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ሳሏ ሸራዋን ወጥራ፣ቀለሟን መጥና፣እየተፍለቀለቀች ፣ትስላለች። ልጠጋት ስል አፍዋን ከፍታ ታስላለች። እራቅ ስል አጎንብሳ፣ትስላለች እንደገና። መጠት ስል መልሳ ፣ታስላለች ሀክ ብላ ፣እየተፋች። ለውቢት ሳሏማስፈራሪያዋ። ( የኮቪድ ዘመን ማስታወሻ)Jan 2021
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የደሟ ጨው
ደወለችልኝ አከታትላ ቢጨንቃት፣ ፋታ ላትሰጠኝ በለሊት። አንድ ጊዜ ያዝልኝ ፣ ሌላ ጥሪ መጣብኝ ፣ አልኩና የድንገተኛ ክፍል ሀኪሙን፣ አነሳሁላት ስልኩን። “ዶክተር ነኘ፣ ከፅኑ ህሙማን፣ የደሟ ጨው በጣም ዝቅ ያለ ታማሚ አለችን፣ ያንተን እርዳታ እንፈልጋለን ።” አለች …ቶሎ ቶሎ እየተነፈሰች። ለመሆኑ … Continue reading
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A letter to Miku
This is my second letter to you. Michael, I want to remind you how much you enjoyed the bouncy house. You had fun. Your sister had fun. The invited children all had fun. You were at your best in the … Continue reading
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The Gummy
Poem by Bethel Surafel I have a gummy, That looks so yummy, But it is an eraser, That you erase with on paper, But kids think it is a real gummy, So when you eat it, It tastes yummy. Bethel … Continue reading
A LETTER TO MIKU
Miku, I slowed down as if something hit me. Fortunately there were no cars behind and I was able to make a safe U-turn just before the entrance to the freeway. The flight was a little over 2 hours away … Continue reading
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The ETHIOPIAN CULTURAL GARDEN, CLEVELAND, OHIO—A MONUMENT for the AGES
CLEVELAND’S INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL GARDEN PARK This beautiful riverine park, given to Cleveland by Rockefeller in 1898, stretching from Lake Erie to University Circle, evolved into a large multi-cultural peace garden. First was the Shakespeare Garden in 1916. Since then, plots … Continue reading
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“I want to come with you to the hospital,”
“I want to come with you to the hospital, see my stethoscope and mask, mommy got it for me” That was the sweet sound of my soon to be 4 year old daughter waiting for me after a busy hospital … Continue reading
COVID-19 in Africa
The impact of COVID-19 in Africa is frightening. Africa already carries 23% of the global disease burden such as malaria, HIV, tuberculosis but only accounts for 1% of the global health expenditure. There are over 4300 confirmed infections with COVID-19 … Continue reading
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“Safe Abortion,” but safe to whom ?
Solomie Deribessa , M.D., MPH. It was a beautiful Friday afternoon in 2005, after finishing my usual daily activity, I took a taxi to go home. Along the way I was reading a small booklet about the facts of abortion. … Continue reading
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Wins the Nobel Prize!
“Abiy Ahmed has initiated important reforms that give many citizens hope for a better life and a brighter future,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! This is a moment to cherish.
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