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Category: Politics

What’s in a Name? Sometimes, Stupidity.

“Pygmy Darts” was the worst, though it made no sense. “Smelanie” was next, because I didn’t. A friend some time ago suggested I write on derogatory names, things like “redneck” and

Published October 13, 2012
Categorized as Catholicism, Friendship, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, Uncategorized

Mourning the Lost Right to Privacy

Today was my first visit to a new dentist. The calendar said 2012, but it sure felt like 1984. As soon as I arrived, I was asked for my insurance card and my

Published September 17, 2012
Categorized as Family, Genealogy, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, Uncategorized

Of Bill Janklow, Youth, and Our Better Angels

I worked for United Press International in South Dakota from 1978 to 1982, the time during which Bill Janklow began in earnest his reign as my home state’s version of Huey

Published November 7, 2011
Categorized as Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

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