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Jan Baumgartner

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Jan Baumgartner is the author of the memoir, Moonlight in the Desert of Left Behind. She was born near San Francisco, California, and for years lived on the coast of Maine. She is a writer and creative content book editor. She's worked as a grant writer for the non-profit sector in the fields of academia, AIDS, and wildlife conservation for NGO's in the U.S. and Africa, comedy writer for live performance at Herbst Theater in S.F., and as a travel writer for The New York Times. Her work has been published online and in print, both nationally and abroad, ranging in such diverse topics as wildlife and nature, travel, humor/satire, Africa, and essays about her experience as a full time caregiver for her terminally ill husband. Her travel articles on Mexico have been widely published; two are included in anthologies. Since her husband's death", and following her passion for world travel, she has made solo trips to France, Italy, Mexico, the Bahamas, Turkey, Kenya and South Africa. She makes her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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(1 comments)        Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Troy Anthony Davis
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(4 comments)        Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Contributions to Muhammad Khurshid and Family
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(7 comments)        Monday, February 23, 2009
New definitions from WaPo humor contest
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Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for
(4 comments)        Sunday, August 10, 2008
Muhammad Khurshid's Village Under Attack
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       Monday, June 23, 2008
Jonathan Leigh Soloman on NPR today
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OEN contributor, writer and satirist Johnathan Leigh Soloman will be on NPR today (Monday) at 2:00 p.m.
(3 comments)        Tuesday, May 20, 2008
OEN Readers: Temporary Site Problems
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(37 comments)        Monday, May 19, 2008
Effective Immediately: Ban on All Humor/Satire on OEN
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Due to recent myriad, mass and misc. cockles in a bunch, the following has been mandated, as a panel of experts agreed, that bunched cockles need immediate action or may result in RLS, Reckless Leg Syndrome or other such knee-jerk reactions.
(1 comments)        Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tequila Christmas Cookies
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(2 comments)        Friday, November 23, 2007
Monica Novotny of MSNBC: Today's WORST Person in the World!
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(5 comments)        Friday, October 26, 2007
Support for our colleague, Muhammad Khurshid
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(4 comments)        Thursday, June 14, 2007
Music and lyrics that resonate in today's hungry, war-torn world: Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, U2
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Today was a rough day; witnessed a horrible car accident down the street from my home in rural Maine, news of non-stop wars, endless violence...These excerpts couldn't better describe what is happening today, for good or bad.
       Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Remembrance of Valentine's Past
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