Archive for June, 2008

Discovering my father in his love letters

Friday, June 13th, 2008

By BILL DUNCANThe View From Here
My father died during World War II as much a casualty of that war as those who died in battle. He was 59, and brooded nightly in the early 1940s as he listened to the dark, radio news reports of the war and considering his six sons, [...]

Book Review/In Grandpa’s Hands

Monday, June 9th, 2008

In Grandpa’s Hands: A Child’s Celebration of Family By Marlene E. Uhrik Illustrated by Barbara Cervone White Stage Press Hard cover $13.95 
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
In honor of Father’s Day this Sunday, June 15, the book review presentation today is a children’s book, but it surely [...]

Book Review/Storm Over Morocco

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Search for universal religion ends in imprisonment Storm Over Morocco Finding God in the Midst of Fanatics By Frank Romano World Audiences, Inc. publisher Paperback $17.99 
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
It took Frank Romano, a native Oregonian, 25 years to write [...]

Book Review/My Name as a Prayer

Monday, June 9th, 2008

An end-of-life memoir My Name as a Prayer A daughter and her mother find peace…just in time By Sheridan Hill Main Street Publishing Co. Paperback $14.99 
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
"My Name as a Prayer," is an intimate slice-of-life memoir about [...]

The government stole my ZIP code

Friday, June 6th, 2008

By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
I have a wonderful post lady named Verna. She is prompt. She is pleasant and she even delivers right to my front door when I get a box of books. I have absolutely no complaint about her service. She may be the true model of that [...]