Good evening, 919 Gang. A good rule for any news person:
When you have nothing to say, shut up.
P.O. Box 2239
Ramona, CA 92065
U.S.A.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Beautiful faces
Good evening, 919 Gang. Maybe this is a story about the
power of a newspaper or of the internet, or maybe it’s just a story that will
make you feel a bit better about the world tonight.
I don’t know the background, but there were five Kansas
children – brothers and sisters – who were up for adoption. Their ages range
from 3 to 12. The boys were in one foster home, the girls in another. It’s
tough to place five children into one adoptive home. The Kansas City Star did a
story about the kids which was read online by 7 million people. There were thousands
of offers to adopt the kids, even by people in Ireland and New Zealand. There
were so many inquiries the day after the story ran that the Adopt Kansas Kids
web site crashed. A Kansas couple with much experience as foster parents has adopted
them.
There really isn’t much more to the story, but I hope you
will follow this link because you simply have the see the faces on these kids.
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RAY HUARD writes:
Congrats
to Rob Hanley on his retirement from the Coast Guard. Many moons ago, Rob and I
had adjoining offices when the U-T's downtown bureau was in the Crabtree
Building. Yes, most of us had our own office or shared an office with one other
person. This was during the S&L crisis, and Rob was covering it and teasing
me about banking with Home Fed.
ROB HANLEY
writes:
Jack, I spent my
first day as a military retiree resisting the urge to call into the office to
make sure all is well. Tomorrow, I may swing by the Navy Exchange up the road
to see what's on special. A couple months of this and I'll be looking for a
real job. Having Walt [Baranger] at my retirement was a real treat. And, being
the well-traveled and well-read Walt, he made the party afterward more
interesting.
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DAVID FARMER writes:
I
was looking at an online menu, planning to order a food delivery. This item
caught my eye: "Sand Benedetto" bottled water. I reasoned that it must
be special, containing lots of fiber. Or maybe it's like apple cider, which you
can get either filtered or not. I like the unfiltered kind, but I don't fancy
my Italian bottled water that way.
Another case of mistaken identity constantly
nags me. I live at 858 S. Bedford St. in LA. My GPA speaks that address as "Saint Bedford." I doubt
that every "S" street in LA is beatified, as mine is. I find myself trying
to live up to a higher standard of behavior than I did when I lived on
unsanctified Curson St.
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MOLLY BOWMAN STYLES
writes:
Response to Michael Grant:
Thank you for your kind words, Michael. I have you and
Janie to thank for my connection to the 919 Gang.
Thanks a bunch, Jack!
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REBER: As the month ends, we wish Happy
Birthday May 31 to Barbara Moss.
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BOB ELLEDGE forwards:
P.O. Box 2239
Ramona, CA 92065
U.S.A.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Congrats, Rob
Good evening, 919 Gang. Look at the photos and tell me: Is
Rob Hanley happy to be retiring?
WALT BARANGER
writes:
Capt. Robert Hanley, USCGR (and former
Union business reporter), today retired from the Coast Guard after a touching
ceremony in Alexandria, Va.
He served nearly 30 years. Rob and I
joined the Coast Guard Reserves in San Diego on the same day and we both became
yeomen, but Rob stuck with it, rose to captain and was awarded the Legion of
Merit moments before retiring.
More than 100 witnesses saw Rob’s
departure from the public payroll. I pointed out to Rob that, as a demobilized
reservist, he is legally entitled to get his last civilian job back — a
reporter at the U-T! He didn’t seem too impressed with that option.
Nevertheless, Rob plans to spend part
of his retirement on an island near Sitka, Alaska. If you know of a newspaper
that needs a Sitka correspondent, please drop Rob a note.
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| Rob Hanley is second from left |
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| Look at all the glitter on Rob's chest |
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| Wife Vikki seems happy about the retirement, too. |
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| Walt Baranger, left, and Rob Hanley |
REBER: Rob, this is a great coincidence. The 919 Gang's Sitka bureau chief resigned last week. Said he was moving to Tahiti. We'd love to have you write for us from time to time. We can discuss salary later.
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GINA LUBRANO
writes:
Does anyone in the 919 Gang know if and when services will
be held for Cathy Clark?
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KENT FREELAND
writes:
Starbucks closed its facilities all over the nation today
to for training to deal with what it calls "unconscious bias." The
phrase was repeated numerous times on national TV news. Hmm. Seems to me an
unconscious person can't be doing anything -- including bias. Shouldn't it be
subconscious bias?
REBER: It sounds like corporate speak
to me. Why not just call it “bias?”
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MICHAEL GRANT writes:
Dave Feldman sent me a copy of his book, “Irreverent
Forever.” I am enjoying the stories, and not a GSP error in sight.
Also, Shawn Styles is not a 919er, but Molly Bowman-Styles is.
Molly, I was remembering the dinner Shawn fixed at Janie Davis’s house, as I
watched him grilling on the Monday news. The man is a chef.
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KENT FREELAND
writes: Jack, congratulations on your U.N. winnings! I'm agreeing to your offer
to share. My check is in the mail. No need to wait for it -- just go ahead and
forward the $1.25 million. If you can't trust the U.N. and the postal service,
you can't trust anyone. Right?
PHIL McMAHAN
writes:
Jack,
I'm so happy for you that someone at the UN has finally realized what a great
job you do as editor for the 919 epistle. As soon as I receive my massive tax
refund I will be happy to send you $255 to cover the shipping and handling of
all your money.
DON HARRISON
writes:
Jack-- I've received a letter from a Nigerian prince, who
probably will be happy to invest with you!
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BOB ELLEDGE forwards:
How horrible.
P.O. Box 2239
Ramona, CA 92065
U.S.A.
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