I defy anyone to diss the opening ceremony of the Olympics last night. For all her faults, China did a magnificent job and all who were associated with the event are to be applauded. I loved the majesty, the grace, the soul-stirring music. And all the symbolism was artfully done without having to hammer a […]
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I just read a hilarious piece about the coming “Blogalypse”. It is well worth the read for all of us bloggers. I especially liked the reference to Algore, who is the “great creator” who makes this all possible. Truly one of the best satires I have read in a long time. Here is a link
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I swear I’ve got to stop reading advice columnists and get a life. I don’t agree with most of the advice anyway, so I don’t know why I bother. Old habit, I guess. A long time ago a writing instructor encouraged members of the class to read the advice columns for story ideas. That was
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In a recent Dear Abby column, a woman wrote to ask what to say when a person inquires what a newly-purchased item costs. The writer explained when she talks about a new item, many people immediately ask, “How much did that cost.” She, the writer, finds the question presumptuous and asked what is the best
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The latest political news has Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama declining public funding for his campaign. He says because of problems with the system, but some political analysts say the reason has more to do with the fact that by declining to participate in public funding, Obama can raise double the $85 million that is
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Dear Barack, I hope it’s not too forward of me to call you by your given name, but you seem like a friendly sort of guy, and you just might be our next president, here in these good old United States, so I’m confident the familiarity is okay. First, let me congratulate you on you
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Well, they did it. Congress passed the bloated Farm Bill, President Bush vetoed it, and the Senate overrode the veto. Now they have discovered that Bush vetoed the wrong bill, and the right one will come up for a vote this week. Bush will probably veto it again and the Senate will attempt another override.
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Every day I scan news sources for “News Bits” to put on the site I manage, WinnsboroToday.com, and I am always dismayed to read yet another instance of some Third World government committing an atrocity against the people they are supposed care enough about to govern. The most recent is the government of Myanmar, which
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When I first heard Miley Cyrus, AKA Hannah Montana, apologize for the photos in Vanity Fair, I thought she might have been a girl taken advantage of by the magazine or the photographer. She said in a published statement, “I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic,’ and now, seeing
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As a newspaper columnist for many years, I have had ample opportunities to reflect on the Olympic Games and their significance in the overall scheme of things, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine what is happening regarding the Olympic Torch Relay. The torch to me is a symbol of peace and a
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