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Do You Know What Congress Is Doing?

Sept 1-Sept 30. 2017

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Do You Know What Congress is Doing?

Janice Hermsen...…..1 Mars IS the Kind of Place to Raise Your Kids Brian T. Shirley…......3 Out Back Nevada Richard G. Pugh..…..4 A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller, Jr. John Loranger….......5 Schedule of America Matters Radio Shows Airing Weekly Eddie Floyd……..….6 LeRue Press Presents.....7 con nues to be to inform, not persuade.

Do you know what Congress is Destination to Inspire We take pride in presen ng bill data doing? It’s not a sarcas c ques on, despite Mike Aloia…….….…...9 without poli cal bias because we believe the low approval ra ngs Congress has.

With the prevalence of “fake news”, that there has been and con nues to be a LeRue Press‐New and desire among Americans to get the facts of where does a person go to find accurate Used Books…………..10 legisla on and make up their own minds informa on about what is happening in our Take the Quiz: You May about it. We believe that is cri cal to a government?

Know More Than You healthy democracy.”

One answer is to go to the source.

Think!.......................10 The site summarizes the week’s But going directly to the government House You Can Make A of Representa ves and Senate websites can ac vity in Congress and provides direct links Difference: Help Kids to the bills in ques on. In addi on, the be a li le overwhelming if you don’t know Read and Succeed …..11 representa ve sponsoring the bill is what you are trying find. provided. The site is informa ve and

We recently found a website that You have two ears provides addi onal links to resources along summarizes the ac vi es of Congress on a and one mouth. with an editorial page. weekly basis. The website, www.the Follow that ratio.

Another source is weekincongress.com is run by publisher, Listen more, talk less. www.govtrack.com. You can quickly find Robert McElroy.

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Brian T. Shirley

Just in me for the new school year, here's an ar cle on those lovely li le creatures we call "children". This, of course, is fic on. Or is it?

As an entertainer and WEB TV Series creator, I did an interview with a gentleman to find out about an interes ng theory he had. Sir Elton John once sang that "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids".

Well, according to Assistant Principal Gib Gerbner, Captain Fantas c got it wrong.

Gerbner said, “I thought a lot about the song "Rocket Man" over the years and I asked myself , Why? Why can't they raise kids on Mars?” Mr. Gerbner started to get a li le emo onal, then con nued. "A er doing a lot of research and praying, I'm believe Mars would be the perfect place for children to be schooled. For one thing, they would be very far from Earth. And the bonuses don't stop there." says Gerbner.

He and his wife of 37 years, who is a re red school teacher, have no children of their own, but have been looking at the Mars situa on for many years.

"Children would learn at an advanced rate there as the Mar an environment would actually make them smarter. There would be no cell phones, TV or Internet on Mars, so all they would be able to do is to learn," explained the drooling Assistant Principal, who will be re ring a er this school year, he hopes.

"No one wants to be an Assistant Principal anymore, so they keep begging me to stay on. I do it for the...children? Yes, that's it." Gib said as he stared out at his front yard hopefully. "Think of how exci ng it would be for them! They would catch all kinds of interes ng new

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Mars IS the Kind of Place to Raise Your Kids diseases. Perhaps sores on their arms that grow mouths and talk to them. Or maybe a cold that produces blue mucus. I get chills just thinking about it." Gib wiped the sweat from his forehead and con nued.

"You can't sag your spacesuit on Mars! You'd be headed for a cosmic funeral," Gib said in a very serious tone. " Here's a scenario a lot of parents run into these days. Let's say you have a daughter beginning to date. Now here comes her perspec ve suitor to your door with his pants waist down around his thighs, a ta oo of a misspelled word on his neck and a nail running straight through his nose. All you can think to yourself is, 'If this kid can't operate a belt and a pair of pants, he's going to have a real problem figuring out how to use a condom.' However!! If my program were in place, you could slam the door in his face, turn to your daughter and say 'You're going to Mars!!!'"

Gib clapped his hands and laughed gleefully.

"Now I realize that this could happen on Mars as well. But if your daughter did get pregnant on Mars, when she returns with the child, you tell her that she's not raising a Mar an baby in your house. What's she going to do call you a 'Mar an‐a‐phobe'?"

Gib laughed again, then got serious. "I'm joking, of course. That would be your grandbaby, but a er 5 years or so, guess what? Time for that Mars kindergarten, oh yeah!"

Gib raised his fist in victory.

" Yes, I'm afraid Elton dropped the ball on this one.

Well, I'm off to prove that Saturday night is NOT alright for figh ng. I'm thinking Thursday a ernoon is the way to go.

Later Honky Cat!!" said Mr. Gerbner as he walked out of his house and locked me and my film crew inside.

Brian T. Shirely has toured the USA, Canada, The Bahamas and Japan for 25 years. He combines menology, character driven material, story telling and improvisa on to form a well‐honed show. He speaks of growing up poor, divorce, rela onships, the military, crazy money making schemes and much, much more.

He has worked well known comedy clubs, country clubs, resorts, cruise ships, special events, military installa ons and private events! Check out some of his upcoming shows, promo videos, videos from his webs series and other projects at www.briantshirley.com.

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Richard G. Pugh

Every summer since moving to Reno in 1973 I have enjoyed joining my friends in our “Pure‐in‐Heart Bow Hunt Club”. Usually there are a couple of doctors, den sts, a lawyer, and a few other ‘hunters’: our success rate is unblemished. In all those years we have never harmed a deer or other living cri er! And, and yes, deer tags from the Dept. of Wildlife are in hand…….that is when we are lucky in the annual draws.

That lack of success has never meant we don’t try …for example we bring plenty of deer bags, have always prac ced our archery skills, sharpened our arrows, and have accumulated numerous recipes for cooking up a mess of deer liver! But, alas, we have never had the excitement and enjoyment of such a dish. However, we all have valued very good company, the shop‐worn stories, and outrageous jokes! One of our greatest hunters of long standing is encouraged to recite the epic poem “The Crema on of Sam McGee” by Robert Service, a cherished camp tradi on. His recita on is not always flawless a er a few drinks of a delicious beverage I’ll men on later.

We have enjoyed hiking in some beau ful country and have seen deer…frequently lots of ‘em… but those have always been the female variety….harming one of those beau es has always been ’verboten’ during all 43 years of “bucks only’ hiking/hun ng.

In early September, the aspens are beginning to change colors and the evenings are ge ng to be right nippy. Later the coyotes sing their mournful chorus reminding us we are guests in THEIR home.

The nippiness is rarely felt around a blazing campfire and the enjoyment of several drinks of “Who Shot John?” the delicious beverage men oned earlier.

Out Back Nevada

A er forty‐three years of venturing out in the wilds of the Silver State, a toll is being taken on our inveterate hunters. The long hikes are ge ng shorter, and the complaints of sore hips, knees, and shoulders are becoming more frequent.

Ge ng up at the ‘crack of eight’ in the morning is, sadly, becoming the norm. However, our hiking with hopes of scaring up a deer is s ll far be er than si ng up in a tree stand and wai ng for hours and hours for unsuspec ng bucks to pass underneath only to feel the steel of our razor point arrows. Please tell me, where’s the sport in that?

I will con nue to do this hun ng, eh, hiking, as long as I am able. It is the highlight of my Nevada year. Maybe next year, one of us will actually kill a deer and, please, not a road kill either, but sadly that will end of our Nevada Adventure.

A er coming to Reno from Charleston, S.C. in 1973 to accept the posi on of CEO of the Nevada State Medical Associa on and serving as Director of Physician Rela ons at Washoe Medical Center for two years, Pugh re red in 1990.

Later he helped establish Health Access Washoe County (HAWC) and served as Board Member and President for several years.

He has served as Adjunct Clinical Instructor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and authored four books through the History of Medicine Program there.

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John Loranger

This work of fic on, like Salinger’s “For Esme—with Love and Squalor”, is rooted in the devasta on of World War II. The author, Walter M. Miller, was an American airman who par cipated in the ba le of Cassino in Italy, where the Germans had set up defenses in and around a famous abbey. The abbey itself, founded by St. Benedict in the 500s A.D., was finally bombarded by the Allies in 1944. Such destruc on impressed—and trauma zed—Miller, and the eventual result was A Can cle for Leibowitz.

Published in 1959, it is a science‐fic on classic.

The story opens around the year 2600, some six hundred years a er a twen eth‐century nuclear holocaust. A young monk named Brother Francis, while enduring a solitary Lenten penance in the desert, discovers a number of items in the rubble of a fallout shelter. The items include handwri en notes, a grocery list and a blueprint of some sort. Such things are considered sacred by the monks of Brother Francis’s monastery, who belong to an order devoted to the preserva on of ancient wri ngs and ancient knowledge.

These items in par cular are treasured because they may have belonged to a twen eth‐century martyr named Isaac

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller, Jr.

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Edward Leibowitz. Although the monks preserve the material faithfully and me culously, centuries will pass before another Galileo or Einstein is able to decipher the meaning of these “sacred relics”.

This first part of a three‐part novel takes place in terrain that used to be the western United States, but the society and culture that’s portrayed evokes Western Europe a er the fall of the Roman Empire.

Part 2 is set during a Renaissance‐like period and Part 3 resembles our own technologically advanced age.

The novel’s central theme concerns the pa erns of history: the rise and fall of civiliza ons and rebirth from the ashes. But equally important is a theme concerning the perpetual conflict between the values and beliefs of religion and those of secularism.

The novel’s historical perspec ve conveys a sense of the transitory nature of human society and is as applicable to the present age as to any other. One is reminded of the famous scene at the end of the 1968 version of “Planet of the Apes”, when Charlton Heston encounters the Statue of Liberty and damns humankind for its wanton self‐destruc veness. But the effect in Miller’s novel is, for

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Eddie Floyd

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LeRue Press Presents Craps & the Showgirl by Barbara Riiff Davis Released in August, 2017

Author, Barbara Riiff Davis went from wearing braces on her legs as a child to performing on the stage as a showgirl during the me when walking was an art for which you were paid. She paints a picture of what it was like before electronics ruled the gaming industry. It was a simpler me, but there were some rocky roads.

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WHEN YOU BELIEVE: THE STORY OF FLOYD SNEED Classic Drummer Hall of Fame and Pop Music Hall of Fame inductee (Three Dog Night), Floyd Sneed tells his story in his book When You Believe. It is a wi y, entertaining and insigh ul book full of stories told by original Three Dog Night drummer, Floyd Sneed, with perspec ves from people who know him. A look at life in the 60s and 70s from one of the first black drummers in an all white band. How he took his crea vity to another level with his own personal imagery that is joyful and inspired by his sense of humor. Published by LeRue Press, LLC.

From drumsticks to paintbrushes

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That being said, there are a number of baffling elements, especially the figure of Rachel (who shows up in Part 3). I understand that she signifies some sort of new Eve or Virgin Mary, but the implica ons of that within the novel’s context leave me mys fied. However, if she is a baffling character, she is also very fascina ng and I’m glad that she was included.

Another mysterious figure is that of a certain immortal wanderer who is present off and on throughout the novel. The reader may gather that this character is none other than Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead. But, Continued from page 1 again, though I liked this character very much, I was le wondering what his presence ul mately meant. I have some if you already know what you are looking to find. You can theories but I will not explore them here. It is best for the even be no fied every me a law is enacted! reader to experience this impressive, thought‐provoking

Of course, if you don’t want to go to a third‐party novel on his or her own, and to ponder these ques ons alone. site, you can go directly to www.house.gov or www.senate.gov and look through the informa on directly.

You can find when hearings are scheduled and who sits on

John Loranger was born in Bu e, Montana in 1961 but has spent most of his life in Nevada. He served in the United States Navy which commi ee and much more. from 1983 to 1987, then worked for the telephone company before

As ci zens, staying informed is cri cal, especially in re ring in 2011. He has always enjoyed reading fic on and these toxic poli cal mes. Knowing how to filter through the has published two novels of his own: "The Odyssey of Art O'Hara" and "Lions and Souls: the Story of St. Mary of Egypt". His approach to fic on news and finding facts can help squelch some of those “family arguments” you might be having! At the least, you is best summed up by a quote from Walker Percy: "The first rule of might remove some of the bias from the informa on that’s thumb, of course, is pleasure. A good book gives the reader pleasure, the sort of deep, abiding pleasure he likes to come back to." being shared.

Janice Hermsen is the co‐founder and managing partner for LeRue Press, a publisher, printer and professional business center located in Reno, NV. She is also the editor of What’s the Story?™ , a writer, publishing consultant and entrepreneur.

Hermsen recently joined the board for the No Strings A ached Enews Interna onal Film Fes val and hosts two radio shows Book Hound™ and What’s the Story?™ that air in northern Nevada. With the help of the internet, she has followers from around the world.

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Mike Aloia

to fulfill.

Destination to Inspire

“Walk the Turtle”

Many commitments and deadlines to meet To seek wisdom and knowledge during our progression in this journey we call life, many obstacles of spiritual growth embodies many struggles held and we are faced with and personal obliga ons defeated by a complete faith.

We play the part and become a performer each day, many hours are spent preparing and prac cing; we get our feet wet before diving into it.

Certain aspects of those that impact our life are kept internal and carried eternally inside the soul to envision contentment as we feel peace.

As we posi on ourselves toward building a founda on, many important choices allow our crea ve purpose to slowly unveil as we see depth.

Beyond the realm of understanding a transforma on begins, as dreams inside our hearts become visible, as me passes and seasons change.

Mike Aloia is a father of two daughters and a proud grandfather. He is 50 years old and lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Mike is mul ‐talented: a cartoonist, comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, columnist, and the CEO of American Hearts Radio, LLC Entertainment Network. He has experience in web TV, radio entertainment produc on, ar st management, and other aspects of entertainment.

His column “Walk the Turtle” are his thoughts on slowing down, taking it easy, and enjoying life. Mike's work can be found in the following places: www.americanheartsradio.com www.facebook.com/americanheartsradio www.harmonybooking.com

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1. Where can you find the notes of the mee ngs of Congress?

2. What house is the only house allowed to introduce bills to raise money?

3. To reject an idea or proposal 4. Use one's authority to reject or cancel over another.

5. Where can a bill be introduced?

6. Money bills must be introduced in which house?

7. If a bill is approved by the House of Representa ves,

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where must it go next?

8. When both houses approve a bill, where does it go?

9. If the President vetoes a bill, what process must happen for the bill to become a law?

10. What frac on of representa ves and senators must agree in order to override the President's veto?

11. If the veto is not overridden, what happens to the bill ?

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1. The Congressional Records 2. The House of Representatives.

3. Veto 4. Override 5. Either the Senate or the House of Representatives 6. House of Representatives 7. The Senate 8. The President 9. It must go through Congress for another approval process by the Senate and the House.

10. 2/3 of the Senate and 2/3 of the House 11. The bill dies

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