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An Inconvenient Four Months

In London at one of his final European concerts Leonard Cohen apologized to his audience for sky-high ticket prices that had caused financial inconvenience for many. With a nod to the memory of Canada’s gift to the world, I’m borrowing his phrase. Several have asked what specifically was the back-surgery Dr. Joshua Ammerman performed on July 17th.  It was bi-lateral lumbar 4-5 laminectomy. He judges the … Continue reading An Inconvenient Four Months

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Bare Bones Life for Estonian Pensioners

PARNU, ESTONIA. Enno Kuusmets is a sturdy Estonian who at age 77 has experienced tough times.  Enno Kuusmets at Parnu’s bus station  Born four years before the Soviets took over in 1940, his homeland in southeast Estonia was soon occupied by the invading Germans. His father was forced into the Wehrmacht. Enno remembers soldiers digging trenches in his yard as the Germans retreated from the … Continue reading Bare Bones Life for Estonian Pensioners

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