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• Mary White 1904-21 Father's Thoughts

  by Steve Turi May 17
  This 1921 essay/obituary of Mary White, written by her father, was required reading when I was in school.  It wasn't only for the grammar and writing style, but for the topic as well.  It was a unique look at the life of a young girl so many years ago.  I'm glad I had the chance to re...
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• NCAA Can Dare to Be Great!!

  by Steve Turi March 25
  In watching the NCAA basketball tournament games on Television, I'm confused and disconcerted about a couple of things.  The leftist teaching in many of our schools bends over backwards to skew the truth in forcing 'fairness.'  They do this by helping only specific 'minorities' to a what i...
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• Bond, Vladimir Bond

  by Steve Turi March 22
  * Does anyone but me think Daniel Craig looks like Vladimir Putin?  He's not a good choice for 007 at all. * I can't use Cialis.  I won't dance around at the beach, walk in the rain, sit in bathtubs on the beach, or watch my wife dance on one foot in the kitchen.  Besides, the na...

• Eulogy for Edward J Turi

  by Steve Turi January 15
  "Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.”  – John MiltonChristmas Eve 2012.  Ed Turi, 73, was found in his apartment that morning and pronounced dead at 11:45 am.  He was found by his friend Scott.  The Death Certificate states he died of cardio-pul...
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• Stan and Ollie for Christmas

  by Steve Turi December 24, 2012
  I watched Laurel & Hardy's 'March of the Wooden Soldiers' today for about the millionth time since I was a toddler.Per Wikipedia [mainly correct]:  "Babes in Toyland is a Laurel and Hardy musical film released on March 10, 1934. The film is also known by its alternate titles 'Laurel and Hardy i...
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• Application Form for Candidates for the Offices of Representati

  by Steve Turi November 5, 2012
  [If you don't have time to require a candidate to fill this out, or if the candidate continues to stonewall, then ask yourself these questions about your candidate.]This test must be completed by the candidate [not a staff member] at one time, at a controlled location, without staff around, and with...

• From Community Organizer in Corrupt Illinois to President of th

  by Steve Turi November 4, 2012
  These excerpts are from ''The Roots of Obama's Rage'' by Dinesh D'Souza, 2010, a NY Times bestseller.  They summarize quite well, what point we have reached in America and how.  Please read and understand before you vote.*p 128: ...begin...Obama is a miracle story in American politics.&nbs...
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• Democrat/Republican Differences Corrections

  by Steve Turi October 26, 2012
  As the quadrennial Presidential elections race to meet us, I thought some random coverage of political thoughts about what is at stake would be appropriate.  And please don't even think the tired, old Democrat lie that the Republicans want 'tax cuts for the rich at the expense of the poor.'&nbs...
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• How Do I Measure Thee?

  by Steve Turi July 29, 2012
  Measurement.  Should we use avoirdupois or metric?  Confusing uses of both are what we have now.  Quick!  How many ounces in a kilogram?  We have no useful knowledge of the correlation between the two systems.  Do we see the conflict as just another problem of the the M...
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• Democrats, Fried Chicken Nuggets, and the Muslims

  by Steve Turi March 29, 2012
  "Unfortunately, the Democratic Party of today bears no resemblance to the one I remember from my youth in a blue collar New Jersey neighborhood...It has been hijacked by left-wing ideologues who will say anything, do anything, right or wrong to enhance their power even at the expense of democracy an...