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member name: Harry Covert
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August 02, 2008 09:43 AM EDT -- Timoth y Kaine, elected Virginia's governor three years ago, is being seriously considered by Democratic Senator Barack Obama as vice president. Governor Kaine would be a good choice. An Obama-Kaine . . . more
August 04, 2008 12:44 PM EDT -- Went to see Lyle Lovett, the marvelous musician, a few weeks ago at Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts. My wife Pat and I had perfect seats, Section H, numbers 40 and 41, Orchestra Section. Had . . . more
Day With The Colonel
by Harry Covert
views: 12 | rating: 10 | comments: 10
February 28, 2006 01:35 PM EST -- (NOTE: A humanitarian travesty is on-going in Darfur, Sudan.  Here's a piece regarding my time in Sudan.)    A FEW YEARS AGO I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF AN   . . . more
The Hunt and Peck Method
by Harry Covert
views: 98 | rating: 10 | comments: 23
August 05, 2008 11:46 AM EDT -- I learned how to type at about 10 years old and I did it on an old Underwood typewriter. What a machine. My father had bought it for $25, secondhand. He kept it on a rickety table in his little attic . . . more
September 26, 2006 09:28 AM EDT -- Bounty hunting is alive and well in Alexandria, Va.  And there's plenty of business to go around. I bring this up because of all the hoopla from Dog the Bounty Hunter's derring-do which has . . . more
April 06, 2006 04:58 PM EDT -- It's a dangerous precedent when someone in a position of authority physically attacks a policeman.  A few weeks ago an elegantly dressed young woman, a mortgage banker for a major firm, was . . . more
July 10, 2007 08:45 PM EDT -- It saddens me to hear about the recent murders and suicide of the professional wrestler Chris Benoit and his family.   How tragic.   For whatever reason, some are trying to make the case . . . more
August 19, 2008 08:19 PM EDT -- The Internet, satellites and television bring us instant news and events from around the world.  We're in a different age.  It is exciting.   It is a small world. . . . more
Virginia's Third Senator
by Harry Covert
views: 63 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
August 01, 2008 11:31 AM EDT -- I'm s ure sorry Senator Jesse Helms died. That was inevitable, but I'm glad it was on July 4. To me his Heavenly ascent elevates him to the near godly stature of the great Thomas Jefferson, who . . . more
April 02, 2006 08:17 AM EDT -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- I don't think many people charged with capital crimes have dared a judge or jury to execute them. Zacarias Moussaoui is an exception.  He wants to be a martyr.  He's . . . more
April 08, 2006 10:45 AM EDT -- A FEW YEARS AGO, TALKING with a southern newspaper friend of mine, I asked how he kept a happy attitude, just what kept him smiling.  I was aware of the considerable family problems he had encountered . . . more
 
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