Nov 25 2014

Cult of the flying spittle

  Dear editor: On the week of celebrating Thanksgiving, this is a “thankful” response to George Lindholm’s letter (Saturday, Nov. 22). Yes! Thank you, George, for your alarming letter, which served as a strong reminder for why Christian conservatives must…  [more]

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Nov 17 2014

As stupid as you would like to think

  Dear editor: “Can you hear me? — Can you hear me yet?!” That’s the strong message that the majority of voters shouted loud and clear to King Obama and to all of his ultraliberal followers of their destructive, failed…  [more]

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Nov 10 2014

The “L” word

General Dan Bolger says what the US does not want to hear: Why We Lost

By , Monday 10 November 2014 00.01 EST   Dan Bolger is not looking to add to the debate over the Iraq and…  [more]

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Nov 09 2014

Texas is watching over 2,000 Hamas

    Dear editor: With regard to Ms. Zitko’s letter of Thursday, Nov. 6, I have this to say. Yes, this election was about opposing and hopefully stopping so much of this president’s policies. It didn’t happen just in the…  [more]

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Oct 31 2014

In the defense of racial segregation

The Real Origins of the Religious Right

By Randall Balmer, May 27, 2014   One of the most durable myths in recent history is that the religious right, the coalition of conservative evangelicals and fundamentalists, emerged as a political movement…  [more]

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Oct 31 2014

Scariest jack-o’-lantern ever

It looks like some kind of sci-fi blob from outer space, but it’s actually a high-speed photograph of a nuclear explosion. It was captured less than 1 millisecond after the detonation using a rapatronic camera, which is capable of…  [more]

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Oct 20 2014

Memphis Blues Caravan

 

The Short Version

  The birth of the Memphis Blues Caravan occurred late one night in Steve LaVere’s music store in Memphis. LaVere and I had become acquainted through some dates I had booked for Furry Lewis. I had…  [more]

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