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Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

A Case of the Human Condition: It’s the Fourth of July!

July 4, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

It was the Fourth of July, and the Scottville, Michigan, Clown Band — famous in those parts — was struting its stuff. I got a seat right on the curb . . . .

What to Do With Those Ugly Snapdragons Now That They’re (Almost) Dead?

July 3, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Those ugly blood-red snapdragons are gone from our front yard. I pulled them out, and my rock garden is the better for it.

GodsBigBlog: Will Obama Meet with Muslims This Weekend?

June 30, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

The Islamic Society of North America will meet in D.C., over the Fourth of July weekend. Spekers include Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and noted Islam scholar Hamsa Yusuf. And possibly President Obama.

GodsBigBlog: Hindus in America

June 30, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Want to know more about Hinduism in America? Check out the Hindu American Foundation website — Obama’s Cairo oversight, America’s National Day of Prayer, Hindus and Jews meet.

A Case of the Human Condition: I Did It — I Offed Those Frightful Snapdragons

June 29, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 1 Comment

I yanked those ugly maroon snapdragons out by the roots. My front yard color scheme has been restored, and all is right with the world.

A Case of the Human Condition: I Want to Kill My Snapdragons

June 26, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 10 Comments

Maroon snapdragons growing in the yard of Barbara Falconer Newhall. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Those maroon snapdragons in my front yard are ugly. But they’re alive. Can I rip them out? Read more.

Book Openers: Barack Obama — How He Got So Smart

June 23, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

President Barack Obama at his desk, thinking. White House photo.

Barack Obama was a president who could think. His memoir, “Dreams from My Father,” explains how Obama got so smart. Read more.

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The Little Tug That Could — Cross an Ocean. Scott Newhall and the Eppleton Hall

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