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Ink-stained wretch and publisher pal Jim Hicks of the Buffalo (Wyo.) Bulletin says there’s a good reason why the ‘Ten Commandments’ doesn’t command a spot at the U.S. Capitol. With admonitions like ‘Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,’ and ‘Thou Shalt Not Steal,’ it creates a “hostile” work place for those who toil therein.

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The Friends of the Library are having a used book sale. (Get there early; better yet, join.)

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It’ll be Thursday, Friday Saturday (Oct. 29-31.) Membership has its benefits. Friends of the Library can shop the sale early – 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 29.

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Of books…….

Here’s a good one to warm up for the World Series. Arguably the greatest single game ever, Game Six of the 1975 World Series – the one highlight the TV guys show regularly with Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk coaxing a deep fly ball into a game-winning home run – is chronicled by Mark Frost. He also paints a vivid picture of the two teams, one of them, the 1975 Cincinnati Reds, is often considered one of the greatest ever as well. (My favorite: the ’61 Yankees.) Frost adds a lot of culture and time-frame history into this rich narrative. Some prose which lends itself to baseball is also in the book, like: “his fastball could be timed with a calendar.” It has the makings of a “classic” baseball book. Recommended.

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Quotable

“Of course, the Republicans still can’t believe President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. And the Democrats can’t believe that Sarah Palin wrote a book. So it’s even.”

—Jay Leno

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Another trip around the sun for Dr. Ted Dickinson, former surgeon, former Rotary president, community activist. Happy Birthday Greetings!

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Annually, there is a Dine Out Against Domestic Violence at local restaurants. This year, it’s Wednesday, Oct. 28, and there are four participating restaurants: Amelia’s, Home Town Café (Hotchkiss), Daveto’s (Delta), Camp Robber. These fine businesses are either donating a portion of that night’s receipts, or making one-time donations.

Proceeds will benefit the Tri-County Resources, a program dedicated to individuals experiencing domestic violence and/or sexual assault in Montrose, Ouray, or Delta Counties. Program components include intervention, counseling, transitional housing, education and other.

Info: Kaye Hotsenpiller, director, Hilltop. 252-7445; Becky Ela, Tri-County Resources, 874-4941.

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Daily Press tidings….

Some have noted the unique wrap around last Sunday’s Daily Press. It’s called a spadea. It was a first for the Daily Press and I don’t know of many community newspapers who have accomplished such. Big metros do it. It was about a big Jeans Westerner hunting/ammo program.

Credit general manager Tim Frates, pressroom foreman Denny Haulman and Jeans’ Mary Mathis for trying something different.

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Fifty-one years ago, a North Carolina mountain man was drafted into the Army. On the first day of basic training, the Army issued him a comb. Then that afternoon, they cut off all of his hair. The next day, the Army issued him a toothbrush. But that afternoon, the dentist pulled seven teeth.

On the third day, the Army issued him a jock strap. They’ve been looking for him since.

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just me wrote on Oct 23, 2009 11:34 AM:

" to noted: 2 of the restaurants ARE in Montrose--Amelias and Camp Robber. "




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noted wrote on Oct 22, 2009 9:08 AM:

" no dining out in Montrose against domestic violence, guess that has something to do with why its so prevalent here. "




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