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(A guest blog from Mr. Edward Goode, Chicago, Illinois) When my telephone rang at 5am or so Tuesday, December 3, I was surprised to hear the caller tell me that Lewis Goode was unresponsive. She was calling from the Bay

GARTH STRANGE HAS ANOTHER BLOG ON COUNT ONE, ETC. Today was beautiful here in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sunny and not too cold. Classes went well. I’ve done some writing of poems. I love my students, they are great. (I

Happy Advent from Bosnia and Herzegoviina!!  Last night, walking through downtown Mostar after taking the Bosnian language course exam (I was the last one to finish out of about 20 others – all 40 – 50 years younger than me!!),

BLOG FROM GARTH STRANGE: What happened to the first count?   It has been a mostly gray day here in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thanksgiving eve in the U.S. But something very interesting and important took place regarding this beautiful,

FROM GARTH STRANGE October 30, 2017   I have a few moments to write my blog this evening from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. I have a lot of mixed thoughts. Over a week ago I went with the poet and

This is Garth Strange, rubbing my eyes in the morning, a beautiful morning here in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. When I look out the window each morning, I am still surprised to see mountains out the window, they are beautiful

STRANGE, OR MAYBE IT’S JUST FICTION!   #2   Welcome back. Today, my friend, Garth Strange, stopped by my office on the campus of Dzemal Bijedic University here in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His computer was not working so he borrowed

STRANGE, OR MAYBE IT’S JUST FICTION!  #1   01/10/2017   Welcome to the first installment of my blog (where did that word come from??) from Bosnia and Herzegovina. My name is Garth Strange. I came here with two friends of

According to the United Nations, one-third of the Gazans killed are children. Some in the international community are beginning to admit that the Israeli military is committing genocide and infanticide.  Every day, and sometimes hourly, Israel commits horrific violations of

CNN’s star anchorman, Wolf Blitzer, recently asked Mark Regev, spokesman for Israeli PM Netanyahu, whether Israel planned to occupy Gaza for a long time. The question is shocking but not a surprise.  Neither the U.S. mainstream media nor the U.S.