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Here is a fascinating article about how immigrants transform urban areas, make them relatively prosperous, and then find themselves starved of clientele as the neighborhood gets mixed so that they are forced to move on and start over in a … Continue reading →

I’ve been having panic attacks lately. I wake up and my first thought is “Are we still here?” Those mornings, I guess I am hoping that the nightmare we are living is over. With the loss of so much of … Continue reading →

At last, the Smart car is here. Driving home the other day, I passed the exclusive Oregon dealer and stopped in for a test drive. The convertible is high on my list of desires. However, at a $29,000 tag is … Continue reading →

These people have the right idea.

This morning I had my semi-annual visit to the dentist, or rather, the dental hygienist. I dreaded the thought of that fingernail-on-chalkboard scraping sound against my teeth, all that jabbing with sharp instruments. But I can remember the day not … Continue reading →