James Mahlon White
Publisher
Last weekend was especially nice. A great-nephew arrived in Overland Park, KS; a healthy boy to niece Maeve and her husband Brandon. Hurrah! And he’s the first grandchild for sister Julie and brother-in-law Steve Lorenz.
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President Biden said the economy is “strong as hell” while eating ice cream in Portland. Said he’s more worried about the rest of the world’s economies. Who knows what he’s really worried about, but it’s not his own citizens. Remember when he also said, “it’s a pandemic of the unvaccinated” and the withdrawal from Afghanistan was “outstanding”? The phrase “out of touch” comes to mind. At least Bill Clinton felt our pain and Jimmy Carter recognized the nation’s malaise. Meanwhile, back on planet earth, XI is plotting moves on Taiwan, Iran is back in the nuke business and Putin is finger tapping the big red button as his time runs out.
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Now why this just came to mind, I don’t know. Perhaps it’s because a school bus rolled by the office earlier. But we had a book in the R-9 North Library called “The Man Without A Country.” (The library, by the way, also had a TV where we watched The Last of the Mohicans with Mrs. Bowden. It was also where we were taken to watch the news when President Reagan was shot). Another book title was “The Cave Boy” by William L. Nida. I hope that, wherever W.L. Nida is, that he’s pleased somebody remembered his name after all these years.
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It’s time to depart this keyboard and desk and see what’s for lunch. In the meantime, be open to new ideas and don’t be afraid to change your mind. Take care old buddy.
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'Til Next Week:
J.M.W.
P.S. Happy birthday to brother John Kelly White in Farmington.
