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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Friday, September 30, 2005 VOL. IV Issue 9T A Few Words About Hurricane Rita by Barnabas J. Nemec of Houston, Texas Special to the Holabird Advocate Rita ??? Rita book!!! I'm just back behind a computer today. My electricity didn't even go off. I must say, Rita wasn't nearly as bad as it seemed it would be at one point. Magna Charta-Article the First 1. In the first place we have granted to God, and by this our present charter confirmed for us and our heirs forever that the English Church shall be free, and shall have her rights entire, and her liberties inviolate; and we will that it be thus observed; which is apparent from this that the freedom of elections, which is reckoned most important and very essential to the English Church, we, of our pure and unconstrained will, did grant, and did by our charter confirm and did obtain the ratification of the same from our lord, Pope Innocent III, before the quarrel arose between us and our barons: and this we will observe, and our will is that it be observed in good faith by our heirs forever. We have also granted to all freemen of our kingdom, for us and our heirs forever, all the underwritten liberties, to be had and held by them and their heirs, of us and our heirs forever. Publisher's Notes by Jerry Hinkle And so we come to the end of our 45th Issue. For 45 months the Holabird Advocate Newsblog has brought the world to Holabird and vice versa. Where has all the time gone? Barney Nemec's articles have been the highlight of this month. Of course, having a Holabird girl as Homecoming Queen wasn't so bad either. I published the first article of the Magna Charta because Bill Maher, formerly of "Politically Incorect", once said that our Constitution was based, not on the bible, but the Magna Charta. I actually read the Magna Charta and imagine my surprise when that document contained religious references too, right on the first article. There are several articles, and it is pretty dry reading (Oh the things I do for my Readers!). The Great Charter, as it's known in English, was printed in Latin. This translation was found by going to the Google engine on the Holabird Advocate Front Page and entering "magna charta". Feel free to do the same. On the national scale, we have a new Chief Justice. Of course, that has been a non-event. Had Bill Janklow been named, that would have got our attention. Katrina, Rita, and their respective aftermaths had Holabird glued to the TV as well. They are behind us. Now our friends in the south have to clean up the mess. Because of the devastation of the storms, I decided to donate our AdSense Revenue to the Salvation Army. So far we have had a total of 21 cents. Trouble is the website only takes dollars. Oh well, you Readers have until 2 am tomorrow to add to the total, so click early and click often. As it is, I'd be better off dropping 2 dimes and a penny in the kettle at the Pierre Mall next time I'm in the big city. The biggest disappointment is that, according to the poll, 40% of you Readers believe we come from monkeys. Maybe you do, but not me. Tops scientists say that we have 98% of our DNA in common with primates, but that 2% makes a big difference. I don't even like bananas. That's just me, of course. I don't really know for myself what Intelligent Design is. I'd say that I'm with the 13% group right now. I'll keep an open mind to it in the future anyway. Next month's poll is going to be a little different. I'm going to have you, the Readers, rate the Holabird Advocate using the Yahoo! Launchcast scale instead of the standard system I've been using. I may not like what I find. Still, I need to know it if I'm to keep the Newsblog up to the high standards that I have set up for the Holabird Advocate. That's all for this month, ya'll! See you in October
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