Your Credit Card and their ‘Rewards"

copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. Let’s take a look at those Credit Card “Rewards” offered by just about every bank. This came from several breakfast conversations. We put it all together and voila – for your information! Who pays for those rewards? Are they really ‘gifts’ from the banks and credit card companies as…

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A Tribute to Mary Daly

by: Marceline Donaldson A friend of mine died on Sunday. The world is changing much too fast. Old friends are leaving, quietly. You hear nothing for a couple years and then the news comes that they have died. Keep your friends and family close. Before you know it, they will be gone.    Mary Daly died…

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Ramblings on Tiger Woods

copyright the Bettina Network, inc. Marceline Donaldson I was going to keep quiet on this one, but who can resist a request to write something.  I can feel my daughters cringe as I speak out!  I am sure one of the things they are grateful for is a last name different from mine.  Nevertheless –…

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Reformation Real Estate

copyright the Bettina Network 2009 The Rev. Dr. Robert A. Bennett The big news out of the Vatican recently is that disaffected clergy (married or not) of the Church of England will be welcomed back into the Roman Catholic fold – no questions asked!!! What was previously a case by case procedure for return has…

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The Truth about Debit Cards

copyright 2009 Bettina Network, inc. This is a follow-up on Bettina’s Hall of Shame award. We are beginning to think this award should be shared by the banks and the media.  The more we read the more we understand that the American public is being grossly misled and it is either because the reporters are…

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David Letterman Needs to Resign

It was clear where David Letterman was coming from when he made the very ugly and extremely sexist comments about Sarah Palin’s daughter.  His disrespect and abuse of women showed through strongly when he could aim such ugliness at a young 14 year old girl who he didn’t even know.  Why was that necessary?  We…

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Editor’s Note on contributors to Bettina’s Blog

copyright The Bettina Network, inc. 2009 We love to receive blogs from those who have stayed in a Bettina home. While we enjoy reading all of the blogs we receive, we only post blogs from people who have stayed in one of the homes in the Bettina Network. The purpose of Bettina’s Blog is to…

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WHOLE FOODS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Copyright The Bettina Network, Inc. 2009 We have had a few disagreements with Whole Foods. You can read about them in this blog. We are, however, appalled at what is happening around Mackey, Whole Foods executive. It is especially appalling because we live in a democracy and one of its founding freedoms is FREEDOM OF…

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