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Rosemary Durham

It’s a Small World: it matters how you treat people

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[Analysis of history and science influence on political and religious attitudes.]   It’s a small world. We were out on a fine, beautiful Saturday afternoon, headed over to our lab to work on the ham radio repeater. An event was underway at the Mountain Venue. We noticed one of the security guards managing traffic into…

Look at the results: Communism vs. Christianity

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.]   Calvin, the inquisitive 6-year-old asks his imaginary philosopher tiger, “It says here that ‘Religion is the opiate of the masses.’ What do you suppose that means?” The TV replies, ‘It means Karl Marx hadn’t seen anything yet.’ Although Marx was making a derogatory…

The high level meeting in Elmendorf Air Force Base

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[Analysis of history and science influence on political and religious attitudes.]   Alaska. Why would the top leader of the free-world and the communist world meet there? Last week President Trump of the United States and Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, met for private discussions. The event itself is historic, the location makes it intriguing….

The White House has a history of renovations

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[Analysis of history and science influence on political and religious attitudes.] White House is a simple name for an amazing mansion. Everyone has the picture in their mind of the Greek Revival columns on the two story portico with two wings on either side. But how did the structure get to where it is today?…

Personal, societal and natural limits

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[Analysis of history and science influence on political and religious attitudes.]   Limits. I was watching a segment on the Mariana Trench, which got me to wondering. How deep is deep? How far is space? Just what are the limits? How did they get set? Can they be changed? The Mariana Trough is up to…

The North Star is a navigational reference point

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.]   What is the North Star? Look the term up on the web and you will find pages in Duck-Duck-Go. Why is the term so used? The astronomers call the star Polaris. It is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, in the…

Economics: we are not in a closed economic system

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] Economics. Oh, I see your eyes roll. Is there a much more boring word in the language?   Yet it discusses a topic critical to everyone’s survival. Economics is a subject that everyone on television has an opinion or comment – newsreaders, pundits, politicians, bureaucrats,…

Aphorisms or old sayings can help you gain perspective

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.]   “Why can’t things just work?” The frustration was apparent in the rhetorical question. He did not expect an answer when the air conditioner contactor failed in the heat of the afternoon, but he needed an outlet to vent. It is times like this…

The conflict between Israel and Iran affects all of us

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.]   War is about people. The conflict involving Israel, Iran, and the rest of the world impacts real people. One of our archaeology research friends was in Tel Aviv when Iran reacted to the initial Israeli bombings. Families of long time Iranian friends live…