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Knut Hammarskjöld 1922-2012
January 25, 2012, 7 Comments

Margo Somerville’s message announced the “sad news that Knut died on January 3rd, 13 days before his 90th Bi ...

Wednesday Night #1556
December 28, 2011, 1 Comment

Wednesday Night is, of course, open for business between Christmas and New Year’s – which seems now to have ...

"Forever Tandem" by David and Teresa Jones
December 24, 2011, Comments Off on "Forever Tandem" by David and Teresa Jones

The boy from Scranton meets the girl from Novasibirsk–and they “do diplomacy” for 30 years. “For ...

Francis H. (Frank) Cabot R.I.P.
December 1, 2011, 1 Comment

(New York Times) Francis H. Cabot, a financier and self-taught horticulturalist who created two of the most celebrated g ...

Beatrice Millman (Bea) Bazar R.I.P.
November 26, 2011, 6 Comments

Beatrice Millman Bazar (1914-2009) passed away peacefully on September 28, 2009, just 3 weeks shy of her 95th birthday. ...

Wednesday Night #1550
November 15, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1550

This week, we have a double treat. Fiona is flying in from Calgary for a 5-day visit, neatly arranged to permit her to b ...

Wednesday Night #1548
November 2, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1548

Europe and the EU The miracle of the European Union is that has united disparate countries into a common region, the tes ...

Bill Copp, R.I.P.
September 19, 2011, Comments Off on Bill Copp, R.I.P.

COPP, William Geoffrey (Bill) Peacefully on September 9th 2011, in his 68th year after a courageous battle with Acute Le ...

Karen Lady Hamilton OWN R.I.P.
September 12, 2011, Comments Off on Karen Lady Hamilton OWN R.I.P.

KAREN HAMILTON WALLS It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Karen Hamilton Walls on August 31, 2011. ...

Rodrigue Tremblay on the Decline of the U.S.
September 10, 2011, 2 Comments

A few Important Causes of the Decline of the United States of America By Rodrigue Tremblay, Professor emeritus of econom ...

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