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As I write this my inbox is filled with email newsletters using in the subject line a vulgar word that refers to bodily waste. They come from mainstream news organizations, many of which are using the word in stories, columns, and even headlines. (If you missed it, the second half
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My 16-year-old son is an achiever in a variety of fields. Near-perfect PSAT score, soccer goalkeeper, state champion debater, chess whiz … So, I bought him a book for Christmas. Right away, the author outlines some of the goals.
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In memory of the late William Safire, place your bets now on possibilities for the year ahead. Use the available choices or try writing in your own scenarios. Last year's iteration anticipated the Patriots Super Bowl victory, the stock market rally, President Donald Trump's Jerusalem move,
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An extremist feminist group has claimed responsibility for a Christmas Day attack on a nativity at Vatican City by a topless woman. The woman, wearing only black pants and shoes, dashed toward the crèche yelling "God is woman," which she also had emblazoned on her back, according to
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans prefer to be greeted with "Merry Christmas" as opposed to "Happy Holidays," a new poll found. Some 65 percent picked "Merry Christmas," more than double the number preferring "Happy Holidays, which got only 28 percent support.
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Vice President Mike Pence was probably just following the many examples of his superior. On the South Lawn at the White House, celebrating the passage of the Republican tax cut with President Donald Trump and many members of Congress, Pence proclaimed an outrage: "Merry Christmas America." Good Lord!
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There can be heavy traffic in Maine. And I'm not talking about the danger of moose collisions. Hearty drivers in Boston will scoff because nothing compares to the Mass. Pike or I-93 at rush hour. But Maine, with its narrower roads, does have its bottlenecks, and I hit
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The recent failure of pro-life activists to get enough signatures to put an anti-abortion-funding ballot question on the 2020 statewide ballot is no failure at all. It's never fun to set a goal, work hard, and not make it. But neither is it always that important. In many
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