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Soulshine
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Soulshine

By Warren Haynes

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:   On my daughter’s Christmas mix this year, she wrote these words to me about this song:  This song became a favorite of mine in my late teens.  ...
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Political Moderation

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

We interrupt “This Much I Know” series for this unpaid, somewhat political announcement: I made my way through college by working for the Republican Party.  I’d spend summer and fall...
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No, you’re not entitled to your opinion | Patrick Stokes

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:   This incredibly bold article by Professor Patrick Stokes says he informs his students that they “are not entitled to any opinion they cannot rationally argue and defend”.  What...
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Moderation in All Things

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

The second of five things I think I now know (for sure) is that moderation is ultimately the position I strive for in every element of my life.  Below are...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

October 18, 2019

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived...
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Mitch Albom
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Mitch Albom

By Mitch Albom

October 18, 2019

"Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone." - Mitch Albom
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November Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

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Live and Die
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Live and Die

By The Avett Brothers

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment:   My favorite poet musicians strike again.  In this lively tune, they sing of living like a Pharaoh and singing like a sparrow and most of all remind...
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Peace Train
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Peace Train

By Yusuf / Cat Stevens

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment: The news seems no longer the news, it’s seems more like mud-slinging.  I’m weary of it.  So when this old song came up on my ITunes, I played...
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Orange Sky
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Orange Sky

By Alexi Murdoch

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Note:  Thanks to Caitlin, my beloved daughter, this song came on my annual Christmas mix.  Alexi Murdoch is new to me and since I love poets who double as...
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None of Us Are Free
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None of Us Are Free

By Solomon Burke

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment:  Perhaps in honor of Martin Luther King day and all the immigration and human trafficking issues we face, this song came to me recently.  When I listened to...
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January Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

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“Tim’s Top Five Investment Tips” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I stopped at a lemonade stand today. I told the Mom overseeing the operation that I never pass a children’s lemonade stand because it’s such a great investment. As I...
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Story: Teacher Srikumar Rao Wins Acclaim

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Paul Van Slambrouck Published: July 5, 2010 by The Christian Science Monitor Editor's Note: If I ever teach for real, Mr. Rao will be my model. Not the...
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Story: Crisis in Kenya Update-the Murder of Melitus Mugabe Were

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: International Partners in Mission (IPM) works across borders of faith and culture on behalf of children, women, and youth to create partnerships that build justice, peace, and hope....
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The Walk
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The Walk

By Mayer Hawthorne

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Sometimes I just like to laugh. This song takes an old theme (“beauty is only skin deep”) and an old sound (doo wop) and combines into something catchy...
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Yellow Moon
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Yellow Moon

By Neville Brothers

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: This is one of those songs that just makes you tap your feet, especially as it’s performed live at Farm Aid concert almost twenty years ago. Favorite lyric:...
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Forever Young
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Forever Young

By Bob Dylan

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: My talented and beloved son, Kevin, was home for one of my open mic nights and while deciding some songs to do together, he suggested this Dylan classic....
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“A Love Song”
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“A Love Song”

By Kenny Loggins

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Okay, it’s soupy, but I selected it because I played and sang it to my wife, Alice, some 37 years ago at our wedding. Through a lot of...
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“We Shall Overcome”
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“We Shall Overcome”

By Joan Baez

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: I recently saw to my surprise that 71 year old Baez is still performing and very active in rights movements and so I dedicate this, one of her...
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Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
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Old Turtle and the Broken Truth

By Douglas Wood

October 15, 2019

Editor’s comment: I don’t usually feature a children’s book but this one is a good reminder to those of us reading to our children/grandchildren. The parable is a star (of...
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