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> THE GIRL SCOUTS in our area are attempting to collect 32 million plastic bags, that will be used to manufacture Trex composite lumber for the Leadership Center at Camp Sombrero. ~ link (.pdf)

> JUST A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE -- the US spent over $3 trillion hunting Osama bin Laden --

As we mark Osama bin Laden's death, what's striking is how much he cost our nation--and how little we've gained from our fight against him. ~ The Atlantic.

> WHY ARE people already working on the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial race? We haven't even had the 2012 presidential circus, yet. And the chances are that the political landscape will change so drastically by 2014 that every dollar spent now to jockey for standing will be a dollar wasted. ~ link

> "A RECORD number of students -- nearly 11,000 -- will graduate next week from Arizona State University." ~ link

> I BELIEVE that there will be 14 graduates from Pacific Islands University tomorrow -- including Ping Lei (Libby), who will receive the first master's degree ever granted by the school.  Libby is from mainland China.

> WE TALKED with our son Kent last night. And he says that where he is, today is "Parent's Day." Apparently Hallmark isn't so influential in South Korea. Happy Parent's Day!