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  • John Doe’s addiction

    How addicted are we to the federal dole? More than we realize or care to admit.

    March 15, 2010

  • The taxi cab TV thief

    The bad guys on TV and in the movies are always looking to steal valuables from unsuspecting victims. That’s just what they do.

    March 15, 2010

  • The tip of the spear

    The term, “Tip of the Spear,” has been used over the ages to describe the lead element of a weapon or offensive military assault. The tip of a spear, arrow or lance is the sharp, pointed or cutting edge that tears into the quarry or foe to impose dominance over it. It enables the ultimate victory.

    March 15, 2010

  • The Oscars remain a guilty pleasure

    Did you watch the Academy Awards Sunday night? I did. I do every year. It’s my guilty pleasure in life, watching the rich and famous parade in front of the world and thank everyone from the Academy to their parents to their agents for “all you do,” whatever that may be.

    March 10, 2010

  • Poll: Lottery proceeds would go to retirement

    It’s an intriguing thought.
    If you had millions of dollars fall in your lap, how would you spend it.

    March 9, 2010

  • Texas traffic and the angry emu

    As a driver in Texas, I have become pretty jaded.
    There’s not a lot we don’t see.
    Rolling west on Interstate 20 across the flatlands to a bumper-to-bumper 200-mile jaunt south on I-35, drivers in our state are apt to see anything.

    March 7, 2010

  • County steps up for its own in UW campaign

    It’s an old saying Texans, long known for their spirit of independence, are especially fond of.
    “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
    And did they ever.

    March 7, 2010

  • The age of majority

    Are you one of those rare and unique individuals who never did anything really stupid or embarrassing when you were a teenager? No? Yeah right, I didn’t either.

    March 7, 2010

  • Keep your laws off my body

    “It’s a free country.”
    That’s a popular saying — and true in many ways. But for a free country, America does ban a lot of things that are perfectly peaceful and consensual. Why is that?

    March 5, 2010

  • It Takes a Village Idiot

    March 5, 2010

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