Category Archives: Eleagic mode

Memorial Day weekend exhaustion

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Stephen W. Browne

Memorial Day weekend is a time for somber reflection on the price paid for the freedom and sovereignty of our nation. This year somber reflection felt a lot like sheer exhaustion. I’m in the process of moving to our new … Continue reading →

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No, he didn’t apologize

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

First of all, Obama’s speech at Hiroshima wasn’t terrible. I have to say that because Facebook and right-wing websites are full of indignant protests that Obama “apologized for dropping the bomb.” No he didn’t. I have the text of the … Continue reading →

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Yom ha’shoah

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Stephen W. Browne

Yom ha’shoah began on Sunday at sundown, according to the Jewish custom of measuring a day from sunset to sunset. So it ended sundown Monday. The Hebrew word Shoah refers to the Holocaust and literally means something like “catastrophe.” The … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth of July!

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

July 4th is upon us again. This year it falls on a Thursday, and as usual we’ll celebrate with fireworks. I have a guest from Poland staying with me who I will take to the celebrations at our town’s biggest … Continue reading →

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My Memorial Day weekend

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

“The true soldier fights, not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton This Memorial Day weekend I stayed home alone and got some productive work done, in … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth of July, 2012

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

During the American bicentennial year, MAD Magazine of beloved memory printed a special July issue, “Madde.” Back then MAD magazine was actually funny, sometimes a little risque but never vulgar, and never partisan – they cheerfully satirized everybody. Since “the … Continue reading →

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My Memorial Day op-ed 2012

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

The run-up to this Memorial Day has been interesting to say the least. As readers of The Marshall Independent can see, I interviewed a Korean War veteran who has been living with the injuries of that war with the support … 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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An Gorta Mor

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted from my newspaper blog. That’s what went through my mind when I opened my email this morning. (Feb. 10) “An gorta mor,” is Irish Gaelic and means, “The Great Hunger.” It refers of course to the Irish potato … Continue reading →

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Veteran’s Day/Polish Independence Day

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: My personal blog is on indefinite hiatus, however I am cross-posting from my newspaper blog at The Marshall Independent and the print-only TV Guide. Jeszcze Polska nie zginela, Kiedy my zyjemy. Co nam obca przemoc wziela, Szabla odberizemy/ Poland … Continue reading →

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