Farewell ode from Fran Maiers on stage career and faith
Guest editorial reflects Fran Maiers executive director of Amies Mutiny Mission for Alzheimer's. It envisions heaven as a set with God and angels, notes Nancy at his side, and recalls a career highlighted by the "Tear down this wall" moment. The piece ends with contact and personal notes.
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Memorials Lessons From a Pearl Harbor Quote
A reader recalls visiting the World War II Memorial in Washington DC and noticing the engraved Pearl Harbor speech ends before Roosevelt adds so help us God. She argues the omission alters history, citing her baby boomer perspective and a reference in Flags of Our Fathers. The piece honors veterans and the enduring impact of precise quotation.
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Pet cemeteries spark debate over afterlife and heaven
Rex M. Rogers argues pet funerals reflect attitudes toward animals and eternity. He notes Scripture’s unclear stance on animals in heaven, contrasting pets’ lasting memories with humans’ eternal souls, and asks readers to consider their own beliefs as a aging Labrador mirrors family loss. Rogers is a syndicated columnist and Cornerstone University president.
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Que Pasa Graduation Signals New Paths Beyond School
A school year ends with graduates heading to high school college and beyond. The speaker praises students parents families and teachers for support and notes many graduates are first in their families to earn diplomas and break cycles of low expectations.
Leave A Trail: editor's column on faith and memory
The editor writes from Wasco and Shafter recalling Ronald Reagan and Alzheimer's care. He honors caregivers, shares a personal memory of his mother, and urges readers to seek God now, noting a local Alzheimer’s wing and caregiver meetings led by Mary Brock. He ends with the exhortation to leave a spiritual trail.
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Senior Moment Poem: Unable to hide age’s toll
A humorous verse on aging notes chronic pains and limitations yet insists the speaker is fine. It portrays arthritis, weak pulse, teeth loss, weight struggle, and sleeping trouble with wry optimism. The narrator mocks youth faded, yet remains cheerful about aging and daily routines like reading obituaries and breakfast.
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