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One by one they walked in
Expecting me to cut the hand that fed me
As I wrestled with this in my mind
I prayed that I would be right
That the cancer had not spread
But limited to the breast tissue
As I made a mark around my surgery site
I wondered what a loss
My patient might feel
With the first flash of blood
I bit my lips
by Mary Ann Greco
“All men are created equal” is a fundamental principle in our Government’s constitution. This principle recognizes the natural order of the human condition, “all men are created un-equal”. “Equalization” of the human in society is a responsibility of those who govern. (Equalization is the process of balancing. Here it is used in reference to the human in society). It is a goal, an aim, a never-ending road, but an “ideal” we strive for in order to establish fair practice in societies. This begins from the smallest social group, the family, through to nations.
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by Darlene Psota
I suppose most travelers driving through North Loup, Nebraska would see only a small town, just one of many that dot the roadways of rural America. But for me, driving down Highway 11 and seeing the water tower come into view, the years drop away and the spell that is North Loup is cast once more.
In my mind’s eye, I see more than just a small town. I see people with hopes and dreams. I see homes and businesses that have withstood time. I see a proud past and a bright future. I see love and faith and integrity.
I see these things because, no matter where I am physically, North Loup was, and always will be, my home. No matter how often I return, every time I turn into my Dad’s driveway and see him standing at the kitchen door watching for me, I am filled with a joy and peace that comes from a heart filled with precious childhood memories.
by Susan Gilcher, MS Ed.
UPDATED: February 21, 2005
[Publisher’s Note: Susan Gilcher published this article over three years ago. She recently wrote to us with this update:
I have a sense of humility when it comes to assessing my own perfection, or lack thereof. Following my departure from Stratford High School in Goose Creek, I experienced a great deal of reflection about what had really taken place down there, and why had my attempts to relocate permanently to that state failed as a result of what seemed to me, to be bizarre circumstances. I wanted to blame myself, and improve myself, but just couldn’t put my finger on anything tangible. Of course I wasn’t perfect, but what had I done that caused me such personal consequences?
by Jeremy Cohen
When I was in college in the late 1980’s there was no such thing as a search engine. There was no World Wide Web, at least not the web that you and I know today. The Internet at that time was limited to use by our government (who feared nuclear catastrophe and desperately sought a method to preserve itself in the tragic event of a first strike by the Soviet Union) and by academic geeks who wanted a better way to store, share and access data. Those days, and the Soviet Union, are gone forever.
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by Gaven Terrell Godbolt
Gloom.
That is what I’ve known for a while now.
And along with that I have learned
yet another reward to be it’s companion….
pain.
The only love my heart knew
has left me for another.
My only means to make a living
were stripped of me.
by William Hardiker
In a speech to Congress on July 11 2003, Republican Representative Ron Paul asked the house these rhetorical questions. “How did we get here?” “Does anyone care?” Being so long avoided and overdue they doubtless caused much unease, much averting of eyes, and scrutiny of fingernails. At the conclusion of his speech, with sighs of relief, it was apparent all would soon be promptly forgotten.
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