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• Local Rag Loses Virginity

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  In case you missed in, the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel won its very first Pulitzer Prize. The Sun Sentinel was awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service journalism on Monday for its investigation of off-duty police officers endangering … Continue reading → [...]
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• The Runs End Badly

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  My neighbors across the street compete in marathons and other similar events all over the world.  Both athletes — he’s a Miami Beach lifeguard, she’s a critical care nurse.  They’ve participated in the Boston Marathon for years.  They were there … Continue reading → [...]
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• Free Concert, and Worth Every Penny

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  Come see us at the Miramar Farmers Market tomorrow at noon! It’s a great arrangement — plenty of fresh produce available to buy and throw at us if we suck. Hope it doesn’t rain. [...]
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• ATF (All Time FUBAR)

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  Just in time for World Autism Day, this tale from the city of Milwaukee… ATF agents running an undercover storefront in Milwaukee used a brain-damaged man with a low IQ to set up gun and drug deals, paying him in … Continue reading → [...]
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• Divorce, Tater Peeler Road Style

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  The wife of a Wilson County [TN] Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot to death Saturday at their Lebanon home by a 4-year-old who gained access to a gun at a family cookout, police said.  Josephine G. Fanning, 48, was pronounced … Continue reading → [...]
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• Baby Boomers’ Baby Boners

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  By this time everybody’s had a chance to digest the news of the deaths of two world-famous women, Margaret Thatcher and Annette Funicello. Like every baby boomer everywhere, male, female, and in-between, I was a big fan of Mouseketeer Annette.  … Continue reading → [...]
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• This Means War!

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  Computer hackers appear to have infiltrated North Korea’s official news website and its Twitter and Flickr feeds, posting unflattering images of leader Kim Jong-un. The latest hacking incident also follows a major cyber attack that crashed the computer networks at … Continue reading → [...]
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• These Mouths Are Made For Prayin’

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  Alright Okay All kidding aside, what does all THIS add up to? Republican North Carolina state legislators have proposed allowing an official state religion in a measure that would declare the state exempt from the Constitution and court rulings. The … Continue reading → [...]
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• Ponce Upon a Ptime

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  This is a brilliant and entertainiong essay on Florida.  I think I need to read his book. Samples: Florida probably was first sighted by Portuguese navigators, or perhaps by the Cabots sailing from England. Either way, it started appearing on … Continue reading → [...]
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• Play Bawl

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  Opening Day!  The Miami (not Florida) Marlins are shut out 2-0 on a combined 3-hitter by the Washington Nationals.  The local radio wags are already talking about an over/under line for the number of blanks they’ll fire this year; they … Continue reading → [...]
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