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Why Lerblance Is Bowing Out

Arnold Hamilton - January 31, 2012 0

BY RICHARD LERBLANCE Hello Friends, After much thought, prayer and intense discussions with my wife, Frances, I have decided that I will not seek re-election for...

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In Defense Of Southern-Fried Paula Deen

Arnold Hamilton - January 31, 2012 0

BY FROMA HARROP Celebrity chef Paula Deen lustily massages salt into “a mighty fat hog,” as the dogs circle the cooking island. For the yams, “I’m only using half a stick of butter,” she drawls before breaking into high laughter. Deen’s popular Food Network show does Southern cooking with no brakes on the pork fat, […]

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Religion Vs. Morals

Arnold Hamilton - January 30, 2012 0

BY SHARON MARTIN What matters more, a person’s religious affiliation or their character? Evidently, the voters in South Carolina chose affiliation … or bombast. When people who...

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Clintonesque

Arnold Hamilton - January 27, 2012 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Clintonesque. That’s what all the talking heads were saying about the president’s State of the Union. And they didn’t mean long. Clintonesque means Barack Obama projected confidence and optimism. It means he connected with his audience, that he looked and sounded BIG. Not a whine in sight. Not an excuse to be […]

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Obama’s Lackluster State Of The Union

Arnold Hamilton - January 27, 2012 0

BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN Does one await a presidential State of the Union address with keen anticipation? It’s like saying one looks forward to taking a niece to The Nutcracker. The last time I truly enjoyed one – the speech, not the ballet – was Bill Clinton’s in 1998, and it wasn’t because of anything he […]