• Yellow-Brick Ode
  • Six weeks ago, my husband and I went to settlement on a weekend home in Berkeley Springs, an historic town in the eastern panhandle of ...
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  • Heads Up: 8.16.06
  • SLC mayor will protest Bush's visit to city. Salt Lake Tribune   Another day, another "electronic voting machines aren't very accurate" study. Columbus ...
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  • Also: She's a Woman!
  • As an out lesbian, Patricia Todd knew she'd have a tough time running for a seat in the Alabama legislature. What she didn't expect, though, ...
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  • Takes One to Know One
  • You may be familiar with the ongoing investigation into hiring practices in Illinois. Members of the Blagojevich administration are accused of improperly letting political considerations ...
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  • You Say Macaca
  • I don't doubt that George Allen can be insulting and indeed was Monday to a volunteer with his opponent's campaign. But I do doubt that ...
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  • Obeying the Law Too Well
  • Q. What happens if you implement an anti-tailgating measure, and motorists obey it perfectly? A. Traffic jams. Last weekend, Washington State transportation officials enacted their 2 ...
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  • Heads Up: 8.15.06
  • Utah Senator wants to be able to fire judges. Salt Lake Tribune When lobbying for school vouchers doesn't work, get the poor to lobby for ...
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  • Crying Fowl
  • Oklahoma State University political scientist Bob Darcy has just done his best to dispel me of one of my favorite urban rural legends: That Brad ...
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