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Stevieslaw Exclusive: House Republicans to Push for Infrastructure Repair.

Stevieslaw Exclusive: House Republicans to Push for Infrastructure Repair. Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, has just returned from an exclusive interview with Lonny Tunes, spokesperson for the tea party Republicans in the House. She reports that they have convinced John … Continue reading

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My Voices of Central PA Piece for September

If Arnold Can…The Less-intelligent-than-average-American Guide to Becoming a Best-selling Author. It was a long shot, but I couldn’t resist going to the Barnes and Noble Store at the Prudential Center in Boston last Wednesday night. Arnold Schlansky was to read … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: The Best Thing for You, Inc.

  We had some friends over last night. They were away for most of the summer and we were happily using the time to catch up. While the others were drinking wine, I was drinking strong, black coffee. I am … Continue reading

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For Sylvia

I can laugh now, but for a time I was so scared of my shadow; that I would only venture forth at night, or noon or during an occasional eclipse of the sun. You might guess that I’d be ridiculed, … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Havahart

Havahart In addition to his formidable math skills, Cousin Myron’s ability to rapidly read and faithfully remember anything he wishes has led cognitive scientists around the globe to line up to study him. “All this poking and prodding is exhausting,” … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: The New Public Enemy Number One

Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, was quite depressed after speaking to his cousin Charley this week. Charley retired from the City of Detroit some years ago after a fine, thirty seven year career as a dog catcher. It was only … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Privatizing Privatization

Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, has had her nose to the grindstone in sniffing out not only today’s news, but tomorrow’s. She reports that the thought keeping the two major Republican think tanks awake at night is the slow pace … Continue reading

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My Voices Article for July/August (stevieslaw)

“The Only Thing—“. The LAGuide to the Art of Winning. Here at Stevieslaw, we have all signed up for a gentle yoga program at the local YMCA. Once a week we try to lose ourselves in the formal stretches and … Continue reading

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Thursdays with John Prine (stevieslaw)

Stevieslaw: Thursday with John Prine While strolling around my garden this morning as a light warm rain came down, who should I run into—way back on the other side of the roses—but my old friend John Prine. We know him … Continue reading

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Newsbriefs you May Have Missed: Bringing the Heat

stevieslwaw Senate Republicans announced today through their spokesperson, Byon Bleef, that the immigration deal will require a little more than a seven hundred mile border fence costing nearly 30 billion dollars, if it is to have bipartisan support in the … Continue reading

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