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Tribute: Emma Lazarus: Answering a Calling By John E. Carey January 10, 2007“I fell violently in love again…with a lady I met…last night and from whom I hope never to be separated – a poetess, a magaziness, and a Jewess, Miss Emma Lazarus, whose name you doubtless know….”– Philosopher William James to his wife, in London, 1882Who was Emma Lazarus?You know her as the American poet who wrote the famous poem inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore….”“The editor...

 Please Note: The Bush Country staff discussed at great lengths about including our first article in our newsletter.  We want to be up front in saying we are in no way posting it because we believe the article to be true. On the contrary, we believe it pretty far fetched.  On the flip site however the events in the story by all accounts, seems to be the truth.  Several legitimate websites have the story on their websites, including CBN.  The question seems to be whether the individual was actually dead. If anything, we thought the question  "Did Mr. Ekechukwu...