Category Archives: USA

Horrendous Heroin

Posted on September 13, 2016 by annetbell

Parents in Ohio photo who were passed out in a car after taking heroin ‘almost definitely’ would have died, police say Rhonda Pasek and James Acord were pulled over in East Liverpool, Ohio The two allegedly overdosed on heroin and … Continue reading →

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October After 9/11/01, A Different New York

Posted on September 12, 2016 by annetbell

  This is history, and  I think meaningful, at least to me. There are so many challenges we are going through today, similar to these days in October 2001.  Posted originally  on September 12, 2013by annetbell   In October, 2001, … Continue reading →

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9/11/01 Fifteen Years Later 9/11/16

Posted on September 11, 2016 by annetbell

It was a  Tuesday and a crystal clear fall morning, September 11, 2001.  My sixth graders were in art first period, and I was doing planning for the week. The principal  popped in and  said, “Turn on your TV!”  Seeing … Continue reading →

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A Call for Justice in India

Posted on September 9, 2016 by annetbell

India comedian’s angry tweet to Modi goes viral BBC News   Image copyrightNARINDER NANUImage captionKapil Sharma (centre) has a cult following in India An angry tweet by a popular Indian comedian to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral. Kapil … Continue reading →

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Puppies Hear Music for the First Time !

Posted on September 8, 2016 by annetbell

I believe these puppies are actually Alaskan  Malamutes  instead of Husky puppies. Oh well, they are cousins from Alaska !  This is so sweet and will cheer your day!    

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Music Monday. . . “At Last” by Etta James

Posted on September 5, 2016 by annetbell

Music can be timeless, international communications from the heart.  “At Last” was written in the  1940’s, popular on the music charts in 1942, and  recorded by Glen Miller and his orchestra. It  resurfaced in  popularity  in 1960s when Etta James … Continue reading →

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Hell or High Water. . . . a film

Posted on September 4, 2016 by annetbell

The title is an idiom for  total determination.  These two Texas brothers have a plan and are determined to fulfill it, Yes, they are robbing banks and in a  rather  a cumbersome  way.  This is a crime drama similar to” … Continue reading →

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Little Brown Jug

Posted on August 29, 2016 by annetbell

To carry on the theme of WW II from my post earlier in the week   of the D-Day reenactment, I decided to use  Little Brown Jug as my Music Monday.   You can click on the other titles listed … Continue reading →

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D-Day Conneaut 2016

Posted on August 28, 2016 by annetbell

The fight for La Fiere Bridge near St. Mere Eglise, France We arrived at the park in Conneaut  before 9 AM when the raising of the flag signaled the  Saturday reenactments of D-Day for the 72nd anniversary remembrance.   Thirty … Continue reading →

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Abolish Modern Day Slavery

Posted on August 25, 2016 by annetbell

September 25, 2016 will be Freedom Sunday in many churches as they bind together to eradicate modern day slavery and help International Justice Ministry around the world. Be a modern day Freedom Rider from the dark places of our own … Continue reading →

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