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Of School Lunch, Farm Bills, Free Riders, and Book Clubs School lunch

Of School Lunch, Farm Bills, Free Riders, and Book Clubs

Jennifer Worrel February 8, 2022
Given the evolution of the school lunch program, we are kidding ourselves if we tolerate subsidies for...
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Movie of a Speechless Man 2022-02-08 Movie o021 Speech

Movie of a Speechless Man

Clare Briggs February 8, 2022
Movie of a man afraid of being called on for a speech.
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Supreme Court Allows Alabama Redistricting Plan, Overturns Lower Court 5-4 Alabama redistricting

Supreme Court Allows Alabama Redistricting Plan, Overturns Lower Court 5-4

Andrew Donaldson February 7, 2022
The Supreme Court rules Alabama can implement a redistricting plan that was halted by a lower court....
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Thomas Dewey: The Titanic Little Man Beyond Just “Dewey Defeats Truman” Thomas Dewey

Thomas Dewey: The Titanic Little Man Beyond Just “Dewey Defeats Truman”

Cheese For Everyone February 7, 2022
Thomas Dewey's legendary battles helped to shape the Republican Party for the duration of the twentieth century...
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2021 Oscars Projections: Final Predictions As Nomination Morning Closes In 2021 Oscars Projections

2021 Oscars Projections: Final Predictions As Nomination Morning Closes In

Luis A. Mendez February 7, 2022
We are now but a moment away from the 94th Academy Awards’ nominees being announced, so here...
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The Morning Paper 2022-02-07 Start 3055 Morning Paper

The Morning Paper

Clare Briggs February 7, 2022
How to start the day off wrong.
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Sunday Morning! “New Animal” by Ella Baxter "New Animal" by Ella Baxter

Sunday Morning! “New Animal” by Ella Baxter

Rufus F. February 6, 2022
In this debut novel, "New Animal" by Ella Baxter, a mortuary artist deals with all of the...
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To Break Our Addiction To Oil oil

To Break Our Addiction To Oil

Maura Alwyen February 6, 2022
Why don't move off oil? Partly regulations. Partly lack of incentives to go forward, and partly career...
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The Ethics of Sport-Skating 2022-02-06 Chicago 0236 Ethics of Sport

The Ethics of Sport-Skating

Clare Briggs February 6, 2022
Good Taste! Bad Taste!
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Herding Cats (Or Sorting Them, Anyway) catsmain

Saturday Morning Gaming: Herding Cats (Or Sorting Them, Anyway)

Jaybird February 5, 2022
Cats Organized Neatly is a lovely little trifle of a puzzle game.
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Mississippi Legalizes Medical Marijuana, Will The Feds Finally Do So As Well? medical marijuana

Mississippi Legalizes Medical Marijuana, Will The Feds Finally Do So As Well?

Philip H February 5, 2022
After all, if Mississippi can figure medical marijuana out, surely the opposing ends of Pennsylvania Avenue can...
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NC Redistricting Halted By Court: Read It For Yourself Capture

NC Redistricting Halted By Court: Read It For Yourself

Andrew Donaldson February 5, 2022
The North Carolina Supreme Court has put a halt to NC redistricting in a 4-3 decision...at least,...
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Telephone! 2022-02-05 Families o027 Telephone Privacy

Telephone!

Clare Briggs February 5, 2022
It happens in the best regulated families.
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POETS Day: Gerard Manley Hopkins and Near Perfection Gerard Manley Hopkins

POETS Day: Gerard Manley Hopkins and Near Perfection

Ben Sears February 4, 2022
I write this as a dilettante fan of poetry claiming no expertise, but in this case I...
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Inflation and the Historical Challenge infaltion

Inflation and the Historical Challenge

Eric Medlin February 4, 2022
The Democratic Party needs to settle on their alternative solution to the inflation problem. Then, they need...
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Hitchin’ On 2022-02-04 Sport s017 Hitchin' On

Hitchin’ On

Clare Briggs February 4, 2022
"When th' crick is froze up an' th' snows on th' groun'..."
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Weekend Plans Post: The 20 Year Roof roof

Weekend Plans Post: The 20 Year Roof

Jaybird February 3, 2022
19 years ago, we bought a house with a "20 year roof". I didn't give it much...
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“I’m The Forgotten Man”: A Look At 1936’s My Man Godfrey MY MAN GODFREY

“I’m The Forgotten Man”: A Look At 1936’s My Man Godfrey

Luis A. Mendez February 3, 2022
Thus is the setup to 1936’s My Man Godfrey, a screwball comedy from Director Gregory La Cava...
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Mini-Throughput: JWST Ready to Pierce the Veil JWST

Mini-Throughput: JWST Ready to Pierce the Veil

Michael Siegel February 3, 2022
JWST will glimpse the first stars emerging from the primordial ooze, watch the first galaxies crash into...
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Giving Advice to a Married Man 2022-02-03 Kelly 5026rv Advice to a Married Man

Giving Advice to a Married Man

Clare Briggs February 3, 2022
"My wife never questions me"
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