January to May has grim reminders from history and what may be learned from them. The first month calls to mind Martin Luther King, Jr. and that despite his sacrifice, racism is as bad as ever. The end of January, in 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany and it’s truly shameful if there’s no […]
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SHAMEFUL DATES, SHAMELESS PLUGS
August 21, 2024
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Tags: Battle of Shiloh, Davy Crockett, Firehouse Center for the Performing Arts, Greek Myths, Newburyport Art Association, NU Kitchen, Poetry, St Pat's Day, The Alamo, The Titanic
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What’s Love Got to Do with It?
February 15, 2011Think of Tina Turner’s hit song: “What’s love, what’s love, got-to-do, got-to-do with it…” Cometh Valentine’s Day, and storefronts are sick with every shade of red. Gosh, we’re a loving people. You can tell from our music, literature, rhetoric and scriptures. We sing and rhapodize about it, and look for it in all the wrong […]
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Tags: Arts, Isaiah, Jews, Love, Marriage, Poetry, Romance, Tina Turner, Transgender, Troubadours, Valentines Day
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