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A photographic journey into the past
Her lips were sculpted into the slight sweep of a smile. The young woman, radiating newlywed effervescence, pressed her hand into her husband’s. The honeymooners, seated on a couch during a brief ...
Mar 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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An accidental Lenten lapse
I don’t recall what I was thinking that moment. I just recall the water, and slipping deeper into its embrace — my head sinking under its blanket, joining the rest of my body until no flesh remain...
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Retrieving time ‘lent’ out
At first, I gave up men. This Lenten sacrifice occurred years ago — and so far has been perhaps my wisest sacrifice yet. I wasn’t reared on such sacrificial practices, although both my childhood ...
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Needed: More snow in Washington, D.C.
Boy, do we need more snow in Washington, D.C. You see, when it snows in Pittsburgh, my home town, or any town in the heartland, people pick up their shovels and clear their sidewalks and driveways...
Feb 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Listen to your own song Elizabeth
Few topics blaze the headlines these days like the John Edwards political sex scandal — a scandal that has cast his wife, Elizabeth, into a media-blitzed spotlight.   The mere mention of Elizabeth...
Feb 11, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unafraid of Sarah Palin
Conservative Sarah Palin fans ask me why “the liberal media” are “so afraid” of the former Alaska governor. I, for one, am unafraid. Quite the opposite. As an unrepentant pundit, I am delighted th...
Feb 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Who is the smartest in the family ?
“Actually, his wife is the smartest one in that family.” We still hear that comment from time to time today even though it should have been buried as a relic from the long ago days when husbands w...
Feb 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The winds of political change
Last week, the State of Illinois concluded its primaries for its soon-to-be-open United States Senate Seat. This seat, President Obama’s until he won the presidency, has gained infamy with former ...
Feb 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Super Bowl visitor’s guide
Dear Super Bowl Visitor: Welcome to Miami! Get ready for a fun Super Bowl experience, because you’re going to see some serious partying “Miami Style” — people eating, drinking, singing, shouting, ...
Feb 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nothing wrong with a snow day every once in a while
Snow is nature’s way of calling time out, at least here in North Carolina. Let some white stuff collect on the ground and we call off schools, close businesses and stay home. And, despite what som...
Feb 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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