Archive for September, 2009

Sometime during what has been the most difficult two weeks of my life thus far, I heard or read that school book publishers are beginning to include (or increase the emphasis on) the events of September 11th in upcoming editions of history text books.  No doubt because of who owns & controls the major publishing… »

In 1066,  William the Conqueror troops sail to England
In 1528, Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die
In 1542, Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego.
In 1678, “Pilgrim’s Progress” published
In 1704, Maryland allows divorce if wife mispleases clergyman/preacher
In 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes king of Scotland
In 1781, The closing campaign of… »

The Jackson City Council will again take up the gaunlet and meet both Thursday and offically on Tuesday the 6th at 9:00 AM. The agenda has not been published on the web yet and instead of publishing the document online I will send it out and comment on each a little latter in the week…. »

A friend of mine asked me if I was in favor of the parking garage. I responded to her question with some options that I could support.

I could possibly support a parking garage if were owned and built by the city of Jackson and housed the city court underneath (That is if we could get… »

Thursday  afternoon on September s17th developer John Allen continued to express his point and that was he was a given a charge by the city, by us, to build a parking garage at the location on Highland and W. Lafayette in downtown Jackson. I believe that this charge was initiated from an Urban Land Institute study started… »

You just spent $20,000,000 to move members/supporters of Hamas, a terrorist organization, to the United States ; housing, food, the whole enchilada.
HB 1388 PASSED
Whether you are an Obama fan, or not, EVERYONE IN THE U. S. needs to know….
Something happened…. H.R. 1388 was passed, behind our backs. You may want to read about it.. It… »

A couple of days ago, a dear friend died. While I had know personally for a long time, I had read his works over the last couple of years. A year ago, Fred and I meet in person and this relationship grew. We visited once every other week, sometimes meeting with others, sometimes not. He… »

I received this message from Fred just a few minutes ago.
This is being dictated on my deathbed to my older son Freddy
I have instructed all of my care providers to hold off all pain medication until I have concluded all legal and personal matters.  That has just about been completed.
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I yet have my younger son… »

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sees a meteor fall into the sea.
In 1656, England & France sign peace treaty.
In 1683, Germantown, Pennsylvania was founded by thirteen families from Krefeld, Germany.
In 1782, The Great Seal Of The U.S. was adopted by Congress with the Eagle, arrows, & E. Pluribus Unum motto.
In 1789, the U.S. Department of Foreign… »

 In 1628, The town of Salem, Massachusetts, was founded.
In 1716, the first American lighthouse lights up in the Boston Harbor in Massachusetts.
 In 1752, England and the American colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar, 11 days disappear as the day before this day was officially September 2, 1752, Old Style (no Sept 3-Sept 13th).
 In 1776, The British Army… »