Vivvo CMS 4.1 Observer News http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Observer News http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/files.php?file= http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/ Observations: Reflections on the living room wall http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4174-Observations_Reflections_on_the_living_room_wall.html Observations Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:12:00 +0000 In the early morning darkness, I could see the flashing lights of the police car parked outside my house reflecting on the walls of our Observations: Life: Part Two http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4168-Observations_Life_Part_Two.html Observations Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:53:00 +0000 The last day of my 40s was spent in a hospital room with my Mom. Recently out of surgery, she was only occasionally aware that Observations: Meet Zoe. She is one of us http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4159-Observations_Meet_Zoe_She_is_one_of_us.html Observations Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:23:00 +0000 American writer and newspaperman Finley Peter Dunne once famously said that newspapers have the ability to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Indeed, in The road to serendipity http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4133-The_road_to_serendipity.html Observations Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:31:00 +0000 Newspapers around the nation are struggling, but I think it has as much to do with how the newspapers are run than it does the Observations: About that wisdom thing... http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4123-observations_about_that_wisdom_thing.html Observations Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:26:00 +0000 “Don’t fear the years,” said one character in the movie. “Getting older makes you wise.” The faith of fear http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4114-The_faith_of_fear.html Observations Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:49:00 +0000 I’m tired of fear and I’m doubly tired of those who peddle fear. Observations: More than I calculated http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4102-observations_more_than_i_calculated.html Observations Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:56:00 +0000 Jean Spisak passed away last month and something good left this world with her. Jean worked at The Observer News for 30 years, the last Observations: Through your eyes http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4089-Observations_Through_your_eyes.html Observations Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:06:00 +0000 Christopher Hitchens passed away on December 15, 2011. Almost certainly, somewhere a self-proclaimed Christian celebrated. Hitchens, you see, was an unrepentant atheist. Autumn, education and chilling out http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4081-Autumn_education_and_chilling_out.html Observations Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:23:00 +0000 Can you feel it? Little by little, the oppressive, seemingly relentless sweaty grip of summer is giving way to autumn. An American dream http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/observations/4072-An_American_dream.html Observations Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:58:00 +0000 Most of us could literally and figuratively stick our fingers in our ears and say, “Nah, nah, nah, nah, I can’t hear you!” In theory, previous generations could have done that as well, but they probably would have starved to death. Observer News