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Laura Bush Does Peru: Toilets for the People!
Laura Bush had an interesting itinerary this past weekend in Peru. I think it merits more public attention than does her husband’s hobnobbing with APEC leaders at the final summit meeting. Laura Bush looks on as aid worker demonstrates how to decontaminate drinking water in earthquake zone (San Clemente, Peru, Nov. 21) Of note: (1) She didn’t come with W. (He flew with Arroz.) Instead of arriving at Lima in Airforce One with her husband, Laura Bush flew from Panama to southern Peru. Some bloggers have read into the separate travel itineraries (strained marital relations), but I’m skipping those speculations because… (2) Laura Bush should be commended for visiting Pisco,…
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Help Peru’s Earthquake Victims Rebuild Their Lives
Tonight at 8 p.m., my astral self will be hovering over downtown Miami as my good friends and former band mates, The Three Jacks, play a benefit concert to raise funds for victims of the 2007 Peru earthquake. The concert is being held at 8 p.m. at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and I’m thrilled to report that tickets have sold out, every last one of them. Joining The Three Jacks will be champion step-dancers from the Breffni Academy of Irish Dance, in Florida. It promises to be a rousing evening of Celtic rock and Irish step dance, Miami-style. (Read Greg Baker’s article in the July 31 Miami…
