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December 27, 2004

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Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    Is it good to set goals?

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Explaining New Year's resolutions

Political Footnotes by Stuart James  What is a conservative?

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird.   The presence of a ring

Naman Crowe    First kiss

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Missionaries of democracy

Poet's Corner   Swamp Love by Naman Crowe

 

December 20, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    It's all about your mercy bus

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Engineers don't dance

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird.   Trite or treat

Naman Crowe    Ol' Dry Fry

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Measuring by Christmases

Poet's Corner   Painters by Naman Crowe

 

December 13, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    Loving the least

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Dreaming of a healthy Christmas

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird.   Soul mate searching

Naman Crowe    Cornbread and buttermilk

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Living forever

Poet's Corner   The song of the free bird by Naman Crowe

 

December 6, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    It's the beauty, stupid

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Finding the perfect tree

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird.   Happy birthday, baby

The American Age By Mike Mahn   The death of truth and freedom

Naman Crowe    The American way

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   The candidate

Poet's Corner   The Great Tabulation By Naman Crowe

 

November 29, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal     The strength in tenderness

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Technology gives us less time

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird.   No place like these homes

The American Age By Mike Mahn   The death of truth and freedom

Naman Crowe    The golden locket

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    President Clinton--Hillary, that is

Poet's Corner   Melody's Burial By Naman Crowe

 

November 22, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    Yum and yuck

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   We humans are blameless

Stuart James' Political Notes  It's the morality, stupid

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird.    Not so bright ideas

Naman Crowe  A life of idleness

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   The decline and fall of the American empire

Poet's Corner   The sound of silence

Comment by Ron Padel  Government has no need to shut down illegal aliens

 

November 15, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    Fear of making mistakes

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Separating Thanksgiving and Christmas

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird.    Not so bright ideas

The American Age by Mike Mahn    Democrat dunces

Naman Crowe  Common wisdom

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   The man who knows God

Poet's Corner Happy Shoes by Naman Crowe

Iraqi Notes   Wants to correspond with troops in Iraq

 

November 8, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    Shaping the inner consciousness

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Framing the memories

Danny McBride  Mandate Men Date Mend Hate

Political Footnotes by Stuart James   Political capital or opportunity

The American Age by Mike Mahn   Democrat descent into insanity

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   A free meal for immigrants

Comment from a reader  George Bush--his truth keeps marching on

 

November 1, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    Good morning earthen vessel

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Hyper?  Not Kimra

Danny McBride  Yassir, Osama: YO  Osama, Yassir: OY!

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Joe Torre for president

Political Footnotes by Stuart James   Politicizing tort reform

The American Age by Mike Mahn  Doing it the old fashioned way?

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   (A repeat)  Donald Duck for President

Comment from a reader  God's six days

 

October 25, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    Lighten your load

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   With no place to go

Danny McBride  Poles clothes late

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Joe Torre for president

Political Footnotes by Stuart James   Kerry and Cheney agree on the gay issue

The American Age by Mike Mahn  What kind of America?

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   When idols fall

Comment by Pete Chaney  The neglect of the American military

 

October 17, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    Make yourself yours

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Not a fan of housekeeping

Danny McBride  The little wooden boy

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Researching the library

Political Footnotes by Stuart James   Kerry and Cheney agree on the gay issue

The American Age by Mike Mahn  What kind of America?

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Voting for the lesser of evils

Comment by Louise Hammerl  Tired of recession claim

 

October 10, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    The greatness is the goodness

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets  Next time a marriage for money

Danny McBride  The little wooden boy

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird    Procrastii-Nation

Political Footnotes by Stuart James    No weapons

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Liberty attacked--again

 

October 3, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal    To remember is to understand

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Tennis, anyone?

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Not sold separately

Political Footnotes by Stuart James    Who won the debate?  The Republican view

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Gremlins love computers

 

September 27, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal   The right love mixture

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Tennis, anyone?

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird    Meet Dee Purchaser

Political Footnotes by Stuart James   The great divide

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   The legacy of Alfred Kallenbach

 

September 20, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal   How sweet it is

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Eat your vegetables

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird    Blessed is the rebel

Danny McBride   Rather silly

Political Footnotes by Stuart James   The quagmire

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Where are you, Uncle Walter?

Comment  Term limits a no winner, by Pete Chaney

 

September 13, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal   How your spirit fixes things

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Being a Girl Scout leader

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Put in our place

Danny McBride   Zany Cheney's Insaney Explainy

Political Footnotes by Stuart James  W., the deficit president

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Does anybody speak English?

Comment by Louise Hammerl  George W. Bush should watch "Passion of Christ"

Comment by Pete Chaney  Greenspan should look at government fat

 

September 11, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal   Unlabel thyself

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Not one of them

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Conventional clones

Danny McBride   PAC,  Man

Political Footnotes by Stuart James  W., the deficit president

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   All quiet on the Iraqi front

 

August 30, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal   The world needs you alive

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Not one of them

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Driving lessons

Danny McBride   PAC,  Man

Political Footnotes by Stuart James  Reelect W?

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   A steamroller called Wal-Mart

 

August 23, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal   A perspective of pain

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Help from the boys

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   It's all a blur

Danny McBride   Not too swift

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Sen. Dole, be an American first

 

August 16, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal   Living from the yolk

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Blame it on the cable guy

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Voice versus man

Danny McBride   Burly words

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   The music snob

 

August 9, 2004

Dalton Roberts Sunday Journal   Affirm one another

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Children in the band

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Divided we stand

Danny McBride     Dem Dare

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Donkeys and elephants in the cornfield

 

August 2, 2004

Dalton Roberts     You've got to let them fall down

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    People watching is best

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird    I love a man in pinstripes!

Danny McBride     Dem Dare

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd     World's highest paying job

 

July 26, 2004

Dalton Roberts     Authenticity by mail

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Defense of ice cream

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird    Takes more than practice

Danny McBride     Commish Mash

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd     9/11 Commission missed the point

 

July 18 2004

Dalton Roberts    Making people feel good

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets    Mother of teenage drivers

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird    Stand up and deliver

Danny McBride     Mock the vote

Stuart James  Remembering Ronald Reagan

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd     Color me black

Harim Harari  A contributed comment

 

June 28, 2004

Dalton Roberts    Creating energy fields

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   A whisker in church

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Learn, live and refrain from lecturing

Danny McBride   Moanin' in America

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Mission accomplished?

The USS Archerfish    Biography of a submarine

 

June 21, 2004

Dalton Roberts    Jesus the Writer

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Yearning for California

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Just another bedroom

Danny McBride   Moanin' in America

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Life and death of a phobia

Looking for a military pen pal

 

June 7, 2004

Dalton Roberts    Missing a tree

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   The week of recovery

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Bringing God apples

Danny McBride  D-Mock-Cracy Day

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Donald Duck for President

 

May 24, 2004

Dalton Roberts      Microscopes and telescopes

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Haunted by the feet

Danny McBride    Foxes and hounds

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Soul mate searching

The American Age by Mike Mahn  Searching for light

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   The boss gets the credit or blame

 

May 17, 2004

Dalton Roberts      Buford's Wife: Sucker or Savior?

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Kimra's first bike race

Danny McBride    The Un-Cheney My Heart

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird   Losing time

Stuart James' Political Footnotes  Quagmire

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   Paying your dues

Comment By John Raines  Democrats Abroad: the 2004 campaign.

 

May 11, 2004

Dalton Roberts      Whose script are you reading?

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Kimra on stage

Danny McBride   The ten percent solution

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird  It's not for me to solve

The American Age by Mike Mahn    The hunt for My Lai

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    No excuse, sir  (That's all a soldier can say)

Comment  Korean War history information sought

Comment  Cuban Committee for Democracy news release

 

May 4, 2004

Dalton Roberts      Tithing time and talents

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Praying for money

Danny McBride  Aloha oy!

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird  Enjoy the warmup time

Stuart James  George W. Bush: Mission Accomplished

The American Age by Mike Mahn   The Unfinished Business Part III

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Three years without nicotine--kinda

Comment  Information needed from Korean War veterans

 

April 25, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal    Get rid of it

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Funny if it happens to someone else

Danny McBride is on vacation.

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird  The dress for success

The American Age by Mike Mahn   The Unfinished Business Part III

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd   The United States of Halliburton

 

April 18, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal   Judgmentalism unmasked

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Talking about Kimra's heels

Danny McBride is on vacation.

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird  If given the chance

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Freud is watching you walk

 

April 11, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal   Roll away the stones

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   A big mouth causes problems

Danny McBride's Column    Tooth or consequences (This is a repeat column while Danny is on vacation.)

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird  The truth about sincerity

Stuart James   Where no man has gone before . . . 

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Where are you, Harry Truman?

 

April 4, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal     Licking the honey off the knife

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Kimra learns house cleaning at the doctor's office

Danny McBride's Column    Tooth or consequences

Stuart James  And the award goes to . . . 

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird  Wise up and shape up

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    They only execute poor people

 

March 22, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal     Carrying God to Church

Kimra Traynor Herb Side Streets   Swimming leaves Kimra cold

Danny McBride's Column    Tooth or Consequences

Lisa's Lair by Lisa Laird  Maintaining friends

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Lucky to be in the newspaper business

 

March 15, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal     The Flirt's Reward

Kimra Traynor Herb     Wearing a sign saying "sucker"

Danny McBride    K-O, K-Mart, K-Martha

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd     The cult of Ayn Rand

Paul Von Ward  Gods, Genes and Consciousness

 

March 7, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal    Beautiful Losers

Kimra Traynor Herb     The harshest reality

Danny McBride   The cash-in on the Christ

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Zell Miller and Janet Jackson

 

February 23, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal    Brother Godbubble

Kimra Traynor Herb    California is a heady experience

Danny McBride   The sludge report

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Veterans come last

 

February 15, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal    Which day isn't holy?

Kimra Traynor Herb    Joining a health club

Danny McBride   War in pieces

Stuart James    Out in the cold

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Bigotry is bigotry

 

February 2, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal    Three truths of living

Kimra Traynor Herb    Hooked on bands

Danny McBride   Seven and seven

Stuart James    Six gun Vincent

Mike Mahn    The rattlesnake doctrine

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Soap got in my eyes

 

January 26, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal    Comfortable with not knowing

Kimra Traynor Herb    A ball cap in the bath tub

Danny McBride  I A-Wish Iowa's in the Land of Cottom

Stuart James    Six gun Vincent

Mike Mahn    The rattlesnake doctrine

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    The President's ghostwriter

 

January 19, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal    Vampire relationships

Kimra Traynor Herb    You can be too healthy

Danny McBride  Moon pie in the sky

Stuart James    Separation of church and state

Mike Mahn  Unfinished business, II

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Does anybody speak English?

 

January 5, 2004

Dalton Roberts' Sunday Journal    The untaken shots

Kimra Traynor Herb    A little R and R for mom

Danny McBride  O, Ridge 'n' All Sin

Stuart James    A contract with Tennessee

Mike Mahn  Unfinished business

Pete Chaney's Voice in the Crowd    Call it Potomac Fever