Saint Patrick’s Day and the saints in history
The piece reflects on Saint Patrick’s popularity beyond Irish identity, tradeoffs of sainthood, and the broader idea of heroic figures across eras and faiths. It notes saints as dedicated to serving humankind, contrasts religious and secular heroes, and urges ongoing remembrance, especially on St Patrick’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
Ireland
Valentine
Nicholas
Catholic Hierarchy
ST. Patrick
England
Palladius
Western
Europe
Beethoven
Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Bach
Innocent III
Holy See
Francis of Assisi
John of God
Mary of Egypt
Magdalene
Ignatius Loyola
Inquisition
Theresa of Avila
Francis Borgia
John the Cross
Thomas Aquinas
Bridget
Confucius
John Wesley
John XXIII
Florence Nightingale
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King
Schweitzer
Lincoln
Quality and Technology in Zen and Small Is Beautiful
A reader compares E F Schumacher and Robert Pirsig, arguing Schumacher promotes small scale limits while Pirsig advocates a symbiotic man machine relationship. The piece explains Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance as a three part work linking technology, met a physics and personal philosophy, urging public, thoughtful decisions about science and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.F. Schumacher
Robert Pirsig
Pirsig
Schumacher
Monopoly railroads trigger bankruptcy curb
A reader notes a variant rule for Monopoly where the first player to own four railroads goes bankrupt, while a Wall Street Journal item jokes about a credit card for wives self-destructing after $50, referenced by the San Diego Tribune.
WPA sewer extension proposal filed for Burgess Road
A $4 360 WPA project to extend the town sewer on Burgess Road is submitted to state WPA administrator Harry M Witters. A 50 man crew will work two months. Other items note the village debt at 168 834 with doubtful assets 63 821 and a year ago debt 21 418 higher. Major Bowes style contest appears in Bennington with D Agnes Hurley winning ad writing prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess Road
Harry M. Witters
Bowes
Bennington
D. Agnes Hurley
Banner
Nixon as a stage villain and test of law
A Boston reader laments Richard Nixon's recurring influence and defends law over power. The column rails at Nixon's secrecy, wiretaps, and evasive justifications, urging adherence to the law and criticizing Ford's pardon as eroding accountability. It portrays Nixon as emblematic of executive overreach and warns the public to demand lawful conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Cambodia
Gerald Ford
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Frank L. Oktavec
Shaftsbury
St. Gothard
Nicholas the Pilgrim
Sabrinus
Avila Teresa
Jerome
Saint Paula
Dalmatius Moner
Alphonsus de Lignori
Naples
Pelagius
Anthony of
Egypt
Francis de Sales
John R. Dixon
Berkshire Eagle
Conway
Mass
Moon
Vermont
Main Street
Guitars
Fienberg
Main ST
Bennington, VT
OUR Carpet Center
Haynes & Kane
Bennington Road
U.S. 7
Wall Street Journal
San Diego Tribune
National Carbon and Carbide Co
Ben
Vermont Association of Student Councils
Bennington Catholic High School
Walloomsac
Vermont Tissue Paper Co. Inc
U.S. Military Academy
Westpoint
N.Y
Congress
New York Stock Exchange
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Fischetti
Scoop Jackson
King Harry
Harfleur
Senate Intelligence Committee
San Clemente
Morton Halperin
FBI
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Senate Committee
Houston
John Mitchell
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate
Gouverneur Morris
South
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
Watergate
Randolph
Ballist
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H
South Street
Nichols
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