by Jim Greer Interfaith Council Sooner or later, everyone offers a foxhole prayer. Whether you believe in God or not, when push comes to shove, when you’ve lost control of everything, you hope beyond hope that there is a God and that he is listening. I’ve been a believer all my life and have offered countless prayers when things are going great and even more when I’ve felt all is lost.

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A Letter to the Editor by Doug Yordy in the April 15 edition inadvertently omitted his Mutual number. Mr. Yordy lives in Mutual 10.

FIRE SAFETY by Eloy Gomez GRF safety/emergency coordinator As we grow older, our bodies change. Poor eyesight, loss of hearing, arthritis, dementia and side effects from medicine can make it more difficult to react to a fire. We need to consider these changes and how they may affect our abilities. In comparison to the population at large, people 65 and older are twice as likely to be killed

Editor: I was outraged when I read last week’s letter to the editor (April 8) and flabbergasted that it would be printed by the LW Weekly. Regarding holding a solidarity rally to oppose racism, the writer of the letter, Donald Hodel, stated that he was surprised that Republicans would be invited to speak at this event. Does he wish the majority of Leisure World be excluded from this event,

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