Friday , May 3 2024

Dawn Olsen

The Man in Black Finally Finds Peace

What a horrible week for legendary musicians. What a horrible week for anyone who cares about their fellow man. I don’t think I have seen a smile on anyone’s face in days. On Monday when I found out that Warren Zevon had passed away, I remembered that Johnny Cash had …

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Allah, Why Do You Hate Us So?

How can in this day and age of technology, cultural awareness, education and global media, a religion that calls itself “the religion of peace” be so violent? Some scholars and critics of Western culture use the crusades as justification for the blood spilt in the name of Christ to excuse …

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Saying Goodbye To President Bush

I didn’t vote for President Bush, but I have grown to appreciate him for his finer qualities: the resolve to end terror on our homeland and abroad, providing adequate leadership during a very difficult time in our nation’s history. Things could be worse, but I must come to the conclusion …

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Will Martin’s Dream Ever ComeTrue?

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. and so many other great orators and civil rights leader spoke of the desire for true equality. I have been listening to NPR’s Tavis Smiley show the past few days as …

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Special Children – Fear, Joy, Pain

A very dear writer friend sent me a piece he had written as the final part to essays he wrote about the loss of his child, a child who had many physical and mental problems from birth, yet who led a fulfilling life and brought his parents and siblings endless …

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Child Molester Dies In Prison – Who Cares?

I certainly don’t. And why should anyone else? I have always found it funny, in an ironic way that the lowest level of scum even among the prison society has been child molesters. I guess the image of small children being taken advantage of physically, while they endure mental injury, …

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Where Would We Be Without PC?

Everyone knows I have no tact, taste or decorum, but what isn’t clear to all is that is a conscious choice on my part. BUT, that sure doesn’t come without a hefty price. I have paid dearly on many levels, but I still try as hard as I can to …

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