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      VACAVILLE–All she wanted was a puppy, a special puppy. What she got was a hole in her heart and a hole in her bank account, as well as a developing disdain and distrust of the Internet and the financial institutions that prey...
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There will be a future after this, and I seem to have abandoned whatever path I was clearing to prepare for it.
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“The Serenity Prayer” has been drifting in and out of my mind ever since this whole coronavirus nightmare began. It’s the mantra of all 12-Steppers, and a reminder that not everything is under our control. When we feel compelled to take control of a situation,...
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Here we fucking go again. An innocent, unarmed, young black man is “mistaken,” by white vigilantes, to be the perpetrator of a string of neighborhood break-ins. But does this end in a citizen’s arrest? Do these dufus do-rights hold their suspect and call the authorities?...
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I know how lucky I am that my dad, and all the residents and staff at his senior home, are healthy and so far, virus-free. But I'm also terrified that everything could change in an instant.
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You don’t necessarily need atomic bombs to destroy a nation. Politicians who value their pockets more than the life of citizens always do that every day. Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders’ Ladder And just when I am convinced that the orange pustule the Electoral College and corrupt...
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When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. John F. Kennedy In the midst of all my quashed down panic — because panic and worry won’t change a damned thing — the place...
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