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The approach of baseball season sent me looking for a preview magazine. A magazine in this digital age? Others roll their eyes, too. Down at my local employee-owned grocery store (though I have always wondered if all those
Read moreAbout a quarter of a century ago, I received a letter from the IRS – the Internal Revenue Service. Gets one’s attention. I called the Austin service center and an agent told me that the semester I had
Read more“Here, you need to read this.” Thirty-five or so years ago, an artist friend handed me a book. Jenni was right. This spring marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of
Read moreWow! What a publicity stunt. And one that our corporate media ate right up. McDonald’s announced that it was considering adding a $5 meal to its menus. Khristopher J. Brooks of CBS News’ Money Watch said, “The
Read moreLast month, on his book tour promoting The Age of Revolutions, Fareed Zakaria told Stephen Colbert that the “principal” impetus for the rise of reactionary movements has been their opposition to women’s rights, that, “for tens of thousands of years,
Read moreBy singling out female athletes, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has shown that double standards are alive in well in Oklahoma. Earlier this month Oklahoma City’s KFOR-TV reported that the OSSAA had issued new forms for female
Read moreSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has garnered a lot of publicity since The Guardian printed excerpts from her autobiography where she bragged about killing an “untrainable” pup and an ornery goat. She was trying to prove how tough she is
Read moreWith April 22 as Earth Day, television network morning shows that week interspersed their Big Pharma commercial campaign with info and tips of ecological significance – some segments helpful, others not so much. On Monday ABC meteorologist Ginger
Read moreThis year, the proximity of St. George’s Day (Tuesday) with Monday’s Earth Day is most apt. Within the past few weeks, Catalonia, whose patron saint is Sant Jordi, has had to deal firsthand with the effects of our warming
Read moreOn April 5, Ecuadorian police stormed the Mexican Embassy in Quito and dragged former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas out and into custody, in the process roughing up numerous Mexican Embassy workers. Glas had been granted sanctuary in
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