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"I Thought the Yankees Would Have Hung You Long Before…"

I edited a children's collection of slave narratives a few years back. This was my favorite reading.

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The Play's the Thing

For an agnostic, he sure does talk about God a lot.
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Should We Give Tax Breaks for Cars?

As someone who leans toward new-urbanism and spends a little time suburb bashing, the story Auto Mobility in this month's Washington Monthly started out a little off-putting. Of course there's …

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Bushie Love Me

George Bush defines for us the term "loving gaze."
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ARTICLE: Kemp Says Ex-Felons Should Be Able to Vote

WASHINGTON - Jack Kemp, the former Republican vice presidential candidate and HUD secretary, urged Congress on Tuesday to require states to restore voting rights for felons once they complete their …

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National Debt Breaks $8 Trillion; Pork Highest Ever

According to a story in the Washington Post, Republicans plan to attempt to pass $35 billion in spending cuts, part of a plan set forth in the spring, although some …

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The Weekly Jerry Update: Better Late Than Never

I had begun a series of Sunday sermons pulling Jerry around by the short ones, but was unable to update it yesterday because someone at Fallwell Ministries was being lazy …

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Monkey Farts

So, I bought this lip gloss online that was flavored "Monkey Farts".

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Father Knows Best

When I read stuff like this I wonder why more federal money isn't thrown at investigating "daddy issues" among our men in power.

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The Devil Went Down to Clarksdale

Yesterday I went to the Crossroads in the Delta. I'd been up there numerous times before, but was bringing a friend to see the famed Johnson "selling his soul" site.