Norma McCorvey

Who the heck is Norma McCorvey? She was a woman who lived in Texas, and out of her desire to protect her identity, was called Jane Roe. Is this starting to sound familiar? If I said Roe v. Wade, you’d probably say, “Hmm, that sounds familiar.” Well, Norma McCorvey was Jane Roe. In the early seventies she became pregnant and desired an abortion, but legally she couldn’t obtain one in the state of Texas.

Without a choice, she gave birth, and eventually put her child up for adoption. Then, she brought a law suit against Dallas County District Attorney, Henry Wade, and there you have it. Roe v. Wade is a landmark case, and there’s no other issue in modern America that’s as emotionally and politically charged as abortion rights. Of course, this case made it to the Supreme Court, and most Americans believed abortion was a matter of private choice-

a decision fit for a woman to make, but they received harsh push back from conservatives. The conservatives “pro-life” movement gained strength by the time the 1980’s came around. In 1998, Norma McCorvey converted to Christianity, and Henry Wade died in 2001. Many people don’t know this, but Henry Wade, the prosecutor sued in this case, prosecuted Jack Ruby, the man known for killing Lee Harvey Oswald.

Amazing Coincidence!

Last night I reconnected with an old friend, and we talked on the phone for hours, almost until the sun came up. Finally, in a desperation attempt to salvage a few hours of sleep, I had to force myself off the phone. This morning when I woke up, I noticed a utility vehicle parked on my street.

What I found most interesting, was the license plate on this truck was from the same state as the girl who I just got off the phone with not even five hours ago. I still haven’t figured out yet if this is all just coincidence, or purposefully designed.

Think about this. You live in New Jersey, and you spend all night on the phone with someone from Idaho, then you wake up three hours later and there’s a truck from Idaho parked on your street pretty much in front of your house, and a man is doing underground utility work. Strange? You better believe it.

Anyway, I probably should at this point, give the company a little publicity.

USIC is an underground utility location and damage prevention company, and they’re located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Why their trucks have Texas license plates I do not know, but they are located in PA.

According to the man working on the street, “It’s a fleet thing.”

Okay, whatever that means.

I remember getting a ticket when I was driving in New Jersey with Pennsylvania license plates, but apparently it’s okay for certain companies to do it, and get away with it.

Um, no buddy, I think it’s an insurance thing, but I digress.

I actually wanted to interview the worker, and do an in depth story on USIC, but he said he needed permission to do that. I don’t know, apparently, workers at USIC have taken a vow of silence?

Whatever.

Alright everyone, have a good day!

Outdated Books?

It was twelve years ago when someone bought me my first astrology book. It was a Christmas gift, and I was so thankful. Before the following year ended, I was hooked and totally interested in whatever this beautiful art had to offer. As the years went and my studies grew more intense, an idea popped into my head.

I thought in order for me to learn astrology-like really learn astrology, I should probably buy books from the time when it was most widespread and popular. Sometimes people hide information from you if they feel like you don’t need to know about it, but I wanted astrology in its rawest form.

The problem with the internet, or information on the internet, is that it can change right before your very eyes. Let’s take a site like Wikipedia for example, I love Wikipedia, but someone can go on there and change any details whenever they want. Did you ever read something on the internet and then revisit the same article a year or two later only to find it changed or edited in some way?

Books, good old books will be around forever, and once they’re printed, they’re printed! You can’t edit a paperback or a hardcover book, thus, the information in it, will remain as it was on the day it was published.

Why does this matter? Well, besides for protecting your sanity, there was a statement someone made that everyone seemed to be in agreement with until recently;

“If we don’t remember our past, we’re doomed to repeat it.”

First statues, and now books. Americans seem to be having a real problem with dealing with our past history. React emotionally, destroy everything, and just throw it out-that’s the motto right now I guess, but burying our problems is archaic way of dealing with them.

My blog post is in response to an online article written by Madison Dapcevich, titled, “Did a Minnesota School Toss Library Books to Erase History?”

I don’t know the answer to that, and I don’t know if that was the case at all, however, I’m curious to know what the Media Specialist at Sunrise Park Middle School in White Bear, Minnesota, meant by “weeding out-outdated books.”

Can a book ever be outdated? Maybe I’m a little bias here because of my love for books, literature, and writing in general, but I think the answer to that question is no.

A book can never be outdated-so my next question is, “What books has the Media Specialist personally decided to throw out?”

Did a Minnesota School Toss Library Books to ‘Erase History’?

Have a wonderful evening!

Nooz Now

7/18/2020

Good evening. It is Saturday, July 18th, 2020, and it’s a gorgeously warm summer night. I hope you’re enjoying yourselves.

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📢 Civil rights leader and Georgia congressman, John Lewis, died last night. Lewis, who has been suffering from Pancreatic cancer, died at age 80.

⛸ Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya died at age 20.

⚖ The Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is suing the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Marshal Service, U.S. Customs, and other federal agencies. She’s looking to have a restraining order placed on several federal agencies to prevent them from coming into Portland and making illegal arrests. According to Rosenblum, the citizens of Portland are protesting peacefully, but they’re being arrested, or in some cases, just taken off the street and placed in unmarked-undercover vehicles.

👑 According to online publication, Express, there has been an archaeological breakthrough. In an article written by Charlie Bradley, Archaeologist discovered a 300-year old Spanish shipwreck. It is believed the ship is holding treasures worth millions!

🏈 According to yahoo!sports, Trevor Lawrence, Clemson’s star QB has just announced his engagement to girlfriend Marissa Mowry.

🚑 In the Lehigh Valley yesterday, 4 people were severely injured in a car accident. Eleven hours ago, WFMZ Allentown reported Route 22 West in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania had been closed Friday night after a 2007 Honda Accord hit a concrete divider. Four people were in the car, and all of them were taken to the hospital.

In case you’re wondering, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown is now open. Their hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and you can check their website for more details.

I love Dorney Park. It’s definitely one of the summer highlights here in Allentown. Yes, things are starting to feel normal again.

🌡It’s going to be 95 degrees and sunny tomorrow! I can’t wait.

🌙 Tonight, the moon is in the astrological sign of Cancer. It will be in Cancer until Monday, and then it will spend Tuesday and Wednesday in Leo.

🌞 The sun is also in Cancer. Happy birthday to all you Cancers born in July.

Alright everyone, if no one said they loved you lately, please allow me. I love you. Have a wonderful evening.

💞💞

Nooz Now

7/14/2020

Hello everyone! How’s your day going? This morning I headed over to the local park for a workout, and it was absolutely beautiful outside; Sunny and warm with a slight cool breeze. It’s probably going to be a gorgeous evening.

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💉 Daniel Lewis Lee, a 47-year old man from Yukon, Oklahoma, is the first man killed by federal execution in two years. Lee, who was convicted of murder for killing an Arkansas family in the 90’s, was given lethal injection. His last words were, “You’re killing an innocent man.”

🩺 According to CNN online, Miami, Florida is now being compared to Wuhan after a dramatic increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations.

🍕 Roma Ristorante, a popular Italian restaurant in Lehigh County has closed its doors after eleven years in business because of COVID-19.

🎤 I wanted to give a shout out to online writer Lindsey Romain, for her article published on Nerdist. The article was about the upcoming season of Unsolved Mysteries. I’m a huge fan, and I love that show. I share your interest, keep up the good writing!

📼 Channel 69 News online released a video of a man who appeared to be intoxicated on the street outside the St. Luke’s emergency room in Allentown. Two police officers eventually closed in to make an arrest, but because one of the police officers put his knee on the back of the man’s neck while cuffing him, local citizens are now concerned.

🪐 In an article written by Mike Wall and published on Space.com, Pluto is gaining attention. Pluto is a dwarf planet discovered in the 1930’s, but we are now learning tons of new information about it thanks to NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.

💰 Morning Call Online has reported Wells Fargo is closing their Emmaus branch bank.

Thank you everyone! I hope you enjoyed this edition of Nooz Now. Don’t forget to like us, and hit the follow button. You can also visit out Face Book news page and leave a comment there. Have a wonderful day.

English YouTube Star Dead at 24

Normally, I try not to re-post news articles, but this article, because of its deep sadness, caught my attention.

I have know idea who she is, but English YouTube star, Nicole Thea, was found dead this past Saturday morning. Thea, who was also a London based clothing designer, was 8 months pregnant. Her unborn son, Reign, did not survive either.

The cause of death is unknown at this time.

This is such a sad story. It seems like she had everything going for her, and at such a young age.

You can find the entire article at this link:

https://www.newsweek.com/late-youtuber-nicole-theas-final-videos-will-air-1517416

Dating Apps, Sites, and “Groups”

I would like to offer a piece of valuable information, and this is for both guys and girls. Especially, those guys and girls who have been single for quiet some time.

If you’re using a dating application, a dating website, or you’ve joined a singles group on some social media platform, look at the list below:

Your age (Just so you know you’re both 18 or over)
Your name (First name so they know what to call you)
A picture (so they know what you look like)

That’s it.

We’re POLICING EACH OTHER! Don’t disclose anymore information about yourself until you meet the person. There’s no reason to. Set a date and time to meet. Make sure it’s during the day, and in a public place with lots of people around.

How many people are you going to tell your life story to on a website? You might disclose your most personal information 100 times before you get one date, and you don’t even know who you’re talking to.

Bad Man Steals Good Book!

The 1615 edition of the Geneva Bible was stolen from the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh two decades ago, but it was finally recovered in April, 2019, from a Dutch museum.

Who was the culprit?

The archivist!

That’s right, a 62-year-old man named Gregory Priore, who was hired to look after the library’s expensive collection of books, maps, and other items, stole over $8 million dollars worth of stuff. He was an employee at the library for 20 years.

Just when you think you know a guy.

In Response

I was just reading through the Morning Call’s Letters and Opinion sections today as I usually do, because I think it’s really interesting to hear what people in and around the community have to say.

Sometimes it’s humorous, but I know people are upset.

I wanted to reply to the article titled, Institutional Racism Exists Today.

Jack W. Paul (We don’t even know if that’s his real name) wrote:

Blacks have been economically handicapped by being precluded from accumulating capital until fairly recently and have been denied comparable educational opportunities, initially due to “separate but equal,” and now school funding arrangements.

In addition:

If racism is to be defeated, whites need to acknowledge their complicity in this evil practice and begin meaningful reform.

I graduated from William Paterson University in 2003, and I also attended Kean University in 2005.

I think using the phrase “denied comparable educational opportunities” is not only inaccurate, but demeaning to the wonderful job that both of those schools and others like them have done to ensure people of all races and ethnic backgrounds get an education.

Also, I don’t know why you say “whites need to acknowledge.” You say it as if only white people are prejudice, and that was offensive. I’m not.

Yes, our country does have its fair share of racist and prejudice people, but I think we’ve made some real progress. The NFL as of 2020 was 70% black. The NBA as of 2015 was 74% black.

Let’s not forget real change and real progress doesn’t happen overnight, and running to the government is never the answer. In times like we’re in right now, I think everyone needs to look within.

Courts Open, Allentown Returning

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Last month I went to small park in Allentown to shoot some hoops, but someone had screwed two pieces of wood together on the basketball rims to stop people from playing.

I knew or at least I heard, they were closing parks in town because of the Coronavirus, but I had no idea they were going to stop people from shooting around. That seemed a little extreme.

I wasn’t too angry, but I thought it was messed up that the golf courses were open and not the courts. Before I got to the courts I passed a golf course, and I saw people having a great time. They were laughing, slapping each other five, and calling shotgun for passenger golf cart rides. At a time when everyone was in panic because of the virus, it appeared like everything was back to normal. Then I arrived at the park, and I’m like what the heck is this! Lock down!

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I was told the small park and the attached courts were finally reopened last week, but I went there today to see for myself. Sometimes you just have to see things for yourself, but sure enough, the park was open and the crucifix was removed from the basketball rim. There was even some young man shooting around and children playing on the swings. It was a normal day at the park, and it appears Allentown is finally returning.

Here’s something really cool I haven’t seen before. In the park there’s a little green house containing books. So if you’re ever at the park and you would like to just have a seat on the bench and read a book, there are several on hand.

20200620_115742 If you want to bring your kids to the park and have a story time, you can do that also. I’m like really promoting this park for some reason, lol, but in all seriousness, it’s a pretty cool low key place, and it’s right in town!

Alright Everyone, Have a Wonderful Day!