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March 17, 2017

As far as I know, Andrea Mitchell is in Seoul, sending tweets from there as recently as

one hour ago.
As she tells it, since she and other media reps are not invited by Dept. of State, they make their own reservations on scheduled airlines and follow the Sec. of State as closely as they can.

She reports David Sanger of NY Times has also come to Seoul to report on the trip.

March 17, 2017

In SW Ohio annual Friendly Sons of St. Patrick dinner received a dispensation from

meat abstention when St. Patrick's Day fell on a Friday. The Archbishop was always one of the honored attendees.
The dinner was a pricey one, held in a ballroom at a premier downtown hotel.

I objected to the elite being given the dispensation and not the regular Catholics, many or most of whom venerated the Irish patron saint as much the Friendly Sons, even though my spouse was one of the attendees of the special occasion.

I wrote a letter to the Archbishop at the time, who responded that he would keep that in mind for future occasions.
I still feel the same today - all should benefit, not just the special few.

March 16, 2017

Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do to stop them and this practice

(as far as I know.)

I have used the result of their genealogy work many times, though I have seen instances where it was not accurate.
When they photograph actual records, you can count on a good accuracy rate; however, when they do their personal genealogy work and put it out, there may be some stretching to make a connection.

At one time, some other religions would not cooperate with Mormons who came knocking on church doors asking for permission to copy church records.

A funny little story I read concerning some Irish Catholic pastors who suspected that the young people knocking on their doors asking permission to copy the parish records were Mormons. The pastors, to determine the question, would invite the visitors in for a spot of tea (or maybe a stronger beverage.) Being faithful Mormons, the visitors would refuse the offer, and that answered the pastors' question.

March 15, 2017

The Senate was practically empty when McCain made his assertion.

McConnell nowhere in sight.

March 15, 2017

McCain: Rand Paul 'is now working for Vladimir Putin'

Source: Daily Beast as broadcast on CSpan

Senator John McCain on Wednesday directly accused fellow Republican Senator Rand Paul of working for Russian President Vladimir Putin. While speaking from the Senate floor in support of a bill advancing Montenegro's bid to join NATO, McCain noted objection from the Kentucky Senator, saying, "You are achieving the objectives of Vladimir Putin...trying to dismember this small country which has already been the subject of an attempted coup."

Read more: www.dailybeast.com/cheats/2017/03/15/mccain-rand-paul-is-now-working-for-vladimir-putin



More at site.
March 15, 2017

Can you give a source for this response?

One cannot know the state of mind of the person who takes his/her own life.
One also cannot know the final thought of such a person.

March 12, 2017

Thank you for sharing this, rug. I was not aware of this letter of

Washington, and his relationship with Bishop Carroll.

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