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The Poet Laureate of the New York Times Newsroom

Monday, April 24, 2017

Le Pen Again

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In France they are fingering Bren As one way to stop Ms. Le Pen. The Center and Left Are not very deft -- They’ll poke her like she ...

New Orleans Begins Removing Statues Commemorating the Rebel Confederacy

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New Orleans is in a sad state since Robert E. Lee met his fate -- pulled from his piling he's no longer smiling -- and where will th...
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Marine le Pen? What's that -- a writing system for fishes?

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A French election is to me a mystery complete. I do not understand how someone wins, or meets defeat. Their platforms are a puzzle and ...

Bernie Sanders

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Despite being the most sought-after Democrat in the country today, Mr. Sanders is actually an independent and self-described democratic so...

Be Ambitious

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“In our lives we experience trials, but if we are ambitious for Christ, we can focus on Him and feel joy even in the midst of them.” Kazu...
Saturday, April 22, 2017

Dusty the Clown Speaks!

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Schooled at the Ringling Clown College in the virtues of silence, I was always loath to give voice to anything except an occasional roar or...

The Musical Saw

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The musical saw is a quirk that causes composers to smirk. It’s singular pitch may not make you rich -- Reactions are mostly k...
Friday, April 21, 2017

Selling Coloring Books

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“I don’t know about you, but I’m out here to make as much blanking money as I can -- not to put on a circus!” So said a circus owner to...

Canada

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WASHINGTON — President Trump added a new name Thursday to the list of countries he accuses of preying on American workers and exploiting na...

Lunch at the Provo Senior Center: Turkey Roast with mashed potatoes.

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Groucho Marx wrote a stage play in the late 1940's called 'Time for Elisabeth.' It was about a successful businessman who r...
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