By Les Proctor on July 27, 2011
On April 28, 2011, Betty Rea Proctor, 96, passed away every bit as gracefully as she lived. In loving memory of Betty Rea Proctor By Shirley Bynum Smith, Saint Louis, Missouri I. Of Betty Rea Proctor (199?) Woman of perspicacity and poetry. Keeper of lost art of letter writing, whose list of correspondents reaches far. Sender of postcards [...]
Posted in Causes, Inspiration, People | Tagged April Fools Day, Beloved Grandmother, living with purpose, Practical Joke
By Les Proctor on April 29, 2011
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and affection of children; to learn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a little bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, [...]
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By Les Proctor on September 16, 2009
Are we every going to move beyond demogoguery and ideological stalemate? Are our elected representatives ever going to be able to work together constructively to do the will of the American people? Is the United States a democracy “of the people [...]
Posted in Causes, Featured, Inspiration | Tagged civility, decorum, living with purpose, mercy, take our country back
By Les Proctor on September 11, 2009
On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called The Gettysburg Address a “monumental act.”
Posted in Causes, Featured, Inspiration | Tagged living with purpose, take our country back
By Les Proctor on July 15, 2009
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has set a challenge for this cause [...] and will fund 50% of any classroom project that prepares students in rural and high-poverty communities for college.
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By Les Proctor on January 15, 2009
By A.S.J. Tessimond This is not Love, perhaps, Love that lays down its life, That many waters cannot quench, Nor the floods drown, But something written in lighter ink, Said in a lower tone, something, perhaps, especially our own. A need, at times, to be together and talk, And then the finding we can walk [...]
Posted in Books, Causes, Inspiration | Tagged poetry
