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Association * of Alternative Newsmedia [4] WEEKLY ALIBI AUGUST 9-15, 2018 Email letters, including author’s name, mailing address and daytime phone number to [email protected]. Letters can also be mailed to P.O. Box 81, Albuquerque, N.M., 87103 or faxed to (505) 346-0660. Letters—including comments posted on alibi.com—may be published in any medium and edited for length and clarity; owing to the volume of correspondence, we regrettably can’t respond to every letter. Albuquerque? No Gracias! Foolish America has said there is no God, has become morally corrupt, doing abominable and Dear Alibi, bad things instead of good. Evidently there are pockets of civilization in In Jesus name stop the baby killing. Albuquerque, as shown by the Alibi and other Manuel Ybarra, things, but the face it shows to the visitor is Colgate Okl. amazingly barbarous and brutish. The hospitality industry in general is inhospitable to the point of using violence on the customers, and even if they Flood Damage accept you they waste no effort on being pleasant. Dear Alibi, With the exception of Little Anita’s, the popular As many of you know, Santa Fe and the eating places I tried were dreadful. I have traveled surrounding area recently sustained a "1000 year a fair amount, and I have never seen anything flood." La Cienega was hit hard and El Rancho de like it. las Golondrinas sustained major damage as our Paul Easton, performance, wedding and burro fields were all Hartford, Conn. flooded and covered with mud and silt. Fences were downed and access to the Raton School Letter to America House, El Molino Grande and Sierra Village was blocked when the road and bridge to the backside Dear Editor, of the Ranch were destroyed by flood waters. The Mayflower pilgrims in Heaven would be Staff immediately brought in heavy astonished at American's present-day attitude equipment to remove mud and debris, and towards God. purchased materials to rebuild the road and Their strong beliefs in God and Christianity bridge. Because of the swift action of staff, the were expressed in the Mayflower Compact. In other side of the Museum is already back open. that Compact they said they did it, "for the glory However, there is still more work to do repairing of God and advancement of the Christian Faith" fences, cleaning up debris and removing an and signed "in the presence of God." enormous logjam further down La Cienega Creek Over half of those pilgrims died and went to on Museum property. If not removed, this logjam Heaven that winter. could cause further flooding and damage in the But Hell is where most present-day Americans event of heavy rains. We also need to repair our are headed because of disobedience of God and acequia infrastructure as we are currently unable their unbelief. to sufficiently water our historic fields and may Almost daily we see elected officials and other lose our crops. As you know, our crops are a major well-known individuals show their defiance part of our educational programming, are a towards God when they proudly defend the fundamental part of who we are and are vital to indefensible. They seem to have no idea that the success of our long-standing Harvest Festival. there is a righteous God who created them and The Museum desperately needs your help in that He set rules and Laws by which they are to funding this work. El Rancho de las Golondrinas live by. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and Mankind will be judged by those laws and by contributions referencing this call to action will the Word of God. only be used to repair our flood damage. America erred greatly when it started its Anything you can give will be sincerely separation from God. His commandment to appreciated. Please send your donation teach the children diligently all about him, referencing "Flood Damage" to: Kathryn Carey, including to keep his commandments, statutes Director of Development, El Rancho de las and judgments, was forgotten by the Supreme Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe, NM Court and the other branches of government. 87507. Thank you for your support of this historic We took God out of America, so we should property and our educational mission. not be surprised when there seems to be more El Rancho de las Golondrinas hate than love in America. 334 Los Pinos Road Santa Fe, NM 87507 505-471-2261 golondrinas.org a AUGUST 9-15, 2018 WEEKLY ALIBI [5] ensure that a similar incident does not occur ODDS in the future. Dateline: Michigan Experts have yet to determine the source of a strange white foam that has been bubbling AND ENDS up from the ground and causing road closures in Michigan. According to Local 4 WEIRD NEWS Detroit, a mysterious substance has been discovered coming up from the ground in Dateline: United States Melvindale, Mich. The material was first Parents have begun paying tutors to give seen earlier in the month oozing out of the their children lessons for the video game ground near Schaefer Highway, and street Fortnite Battle Royale. According to The Wall sweepers were sent in to clean up the mess. Street Journal, high-stakes tournaments But when rainwater caused more of the offering tens of thousands of dollars in substance to bubble up to the surface last winnings and social pressures placed on week, officials sent in inspectors with the children have caused thousands of parents to Detroit Water and Sewage Department to seek out professional help in training their investigate. The road was shut down and kids to become better at Fortnite Battle samples of the material were taken for Royale. The free-to-play game is a cartoonish further analysis. What the foamy substance action shooter with mining elements that is has yet to be determined. has attracted more than 125 million worldwide players. Coaches for the game Dateline: United Kingdom can be found through social media and on A man is being called a hero after urinating websites like Gamer Sensei for prices on a fire to extinguish it. The Sun reports reportedly ranging from $15 to $50 an hour. that Thomas Watson was visiting the A report from Goldman Sachs predicted world's longest pier in Southend, England, that viewership for eSports will surpass that with his partner and child near the tourist of Major League Baseball and National site's closing time when he saw a fire had Hockey League this year, giving some broken out among some dried out wooden parents extra incentive to pay for the extra boards.