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On Feb 21, Erica Jones reported for WRC TV in Washington, D.C. that, ” The family of an unarmed black motorcyclist who was shot and killed by a Washington, D.C., police officer in 2016 reached a $3.5 million settlement with
Read moreIf we live long enough, we eventually get around to doubting some of our memories. I remember watching my hometown Westfield Shamrocks overcome a 20-point deficit in the final two minutes to win a basketball game. (The guards just kept stealing
Read moreRead a fun book recently, “Falling for Icarus,” in which Rory Maclean details his decision to move to a small village on Crete to build and fly an airplane. While the progress toward take-off is the thread holding everything together, the
Read moreIt is appropriate that Stephens County Republicans are hosting a fish fry in conjunction with their May 19 gubernatorial forum. Greed’s Own Party adheres religiously to Matsya-nyaya, the Law of the Fishes – The big fish eat the little fish. This
Read moreOn Sept. 11, 2001, I was riding my exercise bike in my Woodward apartment living room and watching The Today Show when the planes started flying into the World Trade Center and then The Pentagon. As shocked as everyone else,
Read moreRanting his way to the presidency, Donald Trump attacked China often for currency manipulation, unfair trade practices and copyright infringements to the detriment of our economy. He promised tough action to protect U.S. interests. Some of his actions have resulted
Read moreOn his trips to the doctor, my dad liked to pick up a new, thick-bodied pen for his crossword puzzles from the cupful of pens left by the pharmaceutical sales reps who breeze through waiting rooms to add time to
Read moreAt this year’s May 3 Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, the venerable Duncan Banner reported, “The theme of this year’s prayer breakfast was unity, with Ephesians 4:3 – “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of
Read moreSunday, President Trump’s press office in D.C. – while he was twitting in Florida – issued his Earth Day proclamation beginning: “Today our Nation commemorates Earth Day, a celebration of the blessings given to us by our Creator. Among them,
Read moreGreetings: I went to the gubernatorial forum Thursday. Sorry that I missed anyone else who showed. Drew Edmundson was the only Dem on the panel. I’ll likely go into the matter in more detail later, but he was the only
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