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Something To Think About - 3/14/24

The first Prime Minister of India, Nehru, could have been talking about our times when he noted that “On the whole, I think we shall survive. The outlook is as bad as it has ever been, but thinking people realize that – and therein lies the hope of its getting better.”

Something To Think About - 3/12/24

Argentina’s new president represents big change for that beleaguered country. He recently spoke at the notably liberal World Economic Conference in Davos claiming that “far from being the cause of our problems, free-trade capitalism as an economic system is the only instrument we have to end hunger, poverty and extreme poverty across our planet.”

Something To Think About - 3/9/24

Soldier-Statesman Colin Powell claimed that “There are no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.”

Something To Think About - 3/7/24

John Steinbeck wrote: “A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have only the hard, clean question: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well or ill?”

Something To Think About - 3/5/24

The corruption at the United Nations has finally gone beyond the pale. For years, known bad actors have chaired the Human Rights Commission, including the current chair the Iranian Ambassador. But now we discover that hidden below the headquarters of the United Nations’ aid agency for Palestinians in Gaza City is a Hamas complex with rows of computer servers that Israel says served as an important communications center and intelligence hub for the Islamist militant group and appears to have run on electricity drawn from the U.N.’s power supply. Perhaps it’s finally time for the U.S. to leave the U.N. a failed organization and require them to move their headquarters to some other nation willing to put up with their duplicity.

Something To Think About - 3/1/24

Entertainer Marie Osmond says that “If you’re going to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.”

Something To Think About - 2/27/24

Congratulations to Sheriff Bill Pooley on his retirement this week after a 34-year career in law enforcement, the last eleven of which he served as Tuolumne County Sheriff. During his tenure, Sheriff Pooley worked tirelessly with his force of dedicated officers to protect and serve the people of the county; to improve coverage of the more rural parts of the county through better staffing of the department; and by bringing salaries up to a competitive level with surrounding counties. Sheriff Pooley joins a long list of notable peace officers in the Mother Lode, past and present, and we wish him the best in a well- deserved retirement.
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