A comment
As promised, on our Wednesday and Thursday trip to Austin, we set the cruise control at fifty-five and left it there to show he savings that can be had by reducing speeds to fifty-five. Our resolve lasted all the way to Harlingen when, realizing that we were on deadline–cocktails were at six-thirty, after all–and, [...]

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Poetry by Michael Sterwart

— F —

F has few friends, occurring as it does,
In fornicate and California.
It has been much feared, no fault of its own,
By those who take a fright at a fact
Or even of Florida. I, at least,
Will think of you kindly, my friend. I’ll say
That F is a flag perpetually fanned
By warm western [...]

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A poem by Thomas Thornburg from Ancient Letters

When Luisa Tetrazzini and Nellie Melba met
There occurred the sort of precious set-to we ought not forget:
Both were booked at Covent Garden for a summer’s season; fame
Had not yet ruined Luisa nor was Nellie yet a Dame;
And neither of them threw things, and neither showed her claws,
Although [...]

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An Announcement

RACE UNITY
DEVOTIONAL GATHERING
(Bring your favorite prayer, scripture, reading to share)

Sat. June 14, at 7:00 P.M.
721 Lindberg Ave. McAllen

Call: Baha’i Faith 686-2617, 383-3189, 1-906-458-7852

From Virginia Gause

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An announcement

EDINBURG BLACK CEMETERY
HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATION

Sat. June 14, 2008 at 9:00 A.M.

1120 Jasman Road
(1/4 mile north of Schunior on access road east of  Exwy 281 North)

Reception following at 1015 Schunior
ECISD Transportation Annex

Call: Valerie Ramirez (381-8945)

Email: stevenramirez2020@sbcglobal.net

From Virginia Gause

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