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The emotional downturn: Rocks and books

Billi, It’s been a very tough time lately. I’ve gone through one of my downturns. It started about the beginning of September and has continued on better or worse, depending on the day, since. I don’t know that I’ve described the way I feel during these emotional hard times. It…

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A trip through Europe: On insanity, Euro camping, and art

Billy, We were in Europe for three weeks, so I missed your message and have not had time to return it until today. As soon as we hit the ground after returning on Friday, I got busy setting up my fall semester–two online courses and two face-to-face classes. Since we left…

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Goodbye, Fred Phelps. I’m not sorry to see you go, but I’ll miss you all the same

Over the years, I’ve had many vehemently negative things to say about Fred Phelps and his incestuous gang of thugs and bullies. They hurt me, my family, and my friends. I carried signs against his protests and I approved of efforts to tease, annoy, and provoke him and his kin.…

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I’ve only ever been a heel

Dear Kansas City Revenue Department Compatriots, I want to pay my earnings tax online through the quicktax site. Several issues, however, prevent me from doing this. American capitalism at its heart. 1. I try to log into the site and it asks me for an authorization code. I copy the automated message I…

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