Monthly Archives: April 2012

Got topped big time!

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Friday night I had a date – sort of. Gal in the same boat as myself, separated, not yet formally divorced single parent. Not quite ready to move on, but I thought there was a spark there. We got to … Continue reading →

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Lowry shows integrity and ethical consistency

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

I have often said that your belief in freedom and your respect for human rights is tested by your willingness to defend the freedom and support the rights of people you just flat despise. This will tend to put one … Continue reading →

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Bye Mike

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted from my newspaper blog. Veteran broadcast journalist Mike Wallace died yesterday at the age of 93. Wallace was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 9, 1918, to Russian Jewish immigrant parents originally named Wallik, and his life only … Continue reading →

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Review: The Hunger Games

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared in the TV Guide of the print edition of The Marshall Independent. After a number of so-so to absolutely dreadful adaptations of classical myths over the past few years, finally there’s a movie that does an intelligent … Continue reading →

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