My picture for 7/17 is one of several needles left in the alley behind my office. Every time I see a discarded needle it reminds me of the song “Sam Stone” by John Prine about a drug-addicted veteran with the refrain, “There’s a hole in daddy’s arm, where all the money goes”.

Chuck Arning

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