Chiriquí Chatter

I just received the following email from my friend Hal (aka The father of the BookMark).
Going into hospital Monday am, to start radio and chemotherapy; at this point, I don’t know if I will be inpatient or outpatient, but will probably be offline for some time (up to five weeks)…will see how it progresses…on the [...]

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If you haven’t been by the BOOKMARK lately you should know that the BOOKMARK is operating under a limited schedule. Harold de Mun is currently convalescing in Panama while undergoing treatment for Cancer. Hal will complete his current medical workups at the Oncological Hospital this Thursday and will return to Dolega while he waits for [...]

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I received an email from Hal at the BookMark telling me that he is putting the BookMark on the market. He basically said he wanted to start using his hammock more and that the BookMark’s business had grown to the point he thought it needed younger management.
He said it had grown from being a $30 [...]

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I stopped at the BOOKMARK on my return from Boquete. As you can see from the photo, the BOOKMARK has added a new room on the left. Hal said he needed more space so he could display the books better. The room has just been completed and is not quite ready to contain books. He [...]

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If you want to see a version of 1/2 Price Books as it might look in Panama, you have to go to BOOKMARK in Dolega. You will find a good selection of paperbacks and also some hardbacks at prices 1/2 of retail price.
I usually keep one Clive Cussler or John Grisham book in progress and [...]

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