May, 2008

Ed Terrell – A Life In Art

Art is not an easy profession, but I felt I needed to stick with it because it made me feel good. It was something coming from me. It was something I could control. Even with the ups and downs of the so-called starving artist I’ve stayed with this and till this day I’m very thankful that I did.

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Complete Poems 1927-1979 by Elizabeth Bishop

Reflections on the Divine Ms. Bishop



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OF COCKROACHES AND LIZARDS

As soon as we opened the door and turned on the light, a cockroach scurried across the floor from beneath the little table next to the sink.



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The Road to Fascism

Privatizing the public sector – the road to fascism.

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It Just Gets Worse and Worse

Working in cooperation with the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), the Clintons have pushed the whole Democratic Party to the right.

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Small Game Season

This poem by the CommonSense 2 poetry editor appeared previously in The Fourth River.



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The Real Healthcare Debate

We pay more for health care than any other nation, but our system ranks below many third world countries.



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Dave Kessler On The Rodale Initiative

Even groundhogs bypass conventional soybeans and head for organic.”Nuff said”.



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Are We There Yet!

Of course, right before an election is a good time to debate a same-sex marriage amendment in Pennsylvania.



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The Clock is Ticking for A US Attack on Iran

Troops in Iraq are already on their fourth and even fifth rotation, and the “surge” troops in Iraq for the past year are being sent home, not because their job of “stabilizing” Baghdad is done (hardly! violence is increasing!), but because there’s nobody left to replace them,



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