February 16th, 2007 06:34pm

OMG! OMG! Near catastropes of life!

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Seems when faced with the urgent need to brace the floor of our family home in Maywood, Illinois, to stop the piano in the dining room from crashing into the basement, my Dad once said something to the effect that the house could go ahead and fall around his ears for all he cared. Must have been a mighty apathy; he lived and breathed in that basement along … Read More »
February 6th, 2007 08:02pm

Why we need to remember Molly Ivins

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Molly Ivins – That was one fine writer lady-spunk, honesty, and irony to the hilt!Coined the Shrub word for W! Molly Ivins knew you can tell the truth with humor and get away with more. Never seemed to stint on the truth part. Bill Moyers in his Remembering Molly eulogy says “At a PBS meeting a few years ago, she ended her talk with a joke that would have gotten anyone … Read More »