Chiriquí Chatter

Yesterday for lunch, I stopped at a typical Panamanian restaurant, a couple of miles before Dolega. When you drive to Dolega, after you pass Majagua on your right and the Pepsi (or whatever they are bottling now plant) on your left, and the horrid sign for Villa Escondido on the left, you will soon see [...]

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I stopped by the BOOKMARK in Dolega yesterday and picked up some more reading material. Remember that today is the last day of the Annual BOOKMARK Sale.

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They show you how detergents take out bloodstains. I think if you’ve got a T-shirt with bloodstains all over it, maybe your laundry isn’t your biggest problem.

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It is probably a good time for another Dengue warning. A Chiriquí Chatter reader sent me an email related to the increase of Dengue across Latin America. Here is a small excerpt from this current article.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Dengue fever is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean in one of the [...]

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One out of every three Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of two of your best friends. If they are OK, then it must be you.

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I swear that is what the fella on the other side of the mirror said to me this morning. What?! You have been hearing the same thing from the person on the other side of your mirror? Well, maybe we better take another walk today. I think my excuse is the extra pieces of cake [...]

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Book Mark sale ends Sunday. DOLEGA DOLEGA DOLEGA
Ten percent on EVERYTHING in store
PLUS
49 cent hardcover mysteries
3 for a dollar cookbooks AND
3 for a dollar mass market paperbacks
Two dollar current hardcover fiction
Great new Occult collection
Book Mark sale ends Sunday September 30

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I have six locks on my door, all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three of them.

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I was just looking at my “Links from an external page” statistics and I saw that I had a large number coming from The Noriegaville News. I clicked over to the site to see what was on Okke’s mind today. The following appeared on my screen.;
Sorry, but The Noriegaville News is closed and is not [...]

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Ngobe-Bugle
I received the following email, from a Chiriquí Chatter reader telling of another worthy cause in Chiriquí, if you are wanting another option for helping people in Panama.
Don Ray,
If anyone wants to help the Ngobe-Bugle an excellent organization is the Mona Foundation. They are at http://www.monafoundation.org. Click Ngabe-Bukle Universidad.
Cheers…John

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