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Miley Cyrus & The Bin Laden Death Fest

Here in the Homeland there is jubilation. The YouTube site of teen idol, Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the USA” hosted the virtual party to celebrate…

Duck!

“One cannot write of ducks without mentioning water." — Ernest Thompson Seton Just when we thought the apex of human stupidity was a toss up…

A Memoir: The Fortunate Son, Part 3

Teenage boys, goaded by their surging hormones, run in packs like the primal horde. They have only a brief season of exhilarating liberty between control…

Letters To The Editor

DIALOGUE OF THE DEAF AVA — This is in response to your report on April 20th's “Neighborhood Wars.” Well named, but misinformed. Mr. McEwen misinterpreted…

A Volcano Of Lies

Barack Obama, who pledged to restore ethical honor to the White House after the Bush years, is now burying himself under an active volcano of…

Off The Record

This Week: Gjerde v. Smith in the 4th; Enviro-activist & Bari-ite Gary Ball dies in Colorado; Eyster's felony-to-misdemeanor pot swap; and much more

Valley People

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASON. I love you, Bridgett.” A young woman called this one in early Tuesday morning. I knew she was young because women over…

A Memoir: The Fortunate Son, Part 2

Your life story would not make a good book. So don't even try. — Fran Lebowitz The whole time I was growing up, I never…

Planet Clarion Calling

Americans were offered closure Wednesday to one of among the multifarious strands of our national dementias. It took the drab guise of the “long-form” birth…

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