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StevieslawNeoBard Department: To Fract or Not to Fract.

StevieslawNeoBard Department: To Fract or not to Fract. Hydrofracting uses huge amounts of water laced with sand and chemicals under high pressure to break up rock formations and release natural gas.  It leaves the wastewater both polluted with some chemicals … Continue reading

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StevieslawReligiosity: The New Church of Jesus Christ, Businessman

Smokey Diamond, our versatile investigative reporter, attended services this Sunday at the New Church of Jesus Christ, Businessman, in downtown Manhattan at a former Union Hall.  CEO, Oscar Meyer, explained that the church is founded on a single principle, “Thou … Continue reading

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SweetDreams

I have absolutely no idea what brought this on. When I showed it to my analyst, she got even more quiet than usual.  Yesterday, I got a card from her announcing that she was retiring and moving “somewhere else.”  She’s … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw Exclusive: What Will the Pakghanistanis Do?

New Game Sweeps the Nations Smokey Diamond, cultural affairs correspondent at Stevieslaw, has been following a new interactive computer game that is sweeping college campuses and occupying tables at Starbucks across the country.  The game, called “What will the Pakghanistanis … Continue reading

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Costuming for the Post-truth Century

Costuming for the Post-truth Century. Glenn Beck, who has been known to dress himself up, has admonished the Tea-partiers for wearing colonial costumes, and in this way, subverting the seriousness of their message.  Surprisingly, I disagree with GB.  It seems … Continue reading

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Newsbriefs you may have missed: 8. Religiosityly Speaking

8. My brother’s brother Occasionally, and I think often accidentally, our local newspaper, The Centre Daily Times, reminds me of why I subscribe.  Today, they ran two pieces in the main section of the paper—one a news item and one … Continue reading

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