Dear Joe, Hmmm…education, history… I don’t know about that. The E-mail you forwarded about how Obama will destroy the nation in Hitlerian fashion sounds pretty selective and hysterical to me, not to mention distrustful of democracy and our systems of government, politics, and social production, which may not be all…
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Eddy, I hope this note finds you well. I was reading some Mississippi Solo last night and thought that if I found a moment today, I’d throw a few words your way. It’s been a long day here at the computer. But it’s emblematic of my semester, which has been…
Leave a CommentLaura, Sorry it’s taken me a while to get back with you. I’m teaching American History and Western Civilization at JCCC and am up to my ears. Thanks for asking me about Jim Falls. Jim is and has always been a great pleasure to be in class with. Certainly, I…
Leave a CommentSaluda, This is your time to write poetry. Tough times are the best because it is then that we are most stripped bare of the impediments to understanding our own souls. And if this sounds kind of strange, remember that you will look back on these times someday and see…
Leave a CommentWe have a new spat in Kansas City regarding a one-percent tax on income earned within the city limits. Employees pay a percent out of their incomes. Employers pay a percent on the employee’s incomes. It used to be a grand idea when the city center was still the metropolitan…
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