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  • Nice work if you can get it: Company stock drops 60% in value, CEO gets paid $112 million

    We should all have a gig like this … Chesapeake Energy CEO Defends His Stewardship – WSJ.com Mr. McClendon on Friday said the drop in Chesapeake's share price was because of the declining economy and the falling price of natural gas, not his leadership. … "Gas prices, as they pulled us down, will push us…

  • Brigid’s Notre Dame arraignment

    Brigid got back late Tuesday night from ND. The Tuesday morning arraignment took only minutes; the judge called her up, she pled “not guilty” and that was it. The trials begin in mid-September with Brigid and the rest of the “South Bend Five” (the five NY area criminals) scheduled for September 29th. Here’s the Notre…

  • My neighbor Sue, back on the political trail

    Sue Konig is running for County legislator – GOP picks Democrat to challenge Westchester clerk, names 8 for county board | lohud.com | The Journal News In other races, the party nominated Somers resident Greg Kane to challenge Legislator Michael Kaplowitz, D-Somers, and former Croton-on-Hudson Trustee Susan Konig to challenge Legislator William Burton, D-Ossining. This…

  • Stepinac Alumnus Jon Voight speaks out

    Actor and Academy Award winner (Coming Home, 1978) Jon Voight is an alumnus of my High School, and his been a big donor to the school. Voight is a former Democrat, but his sentiments are clear here – and I don't suppose it will help his Hollywood career. Jon Voight – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Another point…

  • Brigid off to South Bend today

    Here’s Brigid at yesterday’s Croton street fair, Summerfest. She decided to have her own exhibit with some of the artwork she’s done connected with this year’s 400th anniversary of the discovery of Hudson River (discovered by Henry Hudson, of course). Here she is with Nancy and George and solo   This morning Brigid is leaving for…

  • Column by the Archbishop of Kansas on the murder of abortionist George Tiller

    Archbishop Joseph Naumann. Tiller was from Wichita, Kansas. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann – Life Will Be Victorious Killing those who perform abortions builds up the culture of death, because it embraces its premise that we solve problems by destroying human life rather than honoring the truth that every human being is made in the image of God.  Undercutting…

  • Darfur Update

    Haven't posted about Darfur in several months, as the press has not been covering the situation since the Obama election. But here's an editorial in The New Republic, the liberal magazine that is at the opposite spectrum from the conservative National Review. The New Republic was a huge supporter of the Obama campaign, but they…

  • Brigid saves a Grackle

    For years we’ve had Grackle nests in the trees around our back yard. And every year, around this time, baby Grackles end up drowning in our pool. This despite our best efforts. This year we’ve already found two drowned (Along with four squirrels! YIKES! What’s that all about?). But Brigid on Monday also pulled two…

  • A friend of mine writes a letter to the editor about the Tiller murder

    Feel free to leave a comment on the Journal News website:     http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090603/OPINION/906030309&s=d&page=1   As a firm believer that God is the author of all life and all life is sacred from the moment of creation until natural death, we who call ourselves pro-life can never support any form of killing in the womb…

  • Are Women Born this Way?

    Forwarded by my friend Theresa. “Are Women Born this Way?” is probably a better title then “Future Hostess for the View”.  Brutally Honest: Future hostess for The View