Monthly Archives: February 2009

Advice for my kids

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

Note:this first appeared as an op-ed in the Valley City Times-Record. Rules (of thumb) to live by As my children get older I’ve been forced to think more about the advice I give them. I figure I’ve got this window … Continue reading →

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…and an anecdote for Mr. Holder

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

And a P.S. on AG Holder’s desire for an honest conversation on race. I think it was in 1992 or ’93 I was attending a conference in then-Czechoslovakia, in a town called Swit (now Slovakia.) There I met a delightful … Continue reading →

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Ruminations

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

*Gosh, aren’t you glad we didn’t elect McCain, a.k.a. “Bush III”? Why, if we had more of the Bush policies, we might be maxing out the national debt and sending our troops to fight a probably unwinnable war in a … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This originally appeared on the editorial page of the Valley City Times-Record Valentine’s Day weekend edition. “Love is a condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” Robert Heinlein Years ago around this time … Continue reading →

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Looking at the "economic stimulus" from North Dakota

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: The body of this was written as a newspaper op-ed. I thought it needed to be extended for people who aren’t familiar with the upper midwest. Since I came to North Dakota last year I’ve covered a lot of … Continue reading →

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Ruminations

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

*From the AP wire: ‘Mother’ of Iraqi women bomber network arrestedBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BRIAN MURPHY – 12 hours ago BAGHDAD (AP) — A woman accused of helping recruit dozens of female suicide bombers looked into the camera and described … Continue reading →

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