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Classical Greeks and Romans once had a wonder plant called silphium, so revered that it appeared on coinage. In 2017, Zaria Gorvett listed some of its uses for the BBC: “Its crunchable stalks were roasted, sautéed or boiled and eaten
Read moreI don’t remember electing Joe Manchin to run this country. He is a senator from West Virginia, not the president. Last month, the real President Joe Biden introduced a $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan. Republicans had spouted about the need for
Read moreApril 1: Opening Day. The high holy day on my calendar. This is a political journal? Well, baseball politics often out-stinks that of a governmental ilk. Talking about the Baseball Hall of Fame, of course, which sometimes seems to exist
Read moreCurrent Postmaster General Louis Dejoy was appointed by the last president with the goal of wrecking Ben Franklin’s wonderful idea that the government is responsible for maintaining communications among USAnians. Dejoy’s joyless “plan” is to slow mail delivery, cut post
Read moreLast week, while organizing my bookmark file for Catalan singer/songwriter Judit Neddermann, my mouse hand got ahead of my mind and deleted the entire file. Sunday morning seemed a good time to rectify the situation. During my listening, I lit
Read moreLast week bills were introduced in both house of Congress to facilitate statehood for the 3,194,000 American citizens of Puerto Rico. There are local steps to follow along the way, including a binding vote, but last November voters approved a
Read moreAbout 40 years ago, after my first black-listing from the newspaper business, I did what all newspaper people do, I wrote a newspaper play. “Buried Inside,” referring to hiding stories that might embarrass the “good people” in a community, followed
Read moreHere in Duncan we had what looks to be a close call. All gas users were asked to curtail consumption – lower thermostats 5 to 10 degrees during the worst hours. As there was no ice or strong wind the
Read morePresident Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election fair and square. It’s time set aside the lies of a deluded egotist with a limited understanding of the U.S. electoral process. From mealy-mouthed whining to spouting outright lies, too many Republicans
Read morePresident Joe Biden – that sounds so good to say – made a strong and forceful case for American unity during his inaugural address. He did not whitewash the attempted coup of just two weeks ago and denounced the lies
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