Ft3axtqYUbvlPMAm1wb0rlANZ1TQKI-3D&source=gmail&ust=1591806655575000&usg=AFQjCNE9USJ89eqobzer-f9s5rUfJCNDaw" href="https://click.em.kickstarter.com/ls/click?upn=XMZnk-2Bi8sZYtY9avL3Xcf1d7wp0ftjKVdwy7Tp5T6Yp9qHViuKrSXfofHkkS-2BJTBa-2B7qPGp-2BTAtXn5FTNHePejJbeCu0iyR0oHAJ8M8gd1FW5WWHLHFvxHnkbqUuUdDzqPoQ-2B1kpQ8dBM6vV0ij-2FLY3tO2CNJxqMd8Nns-2BX1-2BGfLTFr2lgDed0DAfAHqCSECNnFcwcEyzTEzL6OBYKgdt3FWVGaEo5ap2T-2FuyNQyayGv6eIunJaQu7mHNLSidNKZaYEpRwdprKcCmfuvFApPQ2MXrx8IL6LqFtRM660Y4lq22SRh4H2ufCuVOuhaEfYGXRx-2BGd6S5cu-2F1lqT09WdT0WVmjYJBYmg0sRnjYEbsdQ1IqLcUYB8JJrOMYZclHrXjtBUZsFBlIWbfdLBpmVSnCqEi4aJWFak3BtXdvPQEPs-3D69vR_SY3B1gmw4fnBCVVkoUXaq47VyHMw0MjXIfEtEfIbMeVs7wwwWxzRcCPMEP-2FSBcmUIA-2Fisig-2FGUnPvbyTy3l0zq1Ak8vMR8BYwm3mnq-2FyUiKBRz30XcUZ0i-2BlEcNZrl7OkikDSryFILOUVRYpqEi6fGRTvJrheMfO5oMaiN-2BFwzEtMQxaNrt7cga-2BDhdkw1sfvP9mPs7Nl-2F2ZGNfU6W2Qc8zOJHl9f385whC-2FYCQxhjtBnPdv2gSqLfA2yEAC8NKunlkg1iQtQmLsDmJGRpuf8-2FzgMtxPtS9JXJYdglaB5U-2Fdd3dRmE2WGagM6Qo4NcQBEGiy3L-2FRzhOBaAjkXAkLSmYTouZbTkG2-2FXB6-2FKf3JlrWisyF7L103m9p0p57JoULt1zuVh3MGyOaollr8fsFp8A9XtthTi7NugrUBCguJVgSChuSkzVuhIPpeNG0OTjZizCIHaJ92eZfq9vjj-2FdQ6A-2FYAkfhpX3EO5crfu96fI7akzro55NnkHsV4mTiV2LetADAviOngt-2FBWA6-2B7faY-2Bbq5ujRUHvrhjgm5OPJa50O4KvFDPQUgTUy-2BJJWAz75uTRN3dCBmbzE39KOHgeCcGJDAiFLho7kcF6cWF-2F-2FmN-2BKjZdCbivm3MkRmb2S6p42UL6eYr9iFSBRif-2FjVbub-2FYXZFagIG9yc-2BXo06rVjQvUs1Rnyl2IBo12XdizUWsau9-2BcuAyLiGLe4JG6NAY4baQiuNeh6PiEWy9eS8WHVAnqqqVsoOk-2BFLKur32hlETQjYmjVQGEgv4IkO9HwxApn1ZFzphqc6pjxp4E3miZd9MLpw32u6JZP-2FdXh00Zd5MfY0Q5QxzT-2BR180XpAwB4t-2Bm5vImHImVrc5LGWTnfPLmqeUt9FB77D-2BHxKGduI4RBLXFlhCI3ume1yMTeMSUH9SVMrMyI17hNGY6RLZJFiewsbD6j7Z2bu9019uIzmcq6oIGsOHoKww1KBxFqv4OT7qOP9QRcBna-2FezHqfAvB2mfE2fSdEXSfUxjny2-2F-2B5sl19HFwtyE4kv7OmfMKlzqzO5wccKogurBMiY1VEUVr02S2E2qERo7bH5AuEkIxQsriDEdEWRHEVdOJgKUw-2Ft3axtqYUbvlPMAm1wb0rlANZ1TQKI-3D" style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: rgb(76, 108, 248) !important; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">educators and activists</a><span style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> who have been doing this work all along.</span><br style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: #fbfbfa; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Together, we can demand justice and help make change happen.</span>Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-52529220245137060572020-06-09T00:52:00.002-07:002020-06-09T00:52:21.156-07:00White Folks Guide to Protesting<b>If you are a white person considering joining a protest this week, here is a list of rules. Friends of color, please add if anything is forgotten.<br><br>
1, FOLLOW CALLS ONLY. Do not initiate or lead calls. Your job is to follow and add your voice when it is called for.<br><br>
2. DO NOT TAKE SELFIES. Ask to take pictures or videos of individuals. You are there to witness only. Film the police as much as possible. Your goal is documentation to ensure that the true narrative is told.<br><br>
3. BE HELPFUL. Hand out water and snacks. Make sure protest leaders are hydrated and fed. This is exhausting work, help keep their energy up.<br><br>
4. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. If a black person tells you to do something, you do it immediately without question. You respect the authority and the decisions of the black protestors at all times.<br><br>
5. STAY IN THE BACK UNTIL YOU ARE CALLED FORWARD. If you hear “White people to the front” or “Allies to the front” step forward and link arms with other white people to form a human shield.<br><br>
6. WHEN YOU ARE AT THE FRONT, YOU ARE SILENT. Your job is to be a body. You are there to support only. The only voices on the police line should be black voices.<br><br>
7. REMAIN CALM AT ALL TIMES. This is difficult. You will be emotional and your system will be flooded with adrenaline. Remember this is life and death for the protestors. Save your emotions for home. DO NOT AGITATE.<br><br>
8. DO NOT SPEAK TO THE MEDIA. It’s not your turn to speak. Direct the reporter to a black or brown person.<br><br>
This is not a game. Joining a protest is a serious decision. Make sure you are there for the right reason. Support the safety of black protestors at all times.</b>Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-16851297791331027902020-06-08T07:36:00.000-07:002020-06-08T07:36:30.836-07:00Bernie Sanders on policing<b><a href="https://www.nationofchange.org/2020/06/04/sanders-calls-on-democrats-to-embrace-8-point-plan-to-end-police-brutality-protect-communities/" target="_new">Bernie Sanders calls on Democrats to embrace 8-point plan</a> to end police brutality and protect communities. "We have got to act boldly to eradicate systemic racism and police violence. I am calling for sweeping policy reforms to protect people—particularly communities of color—who have suffered violence for far too long."<br><br><br>
Amend federal civil rights laws to allow more effective prosecution of police misconduct by changing the standard from willfulness to recklessness;<br><br>
Abolish "qualified immunity," so police officers can be held civilly liable for abuses;<br><br>
Prohibit the transfer of offensive military equipment to police departments;<br><br>
Strip federal funds from departments that violate civil rights;<br><br>
Create a federal model policing program that emphasizes de-escalation, non-lethal force, and culturally competent policing in which access to federal funds depends upon the level of reform adopted. As part of this effort to modernize and humanize police departments we need to enhance the recruitment pool by ensuring that the resources are available to pay wages that will attract the top-tier officers we need to do the difficult work of policing;<br><br>
Provide funding to states and municipalities to create civilian corps of unarmed first responders to supplement law enforcement, such as social workers, EMTs, and trained mental health professionals, who can handle order maintenance violations, mental health emergencies, and low-level conflicts to aid police officers;<br><br>
Require agencies to make records of police misconduct publicly available;<br><br>
Require all jurisdictions that receive federal grant funding to establish independent police conduct review boards that are broadly representative of the community and that have the authority to refer deaths that occur at the hands of police or in police custody to federal authorities for investigation. In addition, the boards would be authorized to report to federal authorities other types of abuses by police including patterns of misconduct. This would be supplemental to current federal authority to commence investigations. Clearly, we need to enhance federal funding for such investigations.</b>Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-19505438593930888042020-06-08T07:25:00.001-07:002020-06-08T07:25:48.745-07:00#JusticeForBre<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/5/29/1948660/-Rooting-out-anti-Blackness-and-police-violence-gets-lots-of-talk-but-too-little-action" target="_new">Rooting out anti-Blackness</a> and police violence gets lots of talk, but too little action.
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<a href="https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/" target="_new">Breonna Taylor</a> was "an award-winning EMT and first responder in Louisville, KY, who loved helping her patients and her community." The group demanding justice for her want: <br><br><br>
The Mayor and City Council address the use of force by LMPD.<br><br><br>
Fire and revoke the pensions of the officers that murdered Breonna. Arrest, charge, and convict them for this crime.<br><br><br>
Provide all necessary information to a local, independent civilian community police accountability council #CPAC.<br><br><br>
Create a policy for a transparent investigation process due to law enforcement misconduct. <br><br><br>
Drop all charges for Kenneth Walker, Breonna’s boyfriend, who attempted to defend them and their home. [DEMAND MET]<br><br><br>
Release the 911 call to the public for accountability. [DEMAND MET]<br><br><br>
Eliminate No Knock warrants
Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-75159181552498159602020-06-04T13:26:00.000-07:002020-06-04T13:26:30.175-07:00IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH by James MattisI have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding. It is a wholesome and unifying demand — one that all of us should be able to get behind. We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers. The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values — our values as people and our values as a nation.<br><br><br>
When I joined the military, some 50 years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens — much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside.<br><br><br>
We must reject any thinking of our cities as a “battlespace” that our uniformed military is called upon to “dominate.” At home, we should use our military only when requested to do so, on very rare occasions, by state governors. Militarizing our response, as we witnessed in Washington, D.C., sets up a conflict — a false conflict — between the military and civilian society. It erodes the moral ground that ensures a trusted bond between men and women in uniform and the society they are sworn to protect, and of which they themselves are a part. Keeping public order rests with civilian state and local leaders who best understand their communities and are answerable to them.<br><br><br>
James Madison wrote in Federalist 14 that “America united with a handful of troops, or without a single soldier, exhibits a more forbidding posture to foreign ambition than America disunited, with a hundred thousand veterans ready for combat.” We do not need to militarize our response to protests. We need to unite around a common purpose. And it starts by guaranteeing that all of us are equal before the law.<br><br><br>
Instructions given by the military departments to our troops before the Normandy invasion reminded soldiers that “The Nazi slogan for destroying us ... was ‘Divide and Conquer.’ Our American answer is ‘In Union there is Strength.’” We must summon that unity to surmount this crisis — confident that we are better than our politics.<br><br><br>
Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.<br><br><br>
We can come through this trying time stronger, and with a renewed sense of purpose and respect for one another. The pandemic has shown us that it is not only our troops who are willing to offer the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of the community. Americans in hospitals, grocery stores, post offices, and elsewhere have put their lives on the line in order to serve their fellow citizens and their country. We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Square. We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution. At the same time, we must remember Lincoln’s “better angels,” and listen to them, as we work to unite.<br><br><br>
Only by adopting a new path — which means, in truth, returning to the original path of our founding ideals — will we again be a country admired and respected at home and abroad.
Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-49422968846934441272019-12-13T09:08:00.000-08:002019-12-18T01:09:38.390-08:00Raymond Cornelius Cone, 1888–1947<a href="https://rogerowengreen.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/raymond-c-cohen.jpg"><img src="https://rogerowengreen.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/raymond-c-cohen.jpg?w=505" alt="" width="505" height="350" class="aligncenter size-twentysixteen-logo wp-image-34314" /></a>
BIRTH 16 NOV 1888 • Wilson, North Carolina<br>
DEATH 06DEC1947 • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Father: Willis C Cone Aug 1837•Nash, North Carolina (son of Jacob and Charlott)<br><br>
Marriage 1865 or 26 Oct 1869•Nash, North Carolina<br><br>
Death 20 Nov 1918•Wilson, North Carolina<br><br>
Mother: Sarah Eatman b. Nov 1850•North Carolina<br><br>
Death 5Feb1935•Wilson, N.C.<br><br>
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Raymond's siblings:
1 Source
Kindred Cone(1871–)
Kincaid Cone(1873–)
Junius Cone(1875–)
William Cone(1877–)
Joseph I. G. Cone(1880–) daughter
Gertrude Lillie Cone(1885–1976)
Jimerson Cone(1886–1963)
Avon Cone(1892–) son
Willie M Cone(1893–1960)
Armincie Cone(1895–1974) f
Birth<br><br>
16 Nov 1888 • Wilson, North Carolina<br><br>
3 Sources<br><br>
1888<br><br>
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Birth (Alternate)<br><br>
16 Nov 1884 • Wilson, North Carolina<br><br>
1 Source<br><br>
1884<br><br>
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Birth (Alternate)<br><br>
Oct 1888 • Wilson, North Carolina<br><br>
1 Source<br><br>
1888<br><br>
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Residence<br><br>
1900 • Taylor, Wilson, North Carolina, USA<br><br>
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son <br><br>
Willis Cone b 1835 in NC m Sarah A Cone (b 1849) in 1869<br><br>
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Marriage<br><br>
1 Feb 1908 • Wilson, North Carolina, USA<br><br>
Allena Hagans<br><br>
(1891–1918)<br><br>
1 Source<br><br>
1908<br><br>
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Birth of Daughter Lessie Cohen(1910–)<br><br>
abt 1910 • Wilson CO, North Carolina<br><br>
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Residence<br><br>
1910 • Old Fields, Wilson, North Carolina, USA<br><br>
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head<br><br>
1910
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Birth of Son Carl Lorenzo Cone, 1915<br><br>
m. Aurthetta Marie Baldwin 1944 in NYC<br><br>
d. 1992 in Bronx, NY)<br><br>
21Sept1915 • Wilson North Carolina<br><br>
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Other children <br><br>
Albert ( d in the 1990s NYC)<br><br>
Mary <br><br>
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Name: RC Cone<br><br>
Age: 31<br><br>
Birthplace: North Carolina<br><br>
Home in 1920: Norfolk Jefferson Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia<br><br>
Street: Chartworth <br><br>
Residence Date: 1920 <br><br>
Race: Black <br><br>
Gender: Male <br><br>
Relation to Head of House: Lodger <br><br>
Marital status: Widowed <br><br>
Occupation: Solicitor <br><br>
Industry: Photographer <br><br>
Employment Field: Own Account <br><br>
Able to Read: Yes <br><br>
Able to Write: Yes <br><br>
Household Members:<br><br>
Sarah J Quetrell, 60<br><br>
Helen J Quetrell, 29<br><br>
William James, 21<br><br>
Elsie L James, 21<br><br>
R C Cone, 31<br><br>
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Raymond Cone <br><br>
Negro, Age in 1930 - 40<br><br>
Marital Status: Married <br><br>
Home in 1930: Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA
Street Address: 136 Washington; Ward of City Two <br><br>
Home Owned or Rented - Rented <br><br>
Age at First Marriage - 29 (?)<br><br>
Attended School - No <br><br>
Able to Read and Write - Yes <br><br>
Father's Birthplace - North Carolina <br><br>
Mother's Birthplace - North Carolina <br><br>
Able to Speak English - Yes <br><br>
Occupation - Minister <br><br>
Industry - A M E Church <br><br>
Class of Worker -
Wage or salary worker <br><br>
Employment
Yes <br><br>
Neighbors
Anna Cone (33 yrs) wife, married at 33
Married 26 Aug 1929 • District of Columbia, USA
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Billie Cone (10 yrs) <br><br>
Collection 1930 U.S. Federal Population Census<br><br>
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 for Raymond Cornelius Cone <br><br>
Residence: 163 Morningside Ave<br><br>
New York, NY<br><br>
Age 52<br><br>
Born: Wilson, NC, Nov 18, 1888<br><br>
Employer: Heard Memorial A.M.E. Church<br><br>
163 Morningside Ave<br><br>
Person who knows where he is: Lessie McCann (Lossie McConn?), 79 W 141st St NYC <br><br>
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Residence
1942 • New York, New York, USA<br><br>
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Rev. Raymond C Cone<br><br>
Residence Year: 1946<br><br>
Street address: 163 Morngsid Av MO numnt 2-4533<br><br>
Residence Place: Manhattan, New York, USA<br><br>
Publication Title: Manhattan, New York, City Directory, 1946<br><br>
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Death<br><br>
06Dec1947 • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, mentioned on front page of the The New York Age (New York, New York) · 13 Dec 1947, Sat · Page 1 , Children are Albert, (Carl) Lorenzo and Mary Cone, and Lessie McCain,Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-31155406655150763072019-07-05T08:25:00.002-07:002019-07-05T08:25:42.460-07:00Is this Samuel Patterson? front, center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2giW8AxzgJNsL-EcLXkCgZBsvyZAtiz0gih9QKHmPmWg-ICnClok6us81NCGR99zevjlQZVPYU79IofkzYtECYGDjHXJOWcCqNnN44Qjlx2QBjEct-LlKLY63Us55RoYj0UG/s1600/Samuel+Patterson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2giW8AxzgJNsL-EcLXkCgZBsvyZAtiz0gih9QKHmPmWg-ICnClok6us81NCGR99zevjlQZVPYU79IofkzYtECYGDjHXJOWcCqNnN44Qjlx2QBjEct-LlKLY63Us55RoYj0UG/s400/Samuel+Patterson.jpg" width="400" height="364" data-original-width="960" data-original-height="874" /></a></div>Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-85551928729242663702019-04-17T17:05:00.001-07:002019-04-17T17:05:33.874-07:00Sanctuary Cities List, as of April 16, 2019<b><i>States</i></b> <br><br>
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California<br>
Colorado<br>
Illinois<br>
Massachusetts<br>
New Jersey<br>
New Mexico<br>
Oregon<br>
Vermont<br>
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<b>California</b><br><br>
Alameda County, Berkley, Contra Costa County, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Monterey County, Napa County, Oakland, Riverside County, Sacramento County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, San Francisco, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Santa Ana, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Sonoma County, Watsonville
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<b>Colorado</b><br><br>
Arapahoe County, Aurora, Boulder County, Denver, Denver County, Garfield County, Grand County, Jefferson County, Larimer County, Mesa County, Pitkin County, Pueblo County, Routt County, San Miguel County, Weld County
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<b>Connecticut</b><br><br>
East Haven, Hartford<br><br>
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<b>Florida</b><br><br>
Alachua County<br><br>
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<b>Georgia</b><br><br>
Clayton County, DeKalb County
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<b>Iowa</b><br><br>
Benton County, Cass County, Fremont County, Greene County, Ida County, Iowa City, Iowa City (Johnson County), Jefferson County, Marion County, Monona County, Montgomery County, Pottawattamie County, Sioux County
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<b>Illinois</b><br><br>
Chicago, Cook County
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<b>Kansas</b><br><br>
Butler County, Harvey County
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<b>Louisiana</b><br><br>
New Orleans<br><br>
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<b>Massachusetts</b><br><br>
Amherst, Boston, Cambridge, Concord, Lawrence, Newton, Northhampton, Somerville
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<b>Maryland</b><br><br>
Baltimore, Montgomery County, Prince George's County
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<b>Michigan</b><br><br>
Ingham County, Kalamazoo County, Kent County, Wayne County
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<b>Minnesota</b><br><br>
Hennepin County<br><br>
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<b>Mississippi</b><br><br>
Jackson<br><br>
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<b>Nebraska</b><br><br>
Hall County, Sarpy County
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<b>New Jersey</b><br><br>
Newark<br><br>
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<b>New Mexico</b><br><br>
Bernalillo County, New Mexico County Jails, San Miguel
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<b>Nevada</b><br><br>
Washoe County
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<b>New York</b><br><br>
Albany, Franklin County, Ithaca, Nassau County, New York City, Onondaga County, St. Lawrence County, Wayne County
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<b>North Carolina</b><br><br>
Buncombe County, Durham County, Forsyth County, Mecklenburg County, Orange County, Wake County
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<b>Ohio</b><br><br>
Franklin County<br><br>
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<b>Oregon</b><br><br>
Baker County, Clackamas County, Clatsop County, Coos County, Crook County, Curry County, Deschutes County, Douglas County, Gilliam County, Grant County, Hood River County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Josephine County, Lane County, Lincoln County, Linn County, Malheur County, Marion County, Marlon County, Multnomah County, Polk County, Sherman County, Springfield, Tillamok County, Umatilla County, Union County, Wallowa County, Wasco County, Washington County, Wheeler County, Yamhill County
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<b>Pennsylvania</b><br><br>
Bradford County, Bucks County, Butler County, Chester County, Clarion County Delaware County, Erie County, Franklin County, Lehigh County, Lycoming County, Montgomery County, Montour County, Perry County, Philadelphia, Pike County, Westmoreland County
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<b>Rhode Island</b><br><br>
Providence, Rhode Island Department of Corrections
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<b>Virginia</b><br><br>
Arlington County, Chesterfield County, Fairfax County
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<b>Vermont</b><br><br>
Burlington, Montpelier, Winooski
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<b>Washington</b><br><br>
Chelan County, Clallam County, Clark County, Cowlitz County, Franklin County, Jefferson County, King County, Kitsap County, Pierce County, San Juan County, Skagit County, Snohomish County, Spokane County, Seattle, Thurston County, Walla Walla County, Wallowa County, Whatcom County, Yakima CountyRoger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-43591920343758212102019-04-13T18:27:00.001-07:002019-04-13T18:27:49.738-07:00Autism links<br />
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Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-33749924700939669062019-03-10T10:44:00.001-07:002019-03-10T10:44:43.032-07:00Vera P. Michelson Obituary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNmeTNfG8X-Rlk-BWqNTeFXZgSTgClUDdbTX0GWWfXI2ovs5_sFthhe2ECcL6-9F0-WTKBjE7C2uGlAN6cKUHAaw-Ra0PU6czPmMQMUYuLAOMoYCqo1lV-hjIuPsbaMLOOg7I/s1600/Vera+Michelson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNmeTNfG8X-Rlk-BWqNTeFXZgSTgClUDdbTX0GWWfXI2ovs5_sFthhe2ECcL6-9F0-WTKBjE7C2uGlAN6cKUHAaw-Ra0PU6czPmMQMUYuLAOMoYCqo1lV-hjIuPsbaMLOOg7I/s400/Vera+Michelson.jpg" width="398" height="400" data-original-width="954" data-original-height="960" /></a></div>Michelson, Vera P. ALBANY Vera P. Michelson, known to all of us affectionately as "Mike," passed away on March 9, 2019, surrounded by her brother David Michelson, his wife Carmen and "Mike's" team of loving and attentive friends after a short and fast-moving bout of cancer. <br><br>
Mike was born in Northampton, Mass. in 1945. She was predeceased by her parents, Eva Dembinsky Michelson and Dr. Harry Michelson. Mike is survived by her brother David Michelson, his wife Carmen; niece Melinda Tessier and her husband Michael; nephews, John Michelson and his wife Heidi, and David Michelson and his wife Sarah; several great-nieces and nephews; as well as her large extended family and her many, many friends. <br><br>
Mike was a superb lifetime activist and organizer; she was a warrior for racial and social justice starting in high school when she organized a protest when the Mayor of Northampton took down the United Nations' flag from City Hall. <br><br>Mike graduated from Russell Sage College and then received a M.S. in education from the University at Albany. <br><br>She started work with the Rensselaer County Community Action Program. Thereafter Mike worked for the State of New York for many years at O.D. Heck. She was president of her C.S.E.A. Local #445 and one of the activists that organized in support of the union's 1977 strike vote. At the time of her retirement in 2004, Mike was the affirmative action officer at this agency and had been instrumental in organizing its Foster Grandparents program. <br><br>In the '60s and '70s, Mike was a supporter of the Brothers, a local militant civil rights group. She was also one of two organizers that helped create a Welfare Rights Organization in Rensselaer and started a teen center. Mike was also one of the founding community members of the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center. <br><br>Mike helped organize the Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism (CDCAAR) in 1981 to oppose the U.S. tour of the South African Springbok rugby team and became a nationally and internationally known figure in the anti-apartheid movement. On the eve of the national demonstration in Albany to protest the playing of a rugby game, with the shunned South African team, Mike and three others were arrested in a pre-dawn raid on her apartment by the F.B.I. and other police agencies. The arrest was based on false information from a discredited informant that the demonstration was going to be violent. The charges were eventually dismissed. <br><br>As co-chair of CDCAAR for many years, Mike led efforts to isolate the apartheid regime by organizing demonstrations and local participation in numerous cultural boycotts. She also promoted the divestment of New York State of public pension funds from corporations that supported apartheid. During this period, Mike testified at several U.N. conferences and attended an African National Congress Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. She traveled to South Africa, Namibia, and Mozambique in conjunction with her anti-apartheid work and her support of Southern Africa liberation struggles. <br><br>In the late 1980's Mike also participated in the Mandela Friendship Brigade to Cuba. Mike led CDCAAR's efforts to organize against local police brutality, often collaborating with the Albany NAACP and the Center for Law and Justice.<br><br> Mike served as a board member of the Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region for eight years where she focused on board development, a fundraising plan for large donors, and organized several jazz-themed fundraising events. Mike was a member of the Capital District Working Families Party and very involved in a series of local elections including being one of the first volunteers in Mark Mishler's campaign for Albany County District Attorney in 2000. <br><br>In 2005, Mike was the volunteer coordinator for Barbara Smith's first campaign for Common Council. She also worked on Corey Ellis's campaign for Common Council and Kathy Sheehan's campaigns for Mayor. Mike volunteered for President Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns and travelled to swing states to do door-to-door canvassing. <br><br>Mike was involved in a series of organizations committed to police accountability and criminal justice reform. She served as a volunteer on the District Attorney's Community Accountability Board, was a member of the Gun Violence Implementation Team Advisory Council, and together with Dr. Alice Green and others was instrumental in the City of Albany finally hiring a police chief committed to community policing in 2010. <br><br>Mike's most recent projects included working as a founding member and secretary of ROOTS (Re-Entry Opportunities and Orientation Toward Success), an organization established by ex-offenders and supporters to mentor persons who were formerly incarcerated. <br><br>She was centrally involved in supporting the SNUG anti-gun violence initiative as an advocate and as a mentor to the SNUG team. Mike worked to bring L.E.A. D. (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) to Albany. Mike was also a volunteer administrator for Urban Grief, a community-based project which provides support to families and community members traumatized by violence. <br><br>Mike received many awards for her social justice work including the YWCA's Tribute to Women (1987), NY Civil Liberties Union (2015), Jefferson Award (2016), Citizen Action Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Award (2018) and recognition from the Social Justice Center (1990). Mike was known for her marvelously unique sense of humor which lasted to the end. <br><br>In her spare time Mike was a jazz aficionado, movie buff, godmother, devoted auntie to countless children and a loving, generous, and wise friend to so many. <br><br>Mike's family and friends wish to acknowledge and thank the staff of the Albany Medical Center Hospital, St. Peter's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital for the loving care and attention they provided her over the past two months. <br><br>There will be a celebration of Mike's life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Urban Grief, 350 Henry Johnson Blvd., Suite # 324 #41, Albany, NY, 12204 or at https//donorbox.org/ urban-grief-teddy or to R.O.O.T.S., Inc., P.O. Box 6568, Albany, NY 12206.Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-10278304144771090932018-12-02T05:09:00.001-08:002018-12-02T05:09:30.003-08:00library comic book panel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCODqRGQV0e76eDlqmSeLrMzinP-MDh0gVD0jTE2jsHYxX7xu74yX0bMirp50dyM8GKRqzEl8DznnoJSQ9Q9-bn7FHdLKldYSaZpVJfZ1L_IKjqKmNNzbbwnfgeVwaa_J7cvZ2oQ/s1600-h/dream_quote.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210299406727848930" style="float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:hand;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCODqRGQV0e76eDlqmSeLrMzinP-MDh0gVD0jTE2jsHYxX7xu74yX0bMirp50dyM8GKRqzEl8DznnoJSQ9Q9-bn7FHdLKldYSaZpVJfZ1L_IKjqKmNNzbbwnfgeVwaa_J7cvZ2oQ/s400/dream_quote.gif" border="0"></a>Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-74114530096275226232018-11-09T11:38:00.003-08:002018-11-09T11:38:45.444-08:00U.S. Dept. 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Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-9102343933786838642018-11-05T11:27:00.000-08:002018-11-05T11:27:06.091-08:00GOP<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">
Today’s Republicans are not like the Republicans of the past, even the recent past. Today, the GOP is the party of <a href="https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/10/22/18007922/climate-change-republicans-denial-marco-rubio-trump" style="color: #d35b0a; text-decoration-line: none;">climate change denial</a>, <a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/369790-trump-administration-amasses-striking-anti-lgbt-record-in-first-year" style="color: #213970;">discrimination against gays</a>, <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-congressional-map-is-historically-biased-toward-the-gop/" style="color: #213970;">gerrymandering</a>, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-conspiracy-theories-2016-5" style="color: #213970;">baseless conspiracy theories</a>. It’s the party that <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/kudlow-calls-federal-minimum-wage-a-terrible-idea.html" style="color: #213970;">opposes the minimum wage</a>, the party that <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-tax-bill-wealthy-benefit_us_5a381cf4e4b0860bf4aa4b6c" style="color: #213970;">cuts rich people’s taxes</a> and then <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-16/mcconnell-blames-entitlements-not-gop-for-rising-deficits" style="color: #213970;">goes after middle-class Medicare</a> when their tax cut creates an artificial budget crisis. (The middle-class tax cut Trump promised last week is vaporware: <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/24/18017202/donald-trump-middle-class-tax-cut-tax-reform-2-0" style="color: #213970;">There is no such proposal</a>, and once the election is over you will never hear about it again, except possibly as a cover story for another handout to the rich.)</div>
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Even worse, today’s Republican Party is a comfortable home for <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/1/18053580/steve-king-white-supremacist-pittsburgh" style="color: #213970;">white supremacist fellow travelers</a> like Rep. Steve King of Iowa. Open racists like <a href="http://time.com/4240268/donald-trump-kkk-david-duke/" style="color: #213970;">David Duke</a> or <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/" style="color: #213970;">Richard Spencer</a> endorse Republicans. White supremacist groups <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gillum-targeted-new-racist-robocall-florida-governor-race-n923406" style="color: #213970;">campaign for Republicans</a>. If you want to spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, you go to the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-college-instructor-in-journalism-no-less-causes-waves-with-a-conspiracy-theory/2018/10/30/bdfbe568-dc6d-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html?utm_term=.367fe3de4681" style="color: #213970;">networks</a> and <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/22/watch-louie-gohmert-perhaps-soros-is-funding-caravan-for-midterms/" style="color: #213970;">web sites</a> that Republicans frequent. If you’re an abuser of women, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/12/19/stop-second-guessing-al-frankens-resignation-he-has-to-go/?utm_term=.c75070ce68d4" style="color: #213970;">Democrats will probably throw you out</a>, but <a href="http://time.com/5017940/roy-moore-sexual-contact-underage-jesus-defense-jim-ziegler/" style="color: #213970;">Republicans will circle the wagons around you</a>. If you favor something as offensive to human compassion as the death penalty for gays, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelangelo-signorile/post_10496_b_8544540.html" style="color: #213970;">Republicans will embrace you</a>.</div>
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If you are happy carrying that party’s banner, I can’t vote for you.</div>
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And then there’s Trump. (I covered in detail what I think of Trump <a href="https://weeklysift.com/2018/10/29/12-things-to-remember-before-you-vote/" style="color: #213970;">last week</a>.) Back in 1990, <a href="http://tmbw.net/wiki/Lyrics:Your_Racist_Friend" style="color: #213970;">They Might Be Giants</a> recorded a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow-nuHCTA5E" style="color: #213970;">song</a> that starts like this:</div>
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<em>This is where the party ends.</em><em>I can’t stand here listening to you</em><em>And your racist friend.</em></div>
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To me, <em>racist</em> is a stand-in for all sorts of bigoted positions: <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/12/donald-trump-cutting-legal-immigration/692447002/" style="color: #213970;">anti-immigrant</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-judge-gonzalo-curiel-223849" style="color: #213970;">anti-Hispanic</a>, <a href="https://www.self.com/story/sexist-president-donald-trump-comments" style="color: #213970;">sexist</a>, <a href="https://www.advocate.com/politics/2017/11/09/trumps-14-most-egregiously-homophobic-and-transphobic-moves" style="color: #213970;">homophobic</a>, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/politics/donald-trump-muslim-attacks/index.html" style="color: #213970;">anti-Muslim</a>, and just generally anti-everybody-who’s-not-a-white-straight-Evangelical-Christian. For every Republican candidate in the country, Trump is the bigoted friend that they can tolerate, but I can’t. For me, that’s where the party ends.</div>
Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-50413431035906058802017-07-14T07:15:00.002-07:002017-07-14T07:15:21.725-07:00It’s Time To Get Things Started… by Steve WhitmireIt’s Time To Get Things Started…
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From <a href="https://stevewhitmire-muppetpundit.com/2017/07/11/its-time-to-get-things-started/" target=_new>https://stevewhitmire-muppetpundit.com/2017/07/11/its-time-to-get-things-started/</a>
Also published in <a href="http://www.toughpigs.com/steve-whitmire-response/" target=_new>http://www.toughpigs.com/steve-whitmire-response</a>
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Dear Friends,
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In 1978 when I was asked to join The Muppet Show, the Muppets were the hottest thing on the planet. I was invited to sit at the feet of the true masters, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Dave Goelz; working alongside them, absorbing different skills from each, as we, along with many talented others, contributed towards the same shared vision, the vision of one man. The result became a skill-set for myself that was sort of a compilation of the best of them all.
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For me the Muppets are not just a job, or a career, or even a passion. They are a calling, an urgent, undeniable, impossible to resist way of life. This is my life’s work since I was 19 years old. I feel that I am at the top of my game, and I want all of you who love the Muppets to know that I would never consider abandoning Kermit or any of the others because to do so would be to forsake the assignment entrusted to me by Jim Henson, my friend and mentor, but even more, my hero.
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As I am sure you can imagine, I have experienced every possible emotion since October 2016, when I received a phone call from The Muppets Studio’s executives to say they were recasting. Through a new business representative, I have offered multiple remedies to their two stated issues which had never been mentioned to me prior to that phone call. I wish that we could have sat down, looked each other in the eye, and discussed what was on their minds before they took such a drastic action.
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I have remained silent the last nine months in hopes that the Disney company might reverse their course. Doing what is best for the Muppets is the lens through which all my interactions have been filtered. Given the opportunity I remain willing to do whatever is required to remedy their concerns because I feel my continued involvement with the characters is in the best interest of the Muppets.
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For decades, you have been an invaluable partner in co-creating the existence of the Muppets, and I am humbled by your devotion to them. There is so much more for us to talk about so I have created this site as a place to connect and share on all things Muppet, past, present and future.
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Please forgive any faux pas as I have not been active in social media previously and have a serious learning curve. I just want you all to know that I am sorry if I have disappointed any of you at any point throughout our journey, and to let everyone know that I am devastated to have failed in my duty to my hero.
Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-86583691786058102542017-03-11T03:22:00.000-08:002017-03-11T03:22:23.178-08:00Elton John Setlist from 13 Oct 1998:Madison Square Garden New York, NY, USA The Big Picture TourCircle Of Life<br><br>
Grey Seal<br><br>
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<br><br>
Honky Cat<br><br>
Tiny Dancer<br><br>
Levon<br><br>
I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol<br><br>
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues<br><br>
I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That<br><br>
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me<br><br>
Daniel<br><br>
Rocket Man<br><br>
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy<br><br>
Crocodile Rock<br><br>
Your Song<br><br>
Recover Your Soul<br><br>
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters<br><br>
I'm Still Standing<br><br>
Simple Life<br><br>
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Bennie And The JetsRoger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-70206967187204302742017-02-08T01:45:00.000-08:002017-02-08T01:45:16.449-08:00"Professor" Irwin Corey (1914 - 2017)"Professor" Irwin Corey, the classic comedian billed as the World's Foremost Authority, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. He was 102.
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The centenarian funnyman was known for a decidedly weird routine. Dressed in the garb of an absent-minded professor – wild hair, a shabby suit, and sneakers – he'd wander onstage distractedly. He'd consult his notes, maybe laugh at something he saw there, pocket the notes, consult them again … finally, the first word of his routine, always the same: "However …" What followed was a masterpiece of doublespeak, improvised by Corey and thoroughly confusing and amusing his audience.
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One oft-quoted snippet of a Corey routine started: "However ... we all know that protocol takes precedence over procedures. This Paul Lindsey point of order based on the state of inertia of developing a centrifugal force issued as a catalyst rather than as a catalytic agent, and hastens a change reaction and remains an indigenous brier to its inception. This is a focal point used as a tangent so the bile is excreted through the panaceas."
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Corey sprinkled more recognizable aphorisms among the 50-cent words, and these quotable quotes were so perfect that some have entered the lexicon as clichéd phrases, with few who repeat them knowing who coined them. Here's how Corey turned a phrase:
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"Wherever you go, there you are."
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"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
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"You can get further with a kind word and a gun that you do with just a kind word."
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The distinctive routine came from the brain of a man who had an unconventional childhood and young adulthood. Born in Brooklyn July 29, 1914, Corey was one of six siblings who grew up in an orphanage despite not being orphans. Abandoned by her husband, Corey's mother struggled to support her children while working and also attempting to recover from tuberculosis. The Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum was a solution born out of desperation – she could work enough to send them money for the children's care while also recuperating from her illness.
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It was Corey's home until he was 13, and it was where he started his long comedy career, performing to amuse the other children. But then the young teen joined the tide moving west, riding the rails to California in search of work. He returned to New York as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps, working his way across the country and, in his spare time, taking up boxing and becoming a featherweight champion.
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Back east, Corey began performing as a comedian, working the Catskills circuit as well as New York City clubs. As his career burgeoned, World War II interrupted. Corey was determined not to serve, first seeking 4F status and then, when he was drafted nevertheless, convincing his superiors he was a homosexual and being discharged after six months.
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Postwar, Corey honed his Professor persona and ramped up his path to fame, appearing on many of the hottest shows of TV's early days. He was a regular guest of talk show hosts including Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, and Ed Sullivan. Through his surreal stand-up routine, he influenced many of the next generation of comics as they got their start: Lenny Bruce, Jonathan Winters, and George Carlin were just a few of the stand-ups who looked up to him. He occasionally acted, too, as when he guest-starred on an episode of "The Phil Silvers Show" and, later, in movies such as "How To Commit Marriage" (1969) and "Car Wash" (1976).
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Alongside his stage and screen career came a number of odd stunts, not least of which was his 1960 bid for the presidency of the United States as part of Hugh Hefner's "Playboy" ticket. His campaign slogans included, "Vote for Irwin and get on the dole" and, "Corey will run for any party, with a bottle in his hand."
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In 1974, attendees of the National Book Award ceremony were perplexed as Corey arrived onstage to accept the award on behalf of its actual winner, Thomas Pynchon, author of "Gravity's Rainbow." His acceptance speech was much like one of his "professorial" comedy routines. Just as the audience was at its most bewildered, a streaker ran across the stage – not associated with Pynchon or Corey in any way; he was just a random sign of the times. Corey knew the more serious contingent of the literary world was annoyed by his appearance, but he didn't care: As he told interviewer Jim Knipfel, "I got paid $500 for it, and I had a good time."
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In his 80s and 90s, Corey undertook an unusual mission. Walking the streets of New York City, he sold newspapers to drivers for a dollar or a handful of change. According to The New York Times, those papers were often free ones that he took from public newspaper boxes. Unkempt and repeating his mantra – "Help a guy out?" – Corey appeared like any other panhandler, though some recognized the comedian. What they didn't know was that he donated all his proceeds from these escapades to a charity that provides medical supplies for children in Cuba. He even had the autographed photo of Cuban President Fidel Castro on his apartment wall to prove it.
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It was one of many ways in which Corey was politically and socially conscious. A far-left liberal, he loved relating his favorite example of his radicalism: "When I tried to join the Communist Party, they called me an anarchist," as he told The New York Times. He was blacklisted in Hollywood for his support of the party, a consequence that continued to affect his career for years after the end of the McCarthy era. But he remained active with his leftist views, supporting causes including the Mumia Abu-Jamal defense fund and Palestinian relief efforts.
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Of his political activism, Corey told interviewer Kliph Nesteroff, "I was never aware that I was a political commentator. It just happens. You just do it. You breathe, but you're not conscious of breathing. When I did my act, I wasn't conscious that it was political."
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Corey was married for 70 years to the former Fran Berman, who preceded him in death in 2011. He was also preceded in death by their daughter, Margaret, and he is survived by their son, Richard.
Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-59758073513198959312016-12-07T12:39:00.000-08:002016-12-07T12:39:13.949-08:00WWII sailor Joe Hittorff, with roots in Kent, is laid to rest at last<div class="hnews hentry item" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; position: relative;">
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Editor’s note: About two weeks ago, The Register Citizen was notified by a local funeral home that the recently identified remains of a WWII sailor, lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, had arrived in Connecticut for burial. Not long after, a representative from POW/MIA CT Forget-Me-Nots, Inc. contacted us on behalf of Ensign Joseph P. Hittorff Jr.’s family asking that we not seek an interview. The family, however, provided a great deal of information about Hittorff’s life and service. Hittorff served on the USS Oklahoma and his long-overdue funeral will take place in Kent on June 18. Hittorff’s cousin, Dianne Lang, wrote the following piece about her relative and how his remains came home.</div>
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As a baby boomer who missed World War II by a few years, I never thought much about how the war had impacted the older generation who lived through it. We certainly studied it in school, but it somehow seemed remote to me. I do remember the infrequent occasions when my uncle, Robert Keene, would reluctantly talk about the time he spent in an army tank. I just knew it had been an awful experience for him. I also remember my father, Philip Camp, talking about the rough treatment farmers were given during the last call for recruits before the war ended. He was the sole support for a multi-generational family unit, and a food producer, so had been deferred up until that point. Farmers were almost considered anti-American by some in the military as they had not been expected to serve. No one spoke much about those times, and I felt disconnected from that period in history.</div>
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Then everything changed. My mother, Marie Camp, was contacted by Robert Valley, Volunteer Coordinator of the USS Oklahoma families. Information had been uncovered by a researcher that led him to believe that the remains of my mother’s first cousin, Ens. Joseph Parker Hittorff, Jr. could now be identified. </div>
<a name='more'></a>Previously knowing little beyond Joe’s name and that he died on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, I had a lot of questions. My mother was able to give me some basic information as she is the family’s unofficial historian. She remembered some visits by Joe and his family to her family home on Birch Hill in Kent, CT. Joe’s sister, Marion, now 98, is in a nursing home in New Jersey {now deceased}. While still mentally alert, she has some medical problems and limited ability and energy to deal with this new information. Marion had referred Robert Valley to her cousin (my mother), who asked me to help.<br />
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We were informed that there were 27 “unknowns” buried in three grave sites. While the identities of the individual remains were not known, the researcher found paperwork indicating the names of all who were buried in each of the three graves. For some unstated reason, the anthropologist at the time refused to sign the necessary paperwork. What was needed was a DNA test to help in the identification process.</div>
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Ahh, then the red tape started. My mother’s DNA and mine were not useful as we were not related maternally to Joe. This meant that Marion was really the only remaining person with DNA close enough to give a match. My mother and I were asked to go retrieve a DNA sample from Marion, but neither of us was up for the drive to New Jersey. I felt out of my depth, so I turned to Kathy Shemeley, a colleague and friend who is the driving force behind the CT POW/MIA group. With her encouragement and knowledge of the system, initial contacts were made. We hoped someone from the military could go and administer the swab. Well, the request had to come from Marion; and they needed reassurance that we were speaking for the whole family; and because she was in a nursing home, the management needed to be contacted; and please supply family history information; and she needed identification papers to prove she was who she said she was; and on and on. Piece by piece we took care of each request and found ways to go around the endless roadblocks. We had a lot of courteous and efficient help from the military along the way, but it was clear that each and every regulation had to be followed to the letter, ma’am. Finally several officers from the military in full dress uniform visited Marion, to the delight of all the elderly and staff at the nursing home. The DNA sample was taken, and we thought things would now move along.</div>
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I began to try to find out as much as I could about Joe. His picture showed a handsome, serious young man. My mother had a copy of a hand-written letter from Herbert Rommell, a shipmate of Joseph’s on the Oklahoma. He provided some details of that fateful day. “When the alarm sounded, he (Joe) went to the engine room to get the ship underway. When last seen, he was in the machine shop, which is right above the engine room. The ship was hit by many torpedoes in rapid succession and keeled over rapidly. Some of the men down there abandoned ship, but Joe decided to stay and attempt to get the ship underway, and he went back down to the starboard engineroom.” Herbert goes on to tell about what happened to himself and some of the others, but knew nothing further of Joe’s fate. Rommell in his letter said, “Maybe these additional details will make you sad—and it would have been better if I hadn’t written—but they should also make you proud. After all, we all must die, and what could be better, but for a fighting man to go in action. What counts is not when we must go, but how we go, and how we have lived. Joe was truly an officer and a gentleman. He was a good fellow---would come with us to the Officer’s Club or to the town’s night spots—but he was always a credit to himself, to his folks, and to the Navy.” I then googled Herbert Rommell to see if I could find him and thank him for those kind words so long ago. Sadly, I realized that he had recently died and I could learn nothing further from him about Joe.</div>
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Another on-line article told about Marvin Hume, Joe’s childhood friend from Collingswood, NJ where the two grew up with another good buddy, Walter Simon. He speaks of his rage and horror at hearing of the deaths of Joe and Walter. He immediately enlisted in the US Navy. Now, in his eighties, he conducts a daily flag ceremony on Sunset Beach near Cape May to honor the U.S. war veterans, as he has done for the past 33 years. The article by Warren Hynes ends: “Hume shrugs off any notion that he’s a hero. He’d rather praise his childhood buddies, Hittorff and Simon, who made the ultimate sacrifice. ‘I don’t do it for accolades,’ Hume says. ‘I do it because of how I feel inside.’”</div>
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Further research indicated that Joseph was in the index of a book called Pearl Harbor Survivors by Harry Spiller. Obtaining a copy through interlibrary loan, I was shocked to find an account of Joe’s last moments. Ens. Adolph D. Mortensen authored the chapter on the Oklahoma’s fate. He talked about the chaos in great detail, telling of the torpedo hits and the general confusion about what was happening to those below decks. Although they had routinely practiced “man overboard” and other drills, no one had addressed when or how to abandon ship. “For the first time that day I saw the division officer, Ens. Joe Hittorff and our Warrant Machinist, Bill Goggins. Joe looked at me and said, ‘Abandon ship.’ I felt some relief. Finally someone over me had said it.” According to Mortensen, the ship was listing badly, and all the loose items and furniture were jumbled on the floor, making walking a challenge. Hatches were difficult or impossible to open because the ship was rolling rapidly onto its side. The water began rising, and only a few men were able to make their way out. “We went aft, Joe Hittorff, Bill Goggins, and I past the ladder which led to the first deck.” There was a small hatch opening, but men were lined up trying to squeeze through. “I turned my attention to making my way aft to Chief’s quarters. Hittorff and Goggins were just ahead of me.” They continued over to the port side where there were portholes, arriving there just as the ship quickly began to roll over and take on water. Apparently the Oklahoma had been moored to the USS Maryland as they lay in port. Fearful that the Maryland would be pulled over by the listing Oklahoma, the decision was made to cut the tethers. At this point, the Oklahoma went over rapidly until its mast hit the bottom. “The water continued to rise inside and the ship continued to slowly roll. I soon found myself treading water and watching the ship as it rolled slowly above my head. I looked around quickly and could not see Hittorff and Goggins. I assume that in time I averted my eyes and watched the ship. They both slipped beneath the surface and drowned. I was told later that neither could swim.” A few men who were able to tread water were now trapped with a small bubble of air. They managed to get a porthole open that was now below water. Diving down and helping each other, they were able to push individuals down and out of the porthole where they then bobbed to the surface covered with oil. At that point, they were either rescued in boats or swam to safety.</div>
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I have summarized Mortensen’s story, leaving out a lot of the heartbreaking and horrific details of the fates of men other than Joe. Knowing what happened to Joe gives closure, but also tells a story that is haunting in its starkness and bleakness.</div>
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Back in the present, progress is slow. A staggering number of military remains have not yet been matched to individuals. Over 73,000 veterans from WWII alone have never been identified. The backlog for the DNA identification facilities is incredible. Recently, more funding has been awarded to increase the capacity of these labs, but it’s still a drop in the bucket.</div>
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One of the graves cited by the Oklahoma researcher has recently been exhumed as some DNA samples from relatives have been obtained. A startling result! Instead of the remains of 5 individuals in the one casket, there are at least 46 individuals represented. How could this be? Further research provided more information. Eighteen months after the attack, the Oklahoma was finally righted. At this point, the remains were only bones. It was expected that there would be a group burial. All of the recovered skulls were put in one casket, all of the femurs in another, and so on, meaning all of the remains were mixed. After the request for a group burial was rejected, the people in charge were directed to put the parts representing a complete skeleton together. Their only recourse was to choose the parts that they felt might have belonged together. Hence the confusion.</div>
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Where does this leave the family of Joseph Hittorff? We have contacted members of the House of Representatives to express our concerns. In these uncertain economic times, money may well be directed to more pressing areas. Hopefully the second grave with Joe’s supposed remains will be investigated soon. It may depend upon how many families of the other servicemen listed as being in that grave have been located. What will be found if the grave is disinterred? Will there be closure for our family and others? At least we know pretty much that his remains are somewhere in the Punchbowl Cemetery in Hawaii, unlike those relatives whose family members are truly missing in action with no closure. There is always hope that answers will be found and identifications made for all of our POWs and MIAs. I am very thankful that our family has been treated so kindly and professionally by all involved in our quest. I am also grateful to the many who gave their lives so future generations would have a better life.</div>
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Years have gone by since I originally wrote this piece. Things seem to now be moving forward. If Joe’s remains are uncovered and identified, where do we go from here? His sister, before she died a few years ago, had mixed feelings. She finally concluded that she thought he should just stay buried with his friends. Now with the possibility of his fellow shipmates being identified and sent for burial in their own home towns, this no longer seems to be an option. Perhaps it would be best to bring him to Kent, CT for burial in a family plot here.</div>
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Fast forward to February/March of 2016. The phone rings and by the caller ID, I see only the word “veteran” leaping out at me. I take a deep breath, thinking this is the news we have long been awaiting. Let the breath out – someone seeking money who is not interested to hear that I only support local veteran organizations. Then another call. Mom and I have been contacted by a researcher for the Navy. She is looking for help in finding the oldest living relative of Joe’s. I immediately infer but am not told that Joe’s remains have been identified. I restrain myself from asking, as I know it all has to go through the proper channels, and it might put her on the spot unfairly. She sounds wonderful on the phone and seems deeply invested in her task. She tells me she often gets caught up in the lives of those she is researching. I can well believe it. I again send her all of Mom’s research on this branch of the family, but I wonder if there is a “hidden” relative on Joe’s mother’s side that we don’t know about. The researcher tells me that some families get caught up in a conflict over the remains since the family tree has widened with the passing of multiple generations. I reassure her that we just want to see Joe come home and be buried with the proper recognition and there won’t be a fight over who does it. I use the word “home”, and wonder what that means. Joe was from New Jersey, and this is Connecticut. His parents are buried in Greenlawn with no possible room for another grave. His sister was buried in her friend’s plot. We have an extra spot in my mother’s parent’s family grave site. He could be buried next to his aunt and uncle overlooking the Housatonic River. Just down the river a couple of miles is where Joe came up from his home in New Jersey on occasion and played as a youngster with his cousins. Some of his father’s Hittorff siblings had houses next to each other on Birch Hill. I know our local veterans will see that his grave gets the proper recognition. Our extended family all seems content that this seems the best solution of all the options if and when Joe is identified.</div>
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March 7, 2016 the phone rings. Caller ID gives no helpful information, and I almost hang up the phone as we have been plagued with a rash of telemarketers. Totally caught off-guard, it is the call we have been waiting for. Joe has been identified, and we will have a formal visit the first week of April. I am happy that after 74 years and 3 months to the day, the family has gotten word that he is no longer missing in action.</div>
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We are nearing closure for Joe. I wonder later if my joyful voice was inappropriate. Sadness comes at other times as I look at this picture of a relative I never knew who gave his life for all of us. He was young, handsome, and by all accounts, a nice gentleman of good character. I wish he had had the opportunity to experience a full life with all that it might have brought. I wonder if I would have ever met him.</div>
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Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-6997434280150181522016-10-31T04:33:00.001-07:002016-10-31T04:33:23.189-07:00I can't take it anymore (Clinton/Trump)I can't take it anymore...
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'Bill Clinton cheats on his wife. Impeach him. Trump proudly brags about sexual assault (and has cheated on his wives). Elect him.
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Hillary oversaw the department of state while 4 people died in an embassy attack. Put her in jail. 2 Republicans were in office while over 200 people died in embassy attacks. No problem.
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Immigrants don't pay taxes. Round them up and kick them out. Trump doesn't pay taxes. He's a business genius.
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Hillary's foundation only spent 87% of their donations helping people. She's a crook. Trumps foundation paid off his debts, bought sculptures of him, and made political donations to avoid investigations while using less than 5% of funds for charity (and he got shut down by NY State). So savvy... Put him in the white house.
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Trump made 4 billion dollars in 40 years, when an index fund started at the same time with the same "small loans" he received would be worth $12 billion today... without a trail of bankruptcies, thousands of lawsuits and burned small business owners. He's a real business whiz. Hillary took a loss of $700k. She's a criminal.
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Trump is the first candidate in the modern era not to release his tax returns, and took a billion dollar loss in 1 year. Genius. Hillary takes responsibility for private email servers and apologizes. Not credible. Trump denies saying things (on the record) he actually said (on the record), he's just telling it like it is.'
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To those who support him:
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Your arguments are thin. Your ignorance of reality is shocking. Your double-standards are offensive, and your willingness to blindly support him and recycle the rhetoric is absurd. Your opinion is not fact. Your memes are not news articles. And your hypocrisy is not a platform.
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#rantover #imwithher #proudnastywomanRoger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-43759030993008499422016-08-14T13:21:00.000-07:002016-08-14T13:21:21.668-07:00MARGARET HANNAY Obituary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyweW_BrwWXy0QOQCpAoPORbD7qqetwE9lHoe4eGsCHzyC44jWGTBuz7R4J5Jh7F-tvOk4BrkqiGDIECvP9ABSO3iRhepog5VWhSjNuy-mnyZJq21JJ_S1wU5Rd_MiHuZtZzS/s1600/HANNAYM_22_196623781.1_190557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyweW_BrwWXy0QOQCpAoPORbD7qqetwE9lHoe4eGsCHzyC44jWGTBuz7R4J5Jh7F-tvOk4BrkqiGDIECvP9ABSO3iRhepog5VWhSjNuy-mnyZJq21JJ_S1wU5Rd_MiHuZtZzS/s320/HANNAYM_22_196623781.1_190557.jpg" width="283" height="320" /></a></div>HANNAY--Margaret Lois
Patterson, died on August 11, 2016 after a four-year struggle with brain cancer. She was born in Rochester, NH, on December 20, 1944, the eldest child of Dr. Lois Kunz Patterson, biologist, and Rev. Dr. Ralph Patterson, pastor in New England with summers as a Christian camp director, mostly at Deerfoot Lodge in Speculator, NY. Margaret had two brothers, Ronnie who died as a 'blue baby' on the day of his birth, and Ken, a Vietnam Veteran and Chief of Operations of the Portland, OR District Navigation and Hydrographic Survey Missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He died less than a month after his diagnosis of Glioblastoma Multiforme at age 49.
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Margaret received the same diagnosis in October 2012, but advanced cancer care gave her a much longer life. She was very grateful for the excellent care of her doctors, home health aides, and Community Hospice of Albany County. Margaret went to Wheaton College in Illinois, where she had an excellent education in English literature; she met David Hannay when they were 18, and he was the love of her life. They were married at age 20 and spent more than 50 happy years together. Both Margaret and David continued with graduate school through the Ph.D. and became professors, Margaret in English Literature at Siena College and David in Computer Science at Union College.
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Along with David, she was proud of their daughters Deborah Hannay Sunoo, a Presbyterian pastor married to Ken Kyung Sunoo, and Catharine Hannay, a teacher and creative writer married to Eric Peterman, and of their granddaughters Rebecca Catharine Jin Sunoo and Alina Margaret Yun Sunoo. She felt blessed to live near so many of David's family, raising their daughters in a home inherited from David's grandparents in Westerlo, NY.
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Dr. Hannay was Professor of English at Siena College from 1980 to 2013. Her specialty was the literature of early modern England, and she frequently taught Elizabethan Literature, English Renaissance Literature, and Shakespeare, as well as the Honors Great Books class for first year students. In 2000 she received the first Raymond Kennedy Excellence in Scholarship Award from the College. At Siena she served as chair of the core curriculum committee, chair of the committee to establish the Honors program, and chair of the English department. Her publications include more than fifty articles and seventeen books, including biographies of C.S. Lewis, Lady Mary Wroth, and Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke; seven volumes of editions of works and correspondence by the Sidney family edited with Noel Kinnamon and Michael Brennan; and essay collections, most recently the two-volume "Ashgate Research Companion on the Sidneys, 1500-1700," edited with Michael Brennan and Mary Ellen Lamb (2015). Her books have received various "Book of the Year" awards, and her volume on Dorothy Sayers was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
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Over the years Margaret received a number of research fellowships including three from the National Endowment of the Humanities and three from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. She has served on boards of the Modern Language Association, as Council Secretary of the Renaissance English Text Society, and as national president of the Conference on Christianity and Literature. She was a founder, secretary, and then president of the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women, from which she received a Lifetime Achievement Award. She was secretary and president of the International Sidney Society, which gave her the Jean Robertson Lifetime Achievement Award. Each of these things, she said, was a great joy; she loved teaching, caring for students, attending conferences on the English Renaissance, and sleuthing in the archives in England and Wales for her research.
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With David, Margaret was an enthusiastic member of First Presbyterian Church of Albany, NY. She served on session, taught classes, and was most recently on the welcoming Membership Committee. She was blessed to have such good friends and pastors in this historic church that welcomes all people and strives to serve those in need. She was most grateful for the similar ministry of Franciscan ideals at Siena College, and for the deep friendship of colleagues there. She also treasured her friendship with colleagues across the English- speaking academic world who shared her research interest in early modern writers.
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A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 362 State St., Albany, NY 12210, on Sunday, August 28th at 1:00pm. Memorial donations in Margaret's honor may be given to First Presbyterian Church of Albany for Mission and Outreach.
Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-42501174336478539552016-07-07T10:30:00.001-07:002016-07-07T10:30:03.662-07:00Daily Kos Special Coverage of police shootings in LA and MN<ul style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h1/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfwQLBXCJvFBgJf2nBWmAh4cXTXhX7rRlbJeZU1bz-2FlJfeYbknfiu2yONQCE2oGzgeCviJmZPD8nT70JUmAI7bGy2uBTk1Lpwk6OhXgccxVypyTu48sUe0XM1UPmf-2FcPT0CIA307dPa-2B14omb4-2BFgAz9fbs-2F0Wn5Eepk8zcNhonOhV2ZzVZCw8UhDiXeh-2FmK28HJR0GKUB4c0I3Jdf6dStXmzI9hrp6EEtFzoVoMpygmrQIWMYPE1U9L5CuwHfVbRc8ihZtqX4PyLTG9TcmBrepXX3N3PJIgyDPbhqn8qOiTsh7u54kjI-2BzWrpGz73riFd0ZLBV7tOqRMSvHniHdCB10BZo6RJZn9PL-2BsYoZEGNLrKVlEovO4bzWTWG7ad3zklgCmWObWSZYjF9Qa6sYRAbUxSpYWPQFayi-2FcQpbaJ9Z5jsbeNXFW0MGCqH9DK7Qc-2Byu8Nf59gwQQqAtNG1GIhUpqFGD6orx3Yd0Yb7hWbitWbMP5VpNDlH-2FJOc0tGhUy8wq8Y5hNBt2037TuIiSCr7AXeBuo9bHqSO2Y-2FrwAxDOUC74NAm6tYMjZLvCyrgmsX8g-3D-3D&source=gmail&ust=1467998143165000&usg=AFQjCNH1RivFCmP1naadMOx0MxSFcH1JZw" href="http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h1/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfwQLBXCJvFBgJf2nBWmAh4cXTXhX7rRlbJeZU1bz-2FlJfeYbknfiu2yONQCE2oGzgeCviJmZPD8nT70JUmAI7bGy2uBTk1Lpwk6OhXgccxVypyTu48sUe0XM1UPmf-2FcPT0CIA307dPa-2B14omb4-2BFgAz9fbs-2F0Wn5Eepk8zcNhonOhV2ZzVZCw8UhDiXeh-2FmK28HJR0GKUB4c0I3Jdf6dStXmzI9hrp6EEtFzoVoMpygmrQIWMYPE1U9L5CuwHfVbRc8ihZtqX4PyLTG9TcmBrepXX3N3PJIgyDPbhqn8qOiTsh7u54kjI-2BzWrpGz73riFd0ZLBV7tOqRMSvHniHdCB10BZo6RJZn9PL-2BsYoZEGNLrKVlEovO4bzWTWG7ad3zklgCmWObWSZYjF9Qa6sYRAbUxSpYWPQFayi-2FcQpbaJ9Z5jsbeNXFW0MGCqH9DK7Qc-2Byu8Nf59gwQQqAtNG1GIhUpqFGD6orx3Yd0Yb7hWbitWbMP5VpNDlH-2FJOc0tGhUy8wq8Y5hNBt2037TuIiSCr7AXeBuo9bHqSO2Y-2FrwAxDOUC74NAm6tYMjZLvCyrgmsX8g-3D-3D" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong><big>Alton Sterling video was filmed on purpose, but not for the reason you may think</big></strong></span></a><br /></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h2/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfwQLBXCJvFBgJf2nBWmAh4cVCPltO0UBEkyVEasDQuIWFyMQ7nyqxs7Qn7MGEzqRmzrtppR9x70DAn1Ax6wwiJJSvD1VUl2HFBZ6bIyYHmTE5-2BwTz2KHjWCYc1cTuRH-2F0JVbrIhaRloKlHGf5mK0L6KnufzEwp5XIjyOH6GM7wCsRRF67m2s7XuVCrtgB4Drmzz333AsnjMHvYVi3nkwaw2in8WbdauYgF0Rm0N4xCSmZnVPD0s-2B4auuItyMZJGJscDOP95WLuZ-2FirSRMauTRIlJkKLyEC6Eiw4ZTngi7MGEq-2Fq0ieGKnP-2BApCiRfnTX0P8wFt8mdKAfCkHp3J1BHZYnyPcXE4yY1ha5Cg9bquUXvUd7XrEsfOYE-2BeA6QpmPk6OjUJ5OBpjj9OJ1Gk6ETxeyCNjN9jSijkIwMXQvcve64Dujqgfwi-2BnHBS1WcCy5quFcs3vkZ-2FDMJCvYN6jdjqiQqUIklsbUITv-2BMCoWQo-2B6QLl3yjsURnfG8MXEQt0tafA-3D-3D&source=gmail&ust=1467998143165000&usg=AFQjCNHPnWIf1Sb_4NSYISCNtTCGSddloA" href="http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h2/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfwQLBXCJvFBgJf2nBWmAh4cVCPltO0UBEkyVEasDQuIWFyMQ7nyqxs7Qn7MGEzqRmzrtppR9x70DAn1Ax6wwiJJSvD1VUl2HFBZ6bIyYHmTE5-2BwTz2KHjWCYc1cTuRH-2F0JVbrIhaRloKlHGf5mK0L6KnufzEwp5XIjyOH6GM7wCsRRF67m2s7XuVCrtgB4Drmzz333AsnjMHvYVi3nkwaw2in8WbdauYgF0Rm0N4xCSmZnVPD0s-2B4auuItyMZJGJscDOP95WLuZ-2FirSRMauTRIlJkKLyEC6Eiw4ZTngi7MGEq-2Fq0ieGKnP-2BApCiRfnTX0P8wFt8mdKAfCkHp3J1BHZYnyPcXE4yY1ha5Cg9bquUXvUd7XrEsfOYE-2BeA6QpmPk6OjUJ5OBpjj9OJ1Gk6ETxeyCNjN9jSijkIwMXQvcve64Dujqgfwi-2BnHBS1WcCy5quFcs3vkZ-2FDMJCvYN6jdjqiQqUIklsbUITv-2BMCoWQo-2B6QLl3yjsURnfG8MXEQt0tafA-3D-3D" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong><big>When the only word left is shame</big></strong></span></a><br /></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h3/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfwQLBXCJvFBgJf2nBWmAh4cW2QDZ-2FcwIWiO7YeutT8KtWUjyb-2Fc1L9in1AMuVsIYWEFvzNc4938gQXy68lv55SkZANrp3VvrhYJxrULDQGqh-2BbFmqidQnHzPBGszAU7U4NjcfgcGA-2F6eYG9Nit5AYJdrEVM1WpODArcKVW-2FYf0iEEOla4nJsncLSd0E5PC8zFRcYvfZQMu7-2F6ZnzRvktLbSWI0FUm7bH90GMv2ubTROFN4qzHYuhn0TPE-2BiO-2FklKT5xobpBC767lp3Z4jWME9OdxKmkw2qgvOze3KKyS0LZhdntMD0f84uQz3eoiTKx4co4qLVh8rHx-2FT687pya8cdyWKjb6AkqKMBagxogMdZhJR2aYsLCHMo7KrJLo-2B7k15D58LvLnG60pNmpzanGqE6BmZFf4XTgyFBpI53UL-2F4OCNjfKw00FhVGRY-2FrYahOhK9vsZ8g5x8SWV3rwgrZNKEIO6Ll-2BY-2Bdg4qQOQ-2Bk-2Bc30-2BXR9fIQMxGMmimUpTRobS-2Fk2arXPmPWa0gvjBjzwk96T3xtAAQaNrFuoSCBltQfDuk&source=gmail&ust=1467998143165000&usg=AFQjCNHvwcHWFz3Sdo928Akp2P7xlHxjHg" href="http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h3/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfwQLBXCJvFBgJf2nBWmAh4cW2QDZ-2FcwIWiO7YeutT8KtWUjyb-2Fc1L9in1AMuVsIYWEFvzNc4938gQXy68lv55SkZANrp3VvrhYJxrULDQGqh-2BbFmqidQnHzPBGszAU7U4NjcfgcGA-2F6eYG9Nit5AYJdrEVM1WpODArcKVW-2FYf0iEEOla4nJsncLSd0E5PC8zFRcYvfZQMu7-2F6ZnzRvktLbSWI0FUm7bH90GMv2ubTROFN4qzHYuhn0TPE-2BiO-2FklKT5xobpBC767lp3Z4jWME9OdxKmkw2qgvOze3KKyS0LZhdntMD0f84uQz3eoiTKx4co4qLVh8rHx-2FT687pya8cdyWKjb6AkqKMBagxogMdZhJR2aYsLCHMo7KrJLo-2B7k15D58LvLnG60pNmpzanGqE6BmZFf4XTgyFBpI53UL-2F4OCNjfKw00FhVGRY-2FrYahOhK9vsZ8g5x8SWV3rwgrZNKEIO6Ll-2BY-2Bdg4qQOQ-2Bk-2Bc30-2BXR9fIQMxGMmimUpTRobS-2Fk2arXPmPWa0gvjBjzwk96T3xtAAQaNrFuoSCBltQfDuk" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong><big>What you need to know about the police killing of Alton Sterling</big></strong></span></a><br /></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h4/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfweDE-2BbgldW-2BANtuAug6jAsTQgt4qHUWNUa5-2FVQyPsGWvKVeeIv4wxw0dUrEZ1bWLDLhDB4Rykd-2BwdcdOFjeSuu93Vcd-2FWHj1wfWpf3-2Bj2yXHtCxMu9KemPT9X-2Fwm4EIirOmG9tY6iRy4sdgbfvfoGovTI4aEQDBFmtmyBsuGXqAlwtgrRGdt1N397gkcD9fZidI-2Fng6liJ97y6vzZADIEztpDZfGH-2BOMLX4BfutzfM4ggPmhlzYTNZe0V3QW79i8SOQmqE42wGhsA5IhFzrpIsv-2BDTBGyR-2FEZq4ZH6QVa8fwB4PjZyy90k2WbemlA5MlXa5PCGXkCD0s-2F0JZlP7xtjBctlV5a1c-2Fba0gvSssVsJJXdo4WHve-2B8BF5x9-2FrE9ypd1fWtl4PNsq2FKLH0SmA-2FngBM2nbQtdAsytE4iyEVK6bq2ghkUxruBk5t0zAsXbwKd9sSI-2FzfmTxBdKCfTkwo1p2FgBhBX8zcnvU6CBdypyw5GMHNOSEYapLSxSlZxKT5vAocCY14JXRLJ-2BhWrqqYt3qHiFfzUyyiuIPVRYa7VspMwBNRrfnkPvYbodBZvymq8PSJ3tBRBFovXt4-2Fmgq0M-3D&source=gmail&ust=1467998143165000&usg=AFQjCNFF3nZM8mc9FGdW7GEKUSWtDWwCOA" href="http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h4/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfweDE-2BbgldW-2BANtuAug6jAsTQgt4qHUWNUa5-2FVQyPsGWvKVeeIv4wxw0dUrEZ1bWLDLhDB4Rykd-2BwdcdOFjeSuu93Vcd-2FWHj1wfWpf3-2Bj2yXHtCxMu9KemPT9X-2Fwm4EIirOmG9tY6iRy4sdgbfvfoGovTI4aEQDBFmtmyBsuGXqAlwtgrRGdt1N397gkcD9fZidI-2Fng6liJ97y6vzZADIEztpDZfGH-2BOMLX4BfutzfM4ggPmhlzYTNZe0V3QW79i8SOQmqE42wGhsA5IhFzrpIsv-2BDTBGyR-2FEZq4ZH6QVa8fwB4PjZyy90k2WbemlA5MlXa5PCGXkCD0s-2F0JZlP7xtjBctlV5a1c-2Fba0gvSssVsJJXdo4WHve-2B8BF5x9-2FrE9ypd1fWtl4PNsq2FKLH0SmA-2FngBM2nbQtdAsytE4iyEVK6bq2ghkUxruBk5t0zAsXbwKd9sSI-2FzfmTxBdKCfTkwo1p2FgBhBX8zcnvU6CBdypyw5GMHNOSEYapLSxSlZxKT5vAocCY14JXRLJ-2BhWrqqYt3qHiFfzUyyiuIPVRYa7VspMwBNRrfnkPvYbodBZvymq8PSJ3tBRBFovXt4-2Fmgq0M-3D" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong><big>Woman captures boyfriend's death on livestream after he was shot by police (warning: graphic video)</big></strong></span></a><br /></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h5/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfweDE-2BbgldW-2BANtuAug6jAsQCu6bZU2OgDSk0ucF1qr7jfTK4amvZ4fYluVQdKRtGTVSlMXCYtFUDqK-2F5EeG-2BhE0-2FMosjwIE26qY8etQTXfUobTue0sV1xrAuRsuRa-2FKYvQrlD5Ec2ccvPFz2E-2BTE8i-2FsuebJwoUvxhU4hMXWQWLn6vhWdImLr2S4yX7Eq5YxLQVjwW28IU2Vcor8z3BedmmlRb78i-2FjGZCVoXj2G91E1R0TC6wqt7JAFKGr3H-2Bsmuvx6xyyv7FKqlP-2FR5-2Bc-2BdUHsw4-2BlBfq8Qx46kYI3yAPd4rMpzT5o7K-2FRB7I-2FWJKIugUMtFULhQ2PH8eYXcSWs0VyNxmYXOiLQohf920cvn6RvRKFAcecZMXFotbtDw0mNWAC0ZVwlRcFG8-2BxFeyGWLoXIJw8-2FehXusV11I6rXa0JdZKxFo9MUal4ixI6s1-2B7BOX-2FKh1C9gyu9CgT7-2BTgU-2FV4BKhEJKAE-2BULsbGSNN61HXfYoiHuKa-2FyCQfZtPBj5Mp0mGFsqGKCuAR3I4dwCgXE-3D&source=gmail&ust=1467998143165000&usg=AFQjCNECL1MyHdgwCEF7FN5LWlKtCJVTwg" href="http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h5/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfweDE-2BbgldW-2BANtuAug6jAsQCu6bZU2OgDSk0ucF1qr7jfTK4amvZ4fYluVQdKRtGTVSlMXCYtFUDqK-2F5EeG-2BhE0-2FMosjwIE26qY8etQTXfUobTue0sV1xrAuRsuRa-2FKYvQrlD5Ec2ccvPFz2E-2BTE8i-2FsuebJwoUvxhU4hMXWQWLn6vhWdImLr2S4yX7Eq5YxLQVjwW28IU2Vcor8z3BedmmlRb78i-2FjGZCVoXj2G91E1R0TC6wqt7JAFKGr3H-2Bsmuvx6xyyv7FKqlP-2FR5-2Bc-2BdUHsw4-2BlBfq8Qx46kYI3yAPd4rMpzT5o7K-2FRB7I-2FWJKIugUMtFULhQ2PH8eYXcSWs0VyNxmYXOiLQohf920cvn6RvRKFAcecZMXFotbtDw0mNWAC0ZVwlRcFG8-2BxFeyGWLoXIJw8-2FehXusV11I6rXa0JdZKxFo9MUal4ixI6s1-2B7BOX-2FKh1C9gyu9CgT7-2BTgU-2FV4BKhEJKAE-2BULsbGSNN61HXfYoiHuKa-2FyCQfZtPBj5Mp0mGFsqGKCuAR3I4dwCgXE-3D" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong><big>The terrorists we face wear badges</big></strong></span></a><br /></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h6/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfweDE-2BbgldW-2BANtuAug6jAsQTrvkErwAkiVux7Be-2FmkJ5ACQIHMVf8DWGkJidEXXCvvIYN72MxCkPchvl37VuNvya-2FHKPulUVeXipXd0nJ1z3-2Bqt8eu-2Fh5zy6qHzATx921zmlZjXvgyajSHaOoQQJOCeeORls9LVAoVgnVwW6lpVYV330gwq4zsF6ep5NkoURamUOrgj-2FdvpVHhtxFWgqPsWMda3vr-2Fnb6vp74SXrIiaIUaAUXAkYnSLflzCwagocH53KggWpt2apQotBVQjucn4S7cAL428tCZPmn2OtS3QXWnk9TIG2-2BVKmwnqiP77SUrkMKCLnrL2ixF86vHl3JgRhfJx6ZmfTZJagFfm-2Fi7irJUv0NzzMPXES7Yc86BTi6GfpCVeahCmONTMahCaxMWk-2BJ399Ebb8HgvqYEYqY8GmSH3j29L3iwSb05Wn3BV3cET3u8GbiIHOtcSuFSN0jYoeoy67BsJGY3C0-2B73PHuQ7WAPO6vLDIUJWEGxavoKRGW1vPQO9OVVWDH-2FhGnrzdyk-3D&source=gmail&ust=1467998143166000&usg=AFQjCNEWFyerCpkRi0fc93DUBMmgAak5jg" href="http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h6/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfweDE-2BbgldW-2BANtuAug6jAsQTrvkErwAkiVux7Be-2FmkJ5ACQIHMVf8DWGkJidEXXCvvIYN72MxCkPchvl37VuNvya-2FHKPulUVeXipXd0nJ1z3-2Bqt8eu-2Fh5zy6qHzATx921zmlZjXvgyajSHaOoQQJOCeeORls9LVAoVgnVwW6lpVYV330gwq4zsF6ep5NkoURamUOrgj-2FdvpVHhtxFWgqPsWMda3vr-2Fnb6vp74SXrIiaIUaAUXAkYnSLflzCwagocH53KggWpt2apQotBVQjucn4S7cAL428tCZPmn2OtS3QXWnk9TIG2-2BVKmwnqiP77SUrkMKCLnrL2ixF86vHl3JgRhfJx6ZmfTZJagFfm-2Fi7irJUv0NzzMPXES7Yc86BTi6GfpCVeahCmONTMahCaxMWk-2BJ399Ebb8HgvqYEYqY8GmSH3j29L3iwSb05Wn3BV3cET3u8GbiIHOtcSuFSN0jYoeoy67BsJGY3C0-2B73PHuQ7WAPO6vLDIUJWEGxavoKRGW1vPQO9OVVWDH-2FhGnrzdyk-3D" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong><big>Police killings of black men have reached my own city</big></strong></span></a><br /></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h7/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfwQLBXCJvFBgJf2nBWmAh4cVgbBBNaM-2FPYkl1CzubazVS4wXrj-2BwbeoteLq0nj0DB8UhovRBR6ZMetote9bSGDE7KTmY-2FJVjoEeDOfzvY1iUvVO0AHul77jhXFXnyBKdy2U7MVwNU14mUTvjqASLLj8Pr4hSRG2SbmT9H1TzBmkfUwKlZ7QygsOnuRShlTk6hvlgo3EH7AnpPijBooXij7OO6Rldhs2TDkwsSuN34PWV-2FHHTWMiVPeq-2BJ-2BSjWl7ZF-2FlOOgFiPS4DTeyY5ktvMsqGFbP4-2BUKM6CRSQRAyxkbM5afH84R-2FtN8Kl3sCjszcvNICmN5DAYbXrb0KEIbbrhQ2Z0iEqhpIUp80nl0HJk1XvnTka3uHVeDOgsN1aa1bF5zj4acYVdTXz-2BRcckKtGqr7DjjMmPsp6YbDZNr1Ucjx-2F2NibSwQAcNbyhySbDI2-2BQonhlXp9Tro3r3qlr8KcTpFVQNpNuBwyJ-2FQ4B4s23oxKpaiNn0p-2F8YkyG-2BD81LMyKiBHgj8dbejJTSZLd2oD5eA-3D&source=gmail&ust=1467998143166000&usg=AFQjCNHNY0vish1x_CMBED-KFjUgILGMvA" href="http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1yo/7nmXze6gRGyzDrzuitJVnQ/h7/zR1J7iRW-2BzS6i1Q9SLTfwQLBXCJvFBgJf2nBWmAh4cVgbBBNaM-2FPYkl1CzubazVS4wXrj-2BwbeoteLq0nj0DB8UhovRBR6ZMetote9bSGDE7KTmY-2FJVjoEeDOfzvY1iUvVO0AHul77jhXFXnyBKdy2U7MVwNU14mUTvjqASLLj8Pr4hSRG2SbmT9H1TzBmkfUwKlZ7QygsOnuRShlTk6hvlgo3EH7AnpPijBooXij7OO6Rldhs2TDkwsSuN34PWV-2FHHTWMiVPeq-2BJ-2BSjWl7ZF-2FlOOgFiPS4DTeyY5ktvMsqGFbP4-2BUKM6CRSQRAyxkbM5afH84R-2FtN8Kl3sCjszcvNICmN5DAYbXrb0KEIbbrhQ2Z0iEqhpIUp80nl0HJk1XvnTka3uHVeDOgsN1aa1bF5zj4acYVdTXz-2BRcckKtGqr7DjjMmPsp6YbDZNr1Ucjx-2F2NibSwQAcNbyhySbDI2-2BQonhlXp9Tro3r3qlr8KcTpFVQNpNuBwyJ-2FQ4B4s23oxKpaiNn0p-2F8YkyG-2BD81LMyKiBHgj8dbejJTSZLd2oD5eA-3D" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong><big>Back to back nights of police brutality: Police shooting in Falcon Heights</big></strong></span></a><br /></li>
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Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-62339353994248425192016-06-25T13:30:00.000-07:002016-06-25T13:30:15.351-07:00Marie Camp obituaryCamp, Marie Anna.<br><br>
Marie Anna (Neels) Camp of South Kent, CT died unexpectedly on April 15 at the age of 97. She was the daughter of Gustav and Matilda (Hittorff) Neels. Marie was born on December 24, 1918 in the Bronx. Birch Hill in Kent became her full-time home in 1933. Marie graduated as the valedictorian of her class at Kent High School in 1935 and then from Crandall's Secretarial College in Danbury. .<br><br>
Marie married Philip W. Camp at the Kent Congregational Church on October 18, 1942. She helped her husband as a farm wife, worked at Nellie Rothe's Kent Inn, and was a secretary for South Kent School, Kent School, and the Town of Kent. Marie was an 82 year member of the Kent Congregational Church and a member of the Kent Historical Society, the Monday Morning Art Group, the Kent Informal Club, the Kent Library Association, and the Merwinsville Hotel Association. .<br><br>
Her friends all enjoyed her paintings, especially her yearly Christmas card with birds on it. Marie loved to spend time researching her family tree and families from Kent. .<br><br>
She is survived by her two children Philip W. (Bill) Camp, Jr. ( Brenda) of Myrtle Beach, SC and Dianne Lang (Philip) of South Kent, CT; two grandchildren Robert Camp of Myrtle Beach, SC and Charles Camp of Staunton, VA; one great grand-daughter, Colleen Marie Camp; and Marie's sister, Amy Nissen of Nassau, NY. She was predeceased by her husband. A memorial service will be held on June 19, 2016 at 2:00 in the Kent Congregational Church, Kent CT. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Contributions can be made to the Kent Historical Society or the Kent Congregational Church.
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Published in News Times from Apr. 20 to Apr. 29, 2016
-Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-22817644690765144172016-06-25T12:26:00.002-07:002016-06-25T12:26:47.729-07:00Obituary: Joseph Hittorff Jr.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlfL-YdyL_P2eOwoj8ensE0ZXTfF5WWJQhI99lEIlCfv38IBEIPBQiGpefObp-rtmtfzQjaHqw0fnXuOG6gJdJvxM0pDzSvf9pGHxgWFU3tNwSNviXYiORIX_GeyZEW7W5uax/s1600/JoeHittorff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlfL-YdyL_P2eOwoj8ensE0ZXTfF5WWJQhI99lEIlCfv38IBEIPBQiGpefObp-rtmtfzQjaHqw0fnXuOG6gJdJvxM0pDzSvf9pGHxgWFU3tNwSNviXYiORIX_GeyZEW7W5uax/s400/JoeHittorff.jpg" /></a></div>Ensign Joseph Parker Hittorff, Jr., was born in Kingston, NJ on December 2, 1916. He died 25 years later on the Oklahoma after it was bombed in Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. Joe (or Bud, as his older sister Marion called him) was the son of Joseph Peter Hittorff and Ethel (Van Wagenen) Hittorff. <br><br>
Joe’s family resided in Springfield, MA for a brief time where his father was a commercial traveler for a coffee company. Marion, Joe, and their parents then moved to 211 Virginia Avenue in Westmont, NJ. When Joe was a junior in high school, his mother died. In 1934, Joe graduated from Collingswood High School. He had managed his high school football team during his senior year and had attained the rank of Eagle Scout. After graduation, he attended Brown Preparatory School for English and math. Joseph had always wanted to go to sea, and so he chose to start a career in the Navy.
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In June of 1936, he entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and graduated in 1940. His initial assignment was serving on board the battleship USS Oklahoma, a 583 foot battleship attached to the Pacific Fleet in Hawaii. Joe had completed all of the requirements for being promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade but his commission had not come through at the time of his death.
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Joe sent frequent letters home. In one from November 2, 1941, he expressed concern that there were war clouds on the horizon, and he was "expecting the worst -- and hoping for the best." On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The Oklahoma sank, and Joe was among the casualties along with 395 enlisted men and 19 other officers. Seven days later, a telegram was sent to his parents and sister saying, "The Navy Department deeply regrets to inform you that your son, Ensign Joseph Parker Hittorff, Jr., United States Navy, was lost in action."
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Joe’s Naval Academy ring was recovered from the wreckage at a later time. Also returned to the family was a ceremonial sword from Annapolis. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the American Defense Medal.
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On March 7, 2016, seventy-four years and three months later, Joe’s remaining family members were notified that his remains had been identified after being disinterred from the Punch Bowl Cemetery in Hawaii. Sadly, his oldest living relative, Marie Camp of South Kent, CT passed away early this April. Marie, her sister Amy Nissen of Nassau, New York, and cousin Norma Medlicott of Zephyrhills, FL were all first cousins of Joe and Marion.
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A funeral has been planned for June 18 at 11:00 in the Kent Congregational Church, Kent CT with burial immediately after in the Kent Congregational Cemetery.Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14314082.post-54267185099531162132016-06-23T12:14:00.001-07:002016-06-23T12:16:23.395-07:00Invocation of Peace by Fiona MacleodDeep peace I breathe into you, <br>
O weariness, here: <br>
O ache, here!<br>
Deep peace, a soft white dove to You; <br>
Deep peace, a quiet rain to you; <br>
Deep peace, an ebbing wave to you! <br>
Deep peace, red wind of the east from you; <br>
Deep peace, grey wind of the west to You; <br>
Deep peace, dark wind of the north from you; <br>
Deep peace, blue wind of the south to you!<br>
Deep peace, pure red of the flame to you; <br>
Deep peace, pure white of the moon to you; <br>
Deep peace, pure green of the grass to you; <br>
Deep peace, pure brown of the earth to you; <br>
Deep peace, pure grey of the dew to you, <br>
Deep peace, pure blue of the sky to you! <br>
Deep peace of the running wave to you, <br>
Deep peace of the flowing air to you, <br>
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you, <br>
Deep peace of the sleeping stones to you! <br>
Deep peace of the Yellow Shepherd to you, <br>
Deep peace of the Wandering Shepherdess to you, <br>
Deep peace of the Flock of Stars to you, <br>
Deep peace from the Son of Peace to you, <br>
Deep peace from the heart of Mary to you, <br>
And from Briget of the Mantle <br>
Deep peace, deep peace! <br>
And with the kindness too of the Haughty Father <br>
Peace! <br>
In the name of the Three who are One, <br>
Peace! And by the will of the King of the Elements, <br>
Peace! Peace!<br><br>
(From "The Dominion of Dreams. Under the Dark Star
by Fiona Macleod (William Sharp,1895))
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