Thursday, May 12, 2022

The Comfort of Rods and Staffs

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  by Pa Rock Knee-Walker I finished planting the last of the three new rosebushes yesterday afternoon, and by the end of the ordeal I was li...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Groundhogs, Roses, and Oklahoma!

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  by Pa Rock Farmer in Spring I have always had a few ground hogs here at The Roost , and while they are usually underground in their burrow...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

More Red Dawns Come to Las Vegas, New Mexico

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist The small northern New Mexico community of Las Vegas as been a center of attention for more than a week as s...
Monday, May 9, 2022

Mickey Gilley Has Left the Stage

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Country singer Mickey Gilley, who at one time owned a bar in Texas called "Gilley's," which wa...
Sunday, May 8, 2022

Angry Author Fights Unconscionable Horror

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Dave Eggers is a best-selling author with several fine novels to his credit.  He is also a highly principled...
Saturday, May 7, 2022

The Savage Detectives, Second Time Around

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  by Pa Rock Reader I first read Roberto Bolano's exceptional novel, "The Savage Detectives," in 2008 and wrote about it in th...
Friday, May 6, 2022

Happy 23rd, Boone!

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  by Pa Rock Proud Grandpa My oldest grandchild, Boone Macy, was born twenty-three years ago today in West Plains, Missouri, the same small ...
Thursday, May 5, 2022

Alleged Sex-Trafficker Mocks Over-Educated Women

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist While Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz may not be overly proficient when it comes to things like legislating a...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Old Ideas Are Back in the News

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist As the nation and the world still reel from the discovery and publication earlier this week on the U.S. Supr...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Supreme Court Genuflects; Now is the Time for Some Big Noise!

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Last night Politico  published what is purported to be a leaked draft version of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Co...
Monday, May 2, 2022

Canada Extends the Long Arm of the Law into Outer Space

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by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist For those looking for a good place to commit a crime (and let's face it, who isn't?) right now outer s...
Sunday, May 1, 2022

May Day, a Celebration of Spring!

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  by Pa Rock Digger of Dirt Sunday, May 1st, 2022.  May Day.  A day traditionally connected with the start of spring, even though the season...
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Saturday, April 30, 2022

Leonard Peltier, America's Longest Serving Political Prisoner

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Leonard Peltier has been in prison since 1977.   He was convicted for being involved in a 1975 shootout at t...
Friday, April 29, 2022

News that is Packaged to Incite

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist There ought to be a special word to describe people who become so enraged by dictionary definitions that the...
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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Putin's War Calculus Is Seriously Flawed

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist It seemed like we had been hearing about the massive Russian troop and weaponry buildup along Unkraine's...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Another Cawthorn Publicity Stunt

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Madison Cawthorn, a Republican congressman from North Carolina, knows better than to try and take a gun on b...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Congresswoman's Faulty Memory Might Require Professional Attention

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist One of the many things that Marjorie Taylor Greene could not "remember" or "recollect" a...
Monday, April 25, 2022

The Mark of the Billionaire

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist News sources and social media sites are reporting this morning that it looks as though Twitter's eleven...
Sunday, April 24, 2022

Social Media Driving Stunt Kills Six

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist While I have never been a supporter of the death penalty, there was at least one time in my life when I seri...
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Saturday, April 23, 2022

Rosie and Pa Rock Go to the Vet

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  by Pa Rock Chihuahua Parent My little dog, Rosie, and I went to the vet this morning for a follow-up visit as we try to figure out what is...
Friday, April 22, 2022

The Seditionist Chickens are Finally Coming Home to Roost!

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by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist Georgia  Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is already in an Atlanta courtroom this morning where...
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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Ignorance Is Not an Acceptable American Value

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  by Pa Rock Retired Educator It's a phenomenon that seems to be happening nationwide.   Angry parents steeped in conservative political...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

The Mouse Will Roar!

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  by Pa Rock Citizen Journalist The Walt Disney Company, a multi-national entertainment conglomerate, owns the theme park, "Disney Worl...