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We're living in some paranoid times, as evidenced by the US government activity taken against the Strategic Culture Foundation (SCF) and the Americans - Michael Averko for Antiwar.com Original
War’s body count To the editor: I would like to provide a perspective on a column by Paul Brandus recently published in USA Today with the headline: “3 reasons why I’m not cheerful on Social Security.”
It is something many take for granted: Being able to communicate with your doctor in the same language. For some people, that is a challenge. In fact, nationally, the Journal of the American Medical Association says only 6% of doctors identify as Hispanic.
Written by Jowdy Kane Funeral Home Joseph Carl Conte Sr., age 76, of Bethel, CT, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 28, 2021 with his loving wife Linda (Knapp) Conte by his side. Joseph was born in Norwalk, CT on February 24, 1945, the son of the late Carl and Madeline (Schiano) Conte. Joe grew up in South Norwalk surrounded by loving family and friends and enjoyed reminiscing at family reunions, sharing treasured memories about the fun times and mischievous antics he and his cousins enjoyed. Being raised in a traditional Italian neighborhood was a treasured memory for Joe which cont...
Sometimes I think the only reason City Weekly runs nonlocal submissions like the April 8 letter "America Unchurched" is so the staff can warm their hands over the flame war they imagine will erupt on Facebook, but I'll bite. Thomas Knapp spends the first half of his letter pointing out that church attendance is declining. Then comes this: "As a libertarian, I'm inclined to see the hoary hand of the state behind all bad things, and I can make a case for that here." See the trick there? With this sentence the writer simply takes it as a given that the decline in church attendance is in fact a ...