Category Archives: Recommendations

Ah, the Shaggy Man

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Tom Bolton

After I finished reading The Road to Oz, by L Frank Baum, I started contemplating on Wednesday that I would like to play the Shaggy Man, in a little theatre presentation of the Road to Oz.  This was after I … Continue reading →

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On the Road to OZ

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I just finished book 5 of the Baum OZ books:  The Road to OZ.  I liked this children’s book quite a good bit.  By the time he wrote this, I think Baum was writing the stories and characters he wanted … Continue reading →

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Americans Reaching Out

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Americans Reaching Out Bread for the World created a wonderful series of reports in 2012 under the umbrella name Development Works.  I posted a link to the first paper last week.  The second paper, which is linked at the top … Continue reading →

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Back from My Journey IN OZ

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I finished the fourth OZ book by L. Frank Baum this week. It was a fun trip with Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. In this story, Dorothy is joining Uncle Henry in California at Hugson’s Ranch, on their way … Continue reading →

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Nation-building South Sudan

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Nation-building South Sudan I’m re-blogging this from Action Against Hunger, because it is interesting and we don’t read much about this in our local media: Imagine waking up one day to find that you had no national identity. No flag, … Continue reading →

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TidBits to Follow Effective Development Post

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I thought I’d share a few important statistics that go with the reports I wrote about last Sunday:  Effective Development: 89% the share of the world population who now have access to safe drinking water. 3 billion: the number of people living … Continue reading →

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Effective Development Assistance Works

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Effective Development Assistance Works Bread For the World Institute published an excellent series of papers, called Development Works, in 2012.  The first paper, in March 2012, focused on some questions we often hear: How can it help hungry people overseas? But … Continue reading →

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