The two ladies would have been 80 years old or close in October, 2026. Dennis Feighny tells us about his sister, Julie Feighny Wilkinson. The Enid News and Eagle gave us Roseann O’Rourke Barnes’ obituary. See you in October, Ed Julia Feighny Wilkinson was the eldest of seven children born to Dr. Robert and Helen Glynn Feighny. As…
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The Danube Is Drying Up – Ed O’Rourke
Water levels are low. This is a report from France shown with subtitles in English. This report is two minutes long. Danube : le plus long fleuve d’Europe à sec｜TF1 INFO The largest river in Europe is drying up. Sincerely, Ed Attachments area Preview YouTube video Danube : le plus long fleuve d’Europe à sec｜TF1 INFOPreview…
Offering an Odyssey Su mmary and a Story about Johnny Gibbons Who Read the Iliad and the Odyssey in the Original Greek – Ed O’Rourke
The movie is a sensation. There are many commentaries in the New York Times, YouTube, and everywhere else. Terry found a summary narrative that helped people like me who knew just about nothing about the story. The ENTIRE Story of The Odyssey Explained Years ago when I was visiting Edina, Tommy Brown told me about Johnny…
COMMON DREAMS POPE LEO – Ed
COMMON DREAMS POPE LEOSubmission + O’Rourke, Jr + Ask Pope Leo to Writean Encyclical Dedicated to War Abolition Ask Pope Leo to Write an Encyclical Dedicated to WarAbolitionNoble thoughts not requiring actions are harmless.Pope Leo needs to tell everybody what to do.Pope Leo in several speeches has asked the world toabolish war but has given…
Fw: Two Poems for Our 250th
See the latest poems from Joe Zarantanello. Sincerely, Ed —– Forwarded Message —– From: looseleafhollow@gmail.com <joe@looseleafhollow.ccsend.com> To: “eorourkejr@yahoo.com” <eorourkejr@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2026 at 09:43:33 AM GMT-5 Subject: Two Poems for Our 250th Loose Leaf Hollow Release, Relax & Rest in this Space for GraceMONDAY MORNING MUSING TWO POEMS FOR OUR 250THFACING THE PROBLEM “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but…
The World Cup Is an Especially Big Deal in Colombia – Ed O’Rourke
Mary Rose and Jimmy Glynn sent us their observations about last night’s game. The World Cup competition comes at the right time to cool the political temperate here. The electoral turned away from moderate presidential candidates to choose between two political extremists in a bitterly divided country. In Colombia, you need to get 50% to…
Ask Pope Leo to Write an Encyclical Dedicated to War Abolition
Pope Leo in several speeches has asked to world to abolish war but has given no specifics. What every parent learns fast that to get results, your orders must be concise and clear. Please make this recommendation to Pope Leo. Pope Leo’s final product will probably include: 1) Starting a Second Marshall Plan that will end…
Want to Send a Message to the Nobel Prize Committee – Ed
When I send them a message, they say I am blocked. Since you know more about computer blocks than I do, I want to ask you to send them a message. I want to ask them to send a message to Pope Leo requesting that he write an encyclical asking for specific actions on war…
350 Thousand Haitians Are About to Be Deported but You Can Stop This Brutal Process – Ed O’Rourke
I got word from Joseph Zarantanello that 350,000 are about to get deported. Joe and I were teachers at St. Thomas High School in the early 1970s. He has been helping people in Haiti for many years. This is the message that I received: 350 Thousand Haitians who are living in the U.S. are about to…
Both Major Political Parties Are Stagnant – Ed O’Rourk
Democrats do not have a convicted criminal as a standard bearer but there is little imagination in dealing with global warming, poverty, 13,000 nuclear weapons in the world and a bloated Pentagon budget equal to the next 10 countries in line. The One Percent can fight environmental regulation and any reform. See the story from…