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About davidsberry

Local ex-councillor, tour guide and database designer. Keen on wildlife, history, boats and music. Retired in 2017.

Stemming the Mormon Conquest

Posted on November 7, 2012 by davidsberry

Yesterday was historic for a number of reasons: Obama secured a solid win that gives him a second term that many had written off; his ‘coat tails’ and Republican intransigence combined to sweep a number of senate seats into the … Continue reading →

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Reinventing Downtown

Posted on November 5, 2012 by davidsberry

One of the main malaise affecting towns across Scotland is the decline of the High Street and erosion of social cohesion that goes with it as the more affluent use their Chelsea Tractors to shop out of town while the … Continue reading →

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Tip for Today

Posted on November 4, 2012 by davidsberry
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Mitt Must Learn from His Daddy

Posted on November 4, 2012 by davidsberry

Almost half a century ago, in 1964, Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater spoke candidly about the possibility of nuclear warfare in Vietnam and of mining the harbors in Hanoi. The uproar was instantaneous, and the conservative Arizona senator struggled to … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor

Posted on November 2, 2012 by davidsberry

At last enjoying the sweet city living of San Francisco’s Noe Valley, I sauntered over to Martha’s Coffee Shop this afternoon to enjoy a leisurely latte in the sunshine outdoors but spluttered half of it all over the Washington Post … Continue reading →

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The Gloves Are Off

Posted on November 1, 2012 by davidsberry

It’s not yet six but I’m wide awake from the early J-Church street cars rumbling by outside. Yesterday went better than it might. Though it involved three flights, four time zones and eighteen hours of travel, on the plus side, … Continue reading →

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Terminal Condition

Posted on October 31, 2012 by davidsberry

Many are the praises that have been sung about traveling in America. Whether it’s the complex network of airlines that fly you hither and yon across that vast country or the Tera-acres of tarmac laid out in three-and four-lane ribboned … Continue reading →

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Stormbound

Posted on October 29, 2012 by davidsberry

I should have taken the hint from the sprinkling of rain that accompanied yesterday’s trip back to Philly from the golden fall colours of the upper Delaware. The rain has intensified on the back of a fierce Southeasterly that is … Continue reading →

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Ivy League Visit

Posted on October 28, 2012 by davidsberry

After the bustle of Philly and the freeway traffic piling onto two-lane country ‘pikes’ in South Jersey, I have escaped for the weekend to the fall-colour-blessed bliss of Princeton, barely an hour north on I-295. Still in New Jersey, this … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Freedom

Posted on October 27, 2012 by davidsberry

After just two days in Philly, I have rediscovered that joy of exploring a new city with the open-mouthed naivety of a stranger. Fifth in size among US cities, it is a place I had managed never to visit in … Continue reading →

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