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Entries from December 18th, 2008
More from the John Lind collection: Then and (not quite) Now
December 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · General
I recently ran into a fine old photo of my dad in a group with the late Michel Martin, of Chez Michel fame. That’s my dad, second from the left, and Martin, second from the right. On the far right is Charlie Crabb, a bouncer at the restaurant, who married a close friend of my [...]
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Thursday…Another look at public corruption
December 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Politics
I don’t normally quibble with Jerry Burris. Generally I find him sensible and insightful. But yesterday’s column, “Perverse pleasures and legal hazards”, got to me like fingernails on a blackboard. The column gathered several different assessments comparing corruption in the states. It was okay until the last two short paragraphs. Here’s how Jerry wrapped it [...]
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