Tim at Icahn Stadium, wins two events

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At yesterday’s Fordham Prep Development Meet, on Randall’s Island, at Icahn Stadium. He won the sophomore shot put and the javelin. He was lucky; Tim had driver’s ed at Stepinac, and we didn’t expect to get to the Stadium in time for any event except the javelin. But we just made it for the shot … Read more

Church gym gets named for my friend Jim Moore

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The Holy Name of Mary Church gym. Here's a nice feature about Jim in the Journal News. Church gym to bear Jim Moore's name Moore has made significant contributions to the Croton and Holy Name communities. He founded the Holy Name of Mary CYO program in 1965 and served as director/coach for 24 years. He … Read more

Very predictably, assisted suicide/euthansia being proclaimed as the next “right”

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Cnn just did a special on a military veteran who wants to end his own life, the NY Times had an extesive article on the rising cost of paying for aged people with dementia, suicide and euthanasia are continuing to gain respectability as a "choice". This from Bloomberg – Boomers Push Doctor-Assisted Dying in End-of-Life … Read more

NY Times on Thatcher: “transformed Britain more thoroughly than any other prime minister of the past half-century”

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A leader who transformed Britain by pushing the nation in new directions. Margaret Thatcher, who died of a stroke on Monday at age 87, transformed Britain more thoroughly than any other prime minister of the past half-century. She was a pathbreaker from the moment she took office in 1979 as Britain’s first, and so far … Read more

WSJ op ed: “The World-Changing Margaret Thatcher – Not since Catherine the Great has there been a woman of such consequence.”

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Paul Johnson the British historian – Margaret Thatcher had more impact on the world than any woman ruler since Catherine the Great of Russia. Not only did she turn around—decisively—the British economy in the 1980s, she also saw her methods copied in more than 50 countries. "Thatcherism" was the most popular and successful way of … Read more

Margaret Thatcher

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UPDATE: Brigid is watching the BBC coverage. A popular figure in Farandaville. I was living in Jamaica when she was first elected Prime Minister. I remember the consternation of my dedicated communist socialist Labor Party member friend Mick whose flat was next to mine. Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes saying: “Today is a truly … Read more