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I have articles saved, and so I'm posting 2 of them today!   Trying to get caught up!       I have such respect and appreciation of Larry Barkdull, the author of this article!  He had faith in me when in 1989, when he then owned Sonos Music, (later sold to Jackman Music) he analyzed and then published some simplfied music books I had written!  The Simplified Primary Song book is still published by them.  The others are out of print.     But I want to offer to any of you who are interested -- I have PDFs of about 80 hymns and 60 Primary songs, and Christmas hymns and songs which I have simplified, and will send free to anyone who would like them -- just write to:   paralee.eckman@gmail.com    and I will send you a Table of Contents in each book and be glad to send you copies you choose which you can print out at home. The Difficult Challenge of Enduring to the End By  Larry Barkdull  · November 28, 2022 Befor...

  I saved this over a month ago.  But it is timeless, and may help someone! Creating a Culture of Self-Reliance: Week Two By  Carolyn Nicolaysen  · September 7, 2021 Author’s Note: As I write this, I cannot access the internet and I have no way to watch TV. We are completely in the dark, so to speak, when it comes to communicating, except our HAM radio. This is a problem in our county and beyond and so far, no one can find the cause. The 911 system is not working. In 2015 this happened in California at least 11 times and the FBI feared it was terrorists testing our capability to repair the problem and get everything back up. Too many think these types of disruptions cannot happen, they can, and worse. I was criticized for writing about a pandemic in October of 2019. After all, medical science has advanced beyond that right? It happened. UPDATE: We learned through our HAM radio net the fiberoptic cables were cut near us and at least three counties are experiencing out...