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    Bad company?

    Bad company?

    Why is it generally assumed that a “bad” influence is more powerful than a “good” one? Parents often resist having their children play...
    The Ledger needs an intervention

    The Ledger needs an intervention

    I loved my career at The Ledger. I have friends remaining, trapped in what now seems to be a disaster movie skidding downhill into an...
    The  Amerikan nightmare

    The Amerikan nightmare

    E pluribus unum. Or … Divide and conquer. Can’t have it both ways. We cannot be America and Amerika at the same time. But that of course...

    It’s called public “service” for a reason

    How completely silly. Lakeland city commissioners vote themselves a pay raise, effective immediately, and pretend it is about attracting...
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