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Exploit This Tragedy by Tina Dupuy Before the tar balls had a chance to touch down on the white sands of the Gulf Coast – the message from the oil-soaked Republican Party was clear: “Don’t exploit the disaster…if you’re a Democrat.” But if you’re a member of the GOP, feel free to exploit this endless spill for political gain. Use it as a battering ram against the president. “Obama’s Katrina.” “Obama’s un-American for criticizing BP.” “The moratorium is worse than the spill.”...

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Politics as Usual, Exponential Factor Four by Will Durst In an age of relentless change, it’s heartening to be able to count on a few simple things. Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann ranting and raving one pulse short of an aneurism. Water flowing downhill. Congress holding hearings whose only point is to express the indignant depths of their public outrage even though our chances of learning anything is less likely than the North Korean Minister of Medicine going on Oprah to talk about Kim Jong...

A Father’s Day Message by Michael Reagan Today most Americans will take time to reflect upon the paternal love and support received from their fathers. And for those who are fortunate enough to still have their fathers remain a part of their lives, it is a time to give a warm and personal “thanks.” However, this is a thanks that is not limited to those “birth fathers” who were there in the delivery room or in the waiting room passing out cigars — it is just as much about honoring...

For Father’s Day — Saving for a Rainy Day by Tom Purcell My father was right — though it took me a while to realize it. He was born in 1933, when 25 percent of Americans were out of work. His father died when he was only 3, leaving his mother to raise him and his older sister alone. The young family moved from a comfortable house into a cramped apartment. There was little money to spare. My father learned from his mother how to stretch a dollar — skills that would serve...

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Taking in the Census by Martha Randolph Carr The census has now been collected and the information is being tabulated. All of the knocking on doors and tracking down who lived where on April 1st, the official census date, is now over until 2020. Local and state governments can now estimate how much federal money they might receive based on their population numbers, if they’ve lost or gained a congressman and if there’s a need for more elementary schools in one neighborhood or a hospital in...

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Cowboy Down Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The same way that crème brulée is unlike pork rinds, and a Lincoln Town Car is not a pickup truck, so is Barack Obama not George Bush. As a matter of fact, one of the reasons Barack Obama is currently president is because he’s SO not George Bush. He might just be the most UnBushish politician currently in possession of a Y chromosome with the possible exception of Jerry Brown, who doesn’t count because he’s an alien. But the relentlessly dispiriting...

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Feminism in the Wake of ‘Ladies’ Night’ is…Complicated by Tina Dupuy While perusing the Internet, I came across an article about how to be a more attractive woman. First on the list was to learn how to tell a funny story. “Wit is the key. Be interesting.” When have you ever heard anyone advise a woman to learn to tell a decent anecdote? Never. Encourage women to be interesting as opposed to hot? It was radical! Totally progressive and forward-thinking. Then I realized I misread the...

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