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The Ironic Cherry...: July 2015
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015. When Nikki Became a Hero. Once again today I heard a news commentator refer to Nikki Haley's heroic stance on taking down the Confederate battle flag. It has me worried. You know, they say even a broken clock is right twice a day. That makes it one more time than our governor has been on the right side of a debate. She has opposed a gas tax during a time of lower gas prices while our roads and bridges crumble, missing a jobs opportunity that would also bring much needed infrastruc...
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The Ironic Cherry...: December 2014
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Monday, December 29, 2014. Back in the day when libraries were funded because books. Except that over the years our library has cut back on their purchases. Especially for books that are not best-sellers. You can always find copies of Bill O'Reilley's latest tome, but some books disappear before we ever see them. Painful, awful decisions about what books not to order, and of what books to order only one copy. People who are interested in abortion rights won't know it exists. Imagine this happening on way...
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Ruminations from the Empty Nest: October 2014
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Ruminations from the Empty Nest. Freedom with a dash of ambivalence. Sunday, October 19, 2014. On the Street Where I Live. Bizarre, despite Sunday morning target practice. I would like to offer some proof to the contrary. Hours later, we were enjoying a glass of wine on my porch when a big SUV began to drive by, backed up, and then pulled into my "driveway." It was the only car that we had seen in the hour or so that we had been out front. I wonder who that could be," said one of my friends. I had been d...
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The Ironic Cherry...: When Nikki Became a Hero
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015. When Nikki Became a Hero. Once again today I heard a news commentator refer to Nikki Haley's heroic stance on taking down the Confederate battle flag. It has me worried. You know, they say even a broken clock is right twice a day. That makes it one more time than our governor has been on the right side of a debate. She has opposed a gas tax during a time of lower gas prices while our roads and bridges crumble, missing a jobs opportunity that would also bring much needed infrastruc...
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A Woman's Place Is In the House -- 2014: Attacking Wendy with the Same Old Dogs
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A Woman's Place Is In the House - 2014. Thursday, January 23, 2014. Attacking Wendy with the Same Old Dogs. You may not be surprised to hear that the mud is already flying down in Texas, and being directed at Wendy Davis. We can thank our media for being watchdogs of every little scrap of meat, stinking or otherwise, that campaigns toss at them. In fact, the stinkier the better. In this case, Politico. Of the National Review. Wendy's campaign fought back with the facts. In both cases, on one side, we hav...
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A Woman's Place Is In the House -- 2014: Women Who Run
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A Woman's Place Is In the House - 2014. Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Let's all do an experiment. Tell us about your childhood. Were your parents around often enough? And when you were a teenager, did you have a lot of friends? Did you follow the rules? Were your mom and dad too strict? Now tell us about dating - how many partners? Did you "fool around? When you got married, whose idea was it? Who was in charge? Who paid the bills? Who made decisions about the kids? But this nonsense doesn't happen when it...
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A Woman's Place Is In the House -- 2014: Her Name Is Dickerson
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A Woman's Place Is In the House - 2014. Friday, September 12, 2014. Her Name Is Dickerson. Well, this mid-term election season is turning out to be another lukewarm exercise in democracy. The big money is on the pols that work for big money. Here in South Carolina, most of us don't even know who is running against Tim Scott. In fact, I just googled "Tim Scott opponent" and the first six hits were about the primary; number seven finally mentions Joyce Dickerson. It feels hopeless. But Joyce Dickerson ...
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A Woman's Place Is In the House -- 2014: What's the Matter with Nikki?
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A Woman's Place Is In the House - 2014. Monday, November 4, 2013. What's the Matter with Nikki? Nikki Haley has it all: she's smart, poised and really. Manipulative. She had just as much fun flirting with Stephen Colbert as she does doing, well, just about anything she does. And did I mention that she is manipulative? Nikki is on all the time. She knows how to appeal to moms, businessmen, military, children, friends and enemies, the latter which she treats as warmly as her friends. Nikki lacks empathy...
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A Woman's Place Is In the House -- 2014: November 2013
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A Woman's Place Is In the House - 2014. Sunday, November 10, 2013. Catherine LaFond and Me. I actually learned a little about what a Water Commissioner does, and why it is important to elect the most knowledgeable and committed candidate. Sadly, I can't vote for Catherine on the 19th, because I am not a resident of the City of Charleston. But I now know what a Water Commissioner does, and that Catherine should be that person. It seems silly to have to go out to vote again. But it's this one last effort t...
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A Woman's Place Is In the House -- 2014: January 2014
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A Woman's Place Is In the House - 2014. Thursday, January 23, 2014. Attacking Wendy with the Same Old Dogs. You may not be surprised to hear that the mud is already flying down in Texas, and being directed at Wendy Davis. We can thank our media for being watchdogs of every little scrap of meat, stinking or otherwise, that campaigns toss at them. In fact, the stinkier the better. In this case, Politico. Of the National Review. Wendy's campaign fought back with the facts. In both cases, on one side, we hav...
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