Beth L Barnett

I am a native mid-westerner but graduated of Mills College in Oakland CA, Am an x-ray technologist and have sold major x-ray equipment internationally. Now write novels and blog for fun. Member of Kansas City Writers Group and KC Ebooks. Love all kinds of movies, dining out, cooking in, reading, certain causes (environmental, animals and women), politics, bridge, friends, and family.

COMMON COURTESY

Published February 3, 2012 | By Beth L Barnett

Whatever happened to good manners?

Jan Brewer, the Governor of Arizona, demonstrated her lack of good manners when she shook her finger at the President of the United States on the tarmac of Tucson’s airport last week. Shame on her.… Continue reading →

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Pinky Says: HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON-PHOTOGRAPHER EXTRAORDINAIRE

Published January 27, 2012 | By Beth L Barnett

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON-PHOTOGRAPHER EXTRAORDINAIRE

In an effort to explain the art world we have tried to single out for the reader interesting artists throughout history. We have a small photograph done by Henri Cartier-Bresson which shows a fat French family picnicking… Continue reading →

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PRESIDENT OBAMA: KEYSTONE XL’S PROFILE IN COURAGE

Published January 21, 2012 | By Beth L Barnett

Talk about courage: President Obama showed the nation he has plenty of it when he rejected the application of TransCanada to build a pipeline right through the middle of the United States.

He knew the GOP would howl. He… Continue reading →

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SPACE PROJECTS: WHERE ARE WE?

Published January 14, 2012 | By Beth L Barnett

Tom, our oldest, is a Trecky. Some years ago he and his little girl Jami would sit on their deck at night in Stilwell Kansas and wait and watch for the extra-terrestrials to come get them and carry them away.… Continue reading →

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OFF TO A GOOD? START

Published January 6, 2012 | By Beth L Barnett

Only eight days into the new year, and already we are knee deep in the politics of choosing the next president. It’s a dirty business, full of partial truths, innuendos, and out and out lies. My stomach turns over when… Continue reading →

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