Daily Archives: August 1, 2007

Loss Of Parent At Early Age Key For Developing The Compulsion To Write

I’m enjoying Catherine M. Andronik’s book for teens, Wildly Romantic: The English Romantic Poets (The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous). She writes: "Like so many of his fellow poets, the key event in the early life of John Keats … Continue reading

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Republican Hottie for Vice President?

Finally a politician to get excited about. MayorSam reports: Alaska’s Governor Hottie – better known as Republican Sarah Palin – is being talked up as a potential candidate for the GOP nomination for Vice President. The 43 year old maverick … Continue reading

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Intermarriage and the New York Times

Rabbi Benjamin Blech writes: Readers of the New York Times must have been surprised to learn this past week that modern Orthodox Jews are some of the most extreme religious fanatics. That at least is the impression left by Harvard … Continue reading

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Who Controls The Jewish Media?

Jewish Survivors posts: It’s been obvious that various Jewish news media groups refuse to write about various issues such as various Jewish cults that are out there. This seems true especially when the cult leader received his ordination from an … Continue reading

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Parents’ Ire Grows at Pedophile’s Unabashed Blog

Jennifer Steinhauer writes for the New York Times: LOS ANGELES, July 27 — The search for the self-described pedophile in the large-brimmed black hat commences nearly every day here, with findings posted on chat rooms frequented by mothers. He was … Continue reading

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