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FranJohns
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Last seen: 2 months ago
FranJohns is a 78 year old woman from California, USA
I'm a freelance writer since forever, a couple of books (published by synergisticbooks.com) & now doing a Boomers & Beyond blog for Trueslant.com, with focus mainly on issues of concern to over-50 generations. Work a lot on end-of-life & interfaith causes.
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Fran Johns's Blog
Rated • 1 review • writing, memoir, new york times, jon jon goulian, belva davis • salon.com
Memoir writers with a lot to say aren't necessarily those getting the attention.
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Cellphones, antennas, towers… radiation happens ...
Rated • 1 review • activism, health, business, environment • trueslant.com
Funny thing about the battles between cellphone companies and anti-cellphone antenna people: No one is waiting to find out who's right. "People call me on their cell phones to complain about the new installations," says the planning department guy...
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Sarah Palin stirs up California - Fran Johns - Boomers ...
Rated • 1 review • economics, education, politics, news general • trueslant.com
They don't call her the Thrilla from Wasilla for nothing. In her speech, Palin quipped of Brown: "This is California. Do you really not have anything better to do?" The Democratic gubernatorial candidate's response: "I don't think she understands the process. It's about the operation of the foundation to see if they handled things professionally." Gonna be a long, hot summer in California
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Grim outlook for public transportation - Fran Johns - B...
Rated • 1 review • health, business, transportation, news general • trueslant.com
Can we have a functional, effective transportation system in the U.S.? Can we afford not to? Those were the questions addressed by former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and a panel of experts. Oh -- and how are we going to pay for it all?
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Latest boomer gadget: tombstone microchips - Fran Johns...
Rated • 1 review • business, technology, gadgets • trueslant.com
Ensuring virtual life after death, new microchip-enabled headstones allow the Me Generation to share their stories from the grave, with passersby simply swiping markers with a cellphone to retrieve biographical details ... "For end-trepreneurs," the report reads, "this represents a killer opportunity..."
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Abortion foes are winning, folks - Fran Johns - Boomers...
Rated • 1 review • health, law, married life, politics, news general • trueslant.com
"Fetal pain" is just one ploy. Its determination can easily go from 20 weeks backward to ban the morning-after pill. Other ploys? Forcing a pregnant woman to look at ultrasound pictures, prohibiting a physician from discussing fetal abnormalities with his/her patient. State by state, women's rights are being chipped away...
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Child predators & citizen cops: part two - Fran Johns -...
Rated • 1 review • crime, law, parenting, family life • trueslant.com
Could he have gone on to frighten, and possibly molest, other children? Probably. Should we have painted a red "X" on his door, or taken his picture and put it up in the post office? I don't think so. The internet has opened up a whole new area of instant-policing and it might not always be for the best.