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Daily Archives: April 15, 2025
News Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson
Ed note: Heather Cox Richardson’s newsletter gives context to current events that is more readable and incisive than most commentators. I’ll try to more frequently post her essays because of the need to put the daily chaos into some kind … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Government, Immigration, Law
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Taxes
Thanks to MaryLou P. A fine is a tax you pay for doing wrong, and a tax is a fine you pay for doing all right. Everybody should pay his income tax with a smile. I tried it, but they … Continue reading
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Ai Wei-Wei’s movie: “Never Sorry” – Thursday
On Thursday this week in the Cascade Room we are showing Ai Wei-Wei’s movie“Ai Wei-Wei: Never Sorry.” 7:30 pm. Spread the word. Thanks to Don C. From 2008 to 2010, Beijing-based journalist and filmmaker Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Art, Uncategorized
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