by Maria Giusto

A LOST POINT OF VIEW
by Marie Villarreal

What can I possibly say to you all that everyone in our country and the world hasn't already said and done? And with all the words and the pictures presented to us from all sides, from all types of medias, we remain a grief stricken, unconsoled nation.

WHY GRIPE ABOUT ANYTHING
by Charlie "Chuck" Odessa

While griping about anything and everything is the American way of life, it seems to me, in view of the greatest tragedy that has ever befallen our country, that snipping n' gripping doesn't cut it any more.

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: MADNESS OR THE REAL THING?
by Martin "Marty" Crenshaw

Erika had long dark eyelashes that Madonna might have coveted and a toothpaste-ad smile covered her face. All of the boys in my kindergarten liked her, but I was truly smitten. It was my first encounter with love at first sight. At "circle time" in class I rushed across the room to jam my child-sized chair next to hers. Sometimes I rammed into a few other boys who were trying the same aggressive Indy 500 maneuver. I devised excuses to walk past her house, telling my friends it was a better route home.

BEAUTIFUL WOMEN'S MONTH
by Alcamo "Al" Passagento

Did you know that September is Beautiful Women Month? Well, it is. A friend of mine sent me a reminder and triggered me. What have I got to do with beautiful women, I asked myself? Well, everything. Being overweight or not usually reflects on the female form, according to magazines out there. Or had insensitive males sent out that aura and message? Well, here's one male who intends to celebrate beautiful women no what their size or appearance! My friend asked me to send a not e of celebration to only five beautiful women but I decided to send them to all of you!

DO AS WRITERS DO
by Marie Villarreal

To deal with the grief caused by the horrific attack on our country in New York, you can use the same craft a writer uses. There are many devices the bards utilize to help their characters resolve the diversities they face in life. Here are a few of them.

A PLEA FROM ONE OF OUR READERS
by Genviev Pannos

Those who wanted to get their views of our recent tragedy off their chests have deluged us with articles. Most of them, besides their sentiments being clearing projected, have the writer's form and a profound ability to communicate. Here is an excerpt of an especially enlightening, long letter I received from Dr. Tony Kern, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), Former Director of Military History, USAF Academy.

TAKING THE SCARE OUT OF AUTO REPAIR
by Mac Meguire

I decided to do some research on how you can best take measures to take care of your own and get a bigger bang out of your auto repair buck. Of course that leads us to our first concern.

 
by Jericho Van Orman

This will be an unusual article -- our editor gave us all assignments to write on the current events of the terror attack of September 11th as we saw it from our prospective.

A TIME TO REMEMBER THOSE DAYS
by Roy "Cliff" Evans

Tragedy always puts in a time warp. It is a time when we want to remember the innocent days of our lives. Do you remember those days?

MORE E-MAILS
by Ha3ry Giusto

On loading dice: Another of our anonymous readers asks, "How do I load dice?"

IT'LL WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
by Nathaniel "Nate" Yaekel

Actually air travel has never been the same for me since the Lockerbee blow-up. But, like most people, I gathered myself up and continued on. This time I can't seem to do that.

WHAT DO WE WANT IT TO BE?
by Garrison "Garry" Minstone

Sometime nearing the end of the Clinton Administration, there were editorials from every media flying around trying to answer the question, "Is the United States to be forced into becoming, along with our allies, a policing entity for the world."