Monthly Archives: October 2007

Bragging on Ben

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 27, 2007

Ben Paynter has a website at http://benpaynter.net. The page contains a portfolio of his freelance work, a brief biography and also includes links to a few of the award winning pieces he wrote as a reporter for Kansas City’s Pitch, a Village Voice Media property. The page is titled Ben Paynter | Writer, to distinguish [...]

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Dry rivers, dead grass…

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 27, 2007

I would have been here tonight to speak to you directly, but I felt that perhaps I could be of better use if I went to Wounded Knee to help forestall in whatever way I can the establishment of a peace which would be dishonorable as long as the rivers shall run and the grass [...]

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A word from the future

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 25, 2007

Everyone who writes into the internet late at night, at some point wonders: why am I doing this? What’s the point? If you wonder long enough, you either stop doing it or you keep going. I guess I’ll keep going. – Chris Locke Dean called me tonight about Rageboy’s latest posts. I was brewing a [...]

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No Telecom Immunity, a post in lieu of spam

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 25, 2007

This is a blog post in lieu of spam… rather than fill people’s email with my request, I’m asking you here to please go to the PFAW website and add your voice to those who refuse to let AT&T off the hook for their serious transgressions in the area of illegal wiretapping for the Bush [...]

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Denise Levertov’s Birthday

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 24, 2007

(thanx to mw for the link…) September 1961 by Denise Levertov This is the year the old ones, the old great ones leave us alone on the road. The road leads to the sea. We have the words in our pockets, obscure directions. The old ones have taken away the light of their presence, we [...]

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World Serious

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 24, 2007

[tags]sports, global warming, we got firez, we got floodz, bazeball been berry berry good to me[/tags]

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Sterling Insights on the San Diego Fires

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 23, 2007

I checked in with Joe Sterling last night after talking with Matthew about the fires. Here’s his response: Rita and I have made Eileen Clift’s house in the College area of San Diego our temporary bed and breakfast. We’re both tired but well. Dogs are with us. Horse is at a neighbor’s who has very [...]

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Chicago – October 27, 2007

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 22, 2007

Beth and me, we gotta go to Chicago Saturday. I hope you can find time this weekend to join us as we protest these awful wars.

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