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It was the best of times,
it was the worst of times...
- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Rev.
Hults
Ms.
Coyne
&
Behind the Times
Editorial
Michael Burgess
O f the m a n y in te re s tin g responses to o u r new est
brave new w o rld , one o f the m ore cog en t w as o ffe re d re c e n tly
Now & Then
by a h ig h sch o o l student in O regon. C o m m e n tin g o n the c iv ic
d u ty o f a ll A m e ric a n s to spend o u r w a y o u t o f fe a r and
depre ssion , the y o u n g m an observed to a rep orter: “ T h a t’ s n o t
p a trio tis m . T h a t’ s c a p ita lis m .”
H is w o rd s cam e to m in d a fe w n ig h ts la te r a t a
m e e tin g o f m y p o k e r s u p p o rt group. T h e ta lk had turne d to
WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTS
m a jo r lite ra ry fig u re s o f the tw e n tie th c e n tu ry. I t ’s tha t so rt o f
2001
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p o k e r gam e. John L e C a rrd m ade the sh o rt lis t and several o f
O u r b e lo v e d R everend
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us sna rle d a t his re le g a tio n , at the hands o f b o o k store cle rks
has sa fe ly a rriv e d in
n o v e ls ; a system o f c la s s ific a tio n w h ic h w o u ld , in o rd e r to be
are desperately tr y in g to
h o ld d o w n th e fo r t A ll
sh o u ld be sm oo th ed o u t b y n e xt m o n th , b u t a fte r m an y
attem p ts to re ce iv e B i l l y ’ s E d ito ria l w e have g iv e n up
co n siste n t, she lve L a w re n c e D u rre ll in the rom a nce section.
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M y frie n d the p o e t/s u rv e y o r w a xed w o n d e rfu lly in d ig n a n t.
“ L e C a rrd is the o n ly w r ite r in the E n g lis h language I see
W hat
fo llo w s is an e m a il sent to m e a fe w days a fte r o u r e d ito r-
d e a lin g w ith the co re issue o f the tim e s .” T h e d e a lin g stopped
ab roa d a rriv e d in A m s te rd a m
f o r a beat. ‘T h e consequences o f lo y a lty .”
T h a n k s f o r y o u r c o n tin u e d
In L e C a rrd ’ s w o rk , hum ans c o n fro n t the o fte n
su p p o rt and patience.
Y o u r p u blishe ress and ed itore ss in duress,
irre c o n c ila b le c o n flic t betw een ideal and re a lity ; betw een
A n g e la
a lle g ia n c e to an idea, a creed o r a co u n try , and a lle g ia n c e to
the liv in g tru th o f the p e op le w e lo ve. In L e C a rr€ ’s w o rld , the
h u m an fa c to r u n fa ilin g ly tru m p s the id e o lo g ic a l, the
A n Editor A broad
g e o p o litic s o f na tion s is reduced to a rutted , cratered fie ld
upon w h ic h is p la ye d o u t the fe ro c io u s ly lo ca l p o litic s o f the
heart. I t ’ s a w o rld in w h ic h the u n ifo rm s are to o m u d d ie d to
So, here I am in A m ste rd a m in a b a r tha t doesn't
serve n o r does i t a llo w the s m o k in g o f any substance b u t
te ll one team fro m a n o th e r and the triu m p h o f the s p irit, i f it
tobacco. I t seems to keep the to u ris ts o u t
com es, com es at u n im a g in a b le personal cost.
O u r n a tio n a l s p irit, i f such a th in g can be said to
I lo v e it. The
ba rte nd ers are s u rly and g o o d at w h a t the y d o
O n e o f the
re m in d s m e o f ( B i l l ’ s T a ve m b a rkee p) D a ve P arker, They
e x is t, has been s o re ly tested b y recent events. W e ’ ve been
have these green im a cs u p in the b a lc o n y so y o u can see m ost
dra gg ed, dazed and ou tra g e d , in to a re a lity w e im a g in e to be
o f the b a r fro m here I t is sm a ll, fo u r tables and m ayb e nin e
o f som eone e lse ’ s m a k in g . W h ere there was o rd er, there no w
sto o ls at th e b a r p lu s a dozen a lo n g the w a ll T h e ba throo m s
is m adness and chaos; w h e re there was c e rta in ty , som e w o u ld
are d o w n a fe w steps un d e r th e b a lc o n y T h e y p la y a lo t o f
say sm u g com p la ce n ce , there is now the f lu id illo g ic a lity o f a
m u s ic and n o t m u ch te ch n o o r rap, heavy on g u ita rs, Stones
n ig h tm a re . W h a t w e to o k f o r g ive n s have been strip p e d fro m
and a lo t o f s t u f f tha t is g o od b u t I'v e ne ver heard, and
us; s e c u rity , once a b irth rig h t, has becom e a g ro w th in d u stry.
o c c a s io n a lly the y even p la y ja z z
A d o o r has sla m m ed shut b e hind us. F lu n g w ith savage fo rce
Y e p I fo u n d m y bar B illy fin d s his p o w e r place in
A m s te rd a m N o w i f th e y ju s t d o n 't th ro w m e o u t f o r b e in g to o
fro m the garden o f o u r a rrogance, self-righte ousn ess and
ris in g to the ch a lle n g e
and a ll th a t th a t e n ta ils, and n o w w h e n the street is a liv e there
a e ria ls o f o u r S U V s , o r b e a tin g random im m ig ra n ts , o r
are m aybe, c o u n tin g m e and the bartenders, h a lf a dozen
re m in d in g the w o rld w e can s till k ic k serious b u tt a n y tim e we
p e op le in here. T h e lig h ts are lo w b u t fu n c tio n a l B e a st o f
w a n t to ; b u t b y fin d in g , each in o u r o w n w a y, a q u ie t place at
B u rd e n b y the Stones is p la y in g at a v o lu m e tha t doesn't h u rt,
the ce n te r and c o m in g c lo s e r to w h o and w hat w e lo ve . T h e
O n the b rig h t side, there are stro n g in d ic a tio n s w e ’ re
N o t b y f ly in g m in ia tu re fla g s fro m the
so yes, lif e is nice. I have been w o rk in g on m y sleep W e ll m y
best o f tim e s s m ilin g in the w o rs t o f tim es. So it a lw a ys goes.
b o d y has been te llin g m e to la y d o w n w h en y o u are tire d I
T ra g e d y is a great le ve le r. A s a lite ra ry' fo rm (b o m ,
to o k a fo u r h o u r nap th is a fte rn o o n
I th in k I'm g o in g to f i t
I in te rv ie w e d one o f the w o m e n w h o w o rk s the desk
"BIGGER the DOT
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STANDARD TIME
PU.nDES
BOLD TYPE
It's o v e r f o r th e C ubs, b u t M a r k G race w i ll g e t a
W o rld Series R in g and th a t is a g o od th in g
W a it ‘ t il
n e xt yea r! G o C u bb ies
im p o rta n t and w h a t’ s not. I t reorders, s w iftly and d e ftly , o u r
T he w o m a n
p rio ritie s . R e d u c in g life to sim p le st term s, trage dy reveals o u r
so v e ry k in d T h e b lo n d e had m ade the cra ck ab ou t m e n o t to
deepest lo y a ltie s and aw akens us n o t ju s t to w h o and w h a t w e
w o rry ab ou t b e in g carded T h e brunette, w h ose nam e I d o n 't
are b u t to w h o and w h a t w e w o u ld becom e. I t creates a
have, w a s even k in d e r in the m o rn in g , perhaps she understood
h u n g e r f o r w h a t tr u ly feeds us. It m akes us k n o w w h a t w e
p e op le and th a t is w h y she was so g o od at her jo b
m ust d o to m ake o u rse lve s w h o le .
She d id
ju s t sho w kindness to o ld m e I w a tch ed her, in sequence, deal
* Fine Lingerie
and ôleepw ear
W e ’ re said to be a t w ar. So be it. T h o se w h o stud y
w ith fo u r A s ia n k id s and six G erm ans and had them all
* C rab tree & Evelyn®
w a r kn o w that, b e hind the fla g s and dru m s and slogans, there
I w anted to ask her h o w m a n y languages
Bath. Body and
Home fragrance
rests an e n n o b lin g tru th : so ld ie rs fig h t and d ie , n o t f o r lo v e o f
she had M ik e said th a t y o u n e ve r feel d u m b e r than w hen yo u
c o u n try , o r to preserve a b e lie f system o r a g o ve rn m e n t o r a
d o n 't understand the language
life s ty le , b u t to p ro te ct th e ir frie n d s in the ne xt fo x h o le . In its
A s are a lo t o f th in g s he says,
th a t is true. H u m b lin g in a lo t o f w a ys and th a t is a lw a ys a
purest d is tilla tio n , lo y a lty b o ils d o w n to stan din g w ith those
g o o d th in g
I w a lk e d to the A n n e F ra n k house to d a y W e ll,
w h o arc, in th o u g h t, w o rd and deed, closest to us. P a trio tis m ,
239 N. Hemlock #4. Cannon Beach
(503) 436-0129
lik e p o litic s , is personal.
I w a lk e d w a y w a y past the A n n e F rank house and then back
W e ’ re said to be at w a r. So be it. I t w o u ld be un-
and then b y it and w e n t to a ca fé on the canal and had a latte,
A m e ric a n not to q u e stio n w h a t fla g w e ’ re be in g asked to ra lly
yes a latte, shut up
around. I t w o u ld , in fa ct, be treasonous not to. C e rta in ly ,
A n d I read the In te rn a tio n a l H e ra ld
T rib u n e , D o o n e sb u ry was fu n n y . B ush w a sn 't
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u n p le a sa n tly a p p ro p ria te lessons. T ra g e d y re m in d s us w h a t’s
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it is, the s w ifte s t horse that bears us to p e rfe c tio n , then tragedy
is an o ld teacher w h o d e liv e rs , at ju s t the rig h t m o m e n t,
w o m a n b u t I w as a ll business. I asked h e r ab ou t w o rk in g the re
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w ith the e ffe c ts o f a fa ile d d in n e r p a rty o r a bad h a ir d a y, but
w ith the h ig h d ra m a o f the m ig h ty b ro u g h t lo w . I f pain is, as
at the b u lld o g h o te l Y es, she w as a v e ry a ttra c tiv e b lon de
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A s B ette D a v is said o f g e ttin g o ld , i t ’ s no place fo r sissies.
hope f o r A ll th a t and im a cs to o O h m y.
I t is S aturday n ig h t and I'v e been to the B u lld o g C a fé
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un con cern, w e stand, m ore naked than in n o ce n t, on the
s lip p e ry edge o f a fu tu re w e can no lo n g e r pretend to pre dict.
w e ird T h e nam e o f the place is de H o o g te I have n o idea
w h a t th a t m eans B u t th is is a place m y im a g in a tio n fa ile d to
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w ith q u e stio n a b le cre d e n tia ls, to a w r ite r o f p o p u la r espionage
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m adm en w h o f ly a irp la n e s in to o ccu p ie d b u ild in g s , attack fiv e
th ro u g h a S aturday m a rke t and gave a c o u p le o f the b ig
h u n d re d -y e a r-o ld statues w ith w a r su rp lu s tanks and beat
s ilv e ris h c o in th in g s to a sax and a cco rd io n p la y e r
w o m e n to death fo r le a rn in g to read m ust, i f w e are to have a
O n m y w a y back to the hotel I w a lk e d b y the A n n e
O n t Itt ic i
B ürg ern
French Toa«t
c iv iliz a tio n at a ll, be m ade to stop. B u t then, so m ust the
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F ra n k house ag ain and there w as a 'queue' and I d id n 't w a n t to
m adm en w h o , fro m the c o m fo rt o f th e ir bo ard room s, decide
Fancafee»
jo in it I p la ye d Peter in the p la y in h ig h school and s illy as
th a t sounds it w as n ice to see w h e re he liv e d H e lo v e d A n n e
w h o in the w o rld w ill cat and w h o w i ll not, w hose fie ld s w ill
W e ll, b e fo re I c o u ld start c ry in g the sky d id it f o r m e T a lk
and w hose w ill not. W e m ust ask w hat fla g o u r c o u n try is
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ab ou t b e in g at ho m e in the w o rld , ra in happens ('R a in
fly m g .
be planted and w hose w i ll not, w h ose s u ffe n n g w ill be n o tice d
happens' is a b u m p e r s tic k e r th a t Pat's C o ffe e Pat has on her
earth. T h e piece concerned a m e e tin g o f the G ro u p o f Seven,
series in E u ro p e
the e c o n o m ic A - lis t o f the N e w W o r ld O rd e r; a g ro u p w h ic h ,
I'm sure it w o u ld o n ly be p o ssib le i f 1 w e nt
som ew here to be surro un ded w ith pe op le as strange as me
w ith the e xce p tio n o f Japan, con sists e n tire ly o f W estern
R ig h t n o w they are p la y in g a ve rs io n o f H e y Jo e tha t is la tin in
nations. T h e head lin e d e a lt w ith ta rg e tin g g lo b a l recession
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