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Since 1970, more Americans have died of gun violence, including murders, suicides and accidents (1.4 million), than in all the wars in American history (1.3 million). ~ Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Opinion Columnist |
Author: Charles Dittmeier
Another Mystery Fruit
The changing seasons have brought another fruit to the streets of Phnom Penh, but I haven’t a clue what it is. It’s bright yellow like a lemon and about the same size but it’s more like a small apple.
Signs from MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
NRA = bloodshed |
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A Mixture of Cultures
Cambodia is a mix of cultures in some ways. Look at this street sign. First of all, the modern-type of highway sign for controlled access roads contrasts mightily with the chaos of Phnom Penh streets with their thousands of motorbikes, cars, food carts, bicycles, and pedestrians, each going his own way and doing his own thing. Then there is a mixture of languages on the sign: Khmer script and English language script. And beyond the Charles de Gaulle Blvd name, there is the French spelling of “Tchecoslovaquie” for Czechoslovakia. And then there is the KFC culture imposed over everything else. The Kingdom of Wonder….
Signs from MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
Mass murder is not a civil right! |
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Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday started off with a gathering of the English Catholic community and ended with a gathering of the Maryknoll Cambodia community.
Signs from MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
The only things hiding under desks should be boogers. |
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Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil
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If we have to go through standardized testing so should gun owners. |
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