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Town Crier: What socialism is — and what it isn't
Is it true that the United States is becoming a socialist country?
Is it true that the United States is becoming a socialist country?
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Living Green: The three R’s
To be good caretakers of our planet, we need to be successful in all three R’s of living green: reduce, reuse and recycle.
To be good caretakers of our planet, we need to be successful in all three R’s of living green: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Nov 03, 2009 | 0 | 2 |
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Her Voice: Time to rethink and reimagine health care reform
We need to discuss national health care, instead of quoting conventional wisdom engineered by vested interests to keep us from thinking and questioning.
We need to discuss national health care, instead of quoting conventional wisdom engineered by vested interests to keep us from thinking and questioning.
Nov 03, 2009 | 2 | 4 |
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Her Voice: Race at crux of marriage license case
Is it a justice’s prerogative to deny a couple a marriage license based on his personal belief that whites should not marry blacks?
Is it a justice’s prerogative to deny a couple a marriage license based on his personal belief that whites should not marry blacks?
Oct 28, 2009 | 3 | 9 |
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Second Thoughts: Safety is more than just statistics
Is Tracy safe? It’s a question many have asked in the wake of a torture victim’s escape, a deadly kidnapping and a robbery-turned-homicide.
Is Tracy safe? It’s a question many have asked in the wake of a torture victim’s escape, a deadly kidnapping and a robbery-turned-homicide.
Oct 23, 2009 | 19 | 7 |
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Living Green: No need to fear the compost pile
I am a very absent-minded composter, and yet, with all my negligence, I still manage to make good compost.
I am a very absent-minded composter, and yet, with all my negligence, I still manage to make good compost.
Oct 21, 2009 | 4 | 5 |
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Oct 21, 2009 | 27 | 9 |
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We have tennis courts open to the public, green fields for the kids to run and play, and a threat to our lives after dark.
Oct 17, 2009 | 1 | 4 |
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For years, the band practiced for parades with a quick march down a quiet stretch of Franklin Street, but no more.
Oct 13, 2009 | 1 | 2 |
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True success isn't about how much money you make, but finding fulfillment in what you do.
Oct 06, 2009 | 3 | 5 |
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If you have an electronic gadget that is not working — because you dropped it, sat on it or dunked in a toilet — don’t throw it away. Recycle it.
Oct 06, 2009 | 15 | 5 |
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True monogamy implies one man and one woman being happy in each other’s company for the rest of their lives. Is this yet another fairy tale?
Sep 29, 2009 | 37 | 27 |
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As I sipped the last of my morning coffee early last Friday, my wife uttered the dreaded three words.
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