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Url:http://www.venangoland.blogspot.com
Author(s):Peter Greene
Language:English
Tags:history, culture, education
Description:The small town perspective on life, love, politics, education, and culture.
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Popularity:86 Followers

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How the Church Lost Me
(News-Herald, December 3) In the last few decades, large numbers of Americans have dropped out of organized religion. I may know a bit about why, because I am one of them. I was raised in the churc...more
2009-12-04
Stuffing
(News-Herald, November 26) My daughter feels that I should write about stuffing, which she believes is the whole point of the turkey. Personally, I rather like turkey, though the combination of tu...more
2009-11-27
Heroes 2009
(News-Herald, November 19) Every year at this time, I ask you to honor one of your heroes. Not some big, grand hero that you know about from television news or a magazine, but someone who you know ...more
2009-11-20
The Dumbest Generation
(news-Herald, November 12) I recently finished Mark Bauerlein’s best-seller The Dumbest Generation. It’s one more interesting entry in the genre of cranky “kids these days” screeds, but a couple of...more
2009-11-13
Loved and Lost
(News-Herald, November 5) Is it better to have loved and lost? It’s cliché to call men commitmentphobic. There’s more to it than the picture of men as hungry buffet diners who won’t settle for just...more
2009-11-06
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For Monarch Park Fans
William Passauer has created the definitive Monarch Park website, and I recommend it to all fans of local history.As noted elsewhere on this blog, Monarch Park was a trolley destination park in Ven...more
2009-11-01
Nearly Scary
(News-Herald, October 29) It’s that time again. I don’t mean election time. This round of elections reeks of dullness. In Franklin most races were settled in primary season, except for the city cou...more
2009-10-30
PSSA, PVAAS and More Nifty Help from the State
(News-Herald, October 22) This week I was schooled by the state about more awesomeness that is Pennsylvania’s System of School Assessment (the PSSA tests). This latest big vat of coolaid was served...more
2009-10-22
More Bad Managers
(News-Herald, October 15) Show me a chronically bad employee, and I will show a big neon sign pointing toward a bad manager. Please note—nothing that I’m about to say removes one iota of responsibi...more
2009-10-16
What Do You Want
(News-Herald, October 8) It seems like the easiest thing in the world to know what you want. And yet the world is filled with people who aren’t certain, don’t know, can’t decide. Even when we tell ...more
2009-10-10

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