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the snake’s the thing . . .

Friday, July 2, 2010

This is another “Let’s talk about snakes” post in honor of one of my graduate school professors who had a favorite schtick that began with that expression. I’ve written only … Continue reading »

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yet once more . . .

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Yesterday the Supreme Court began yet another debate about race, this time about whether a test for promotion that favors white candidates may legitimately be used by the Hartford, Connecticut, … Continue reading »

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fundraiser for Avis Meyer

Friday, April 3, 2009

In connection with my post last month, which is just down the page, I should say that there will be a fundraiser for Avis Meyer on May 3 at the … Continue reading »

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in the news a little

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

I wrote a letter to the editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after spending a day at the federal court house last week. Because I expected it would be printed … Continue reading »

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fewer nasty emissions for the planet . . .

Monday, January 12, 2009

It’s so nice to know that one is a good citizen. Here on the Mississippi we don’t get the extreme cold that folks get just a couple hundred miles north … Continue reading »

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. . . about snakes

Friday, May 2, 2008

In the extended family of my boyhood there was a cousin known as Bubba. The name carried no connotation of ignorance or redneckery — we were all southern folk. It … Continue reading »

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