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When It Comes To Manners and Civility, Don’t Be a ‘Goop’0
While recently visiting my daughter’s house to celebrate the high school graduation of my twin granddaughters, I mentioned Gelett Burgess’ collection of poems for children, “Goops and How to Be Them.” Instantly the two graduates, a couple of their siblings, and my daughter chanted in unison that book’s first poem, “Table Manners.” The Goops they
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3 Ways To Escape the Doom-And-Gloomers0
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Western Civilization
- June 2, 2026
For most of the 21st century, a mob of Grinches has controlled American culture and politics. These are the Chicken Littles who have wailed that “climate change” would doom the planet. They are the sorcerers who declare that men can become women and vice-versa, who despite the blood-stained evidence of a hundred years proclaim the
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What To Do When Customer Service Is a Contradiction in Terms0
In mid-April, a long box weighing about 80 pounds showed up on the front porch of the house I rent. An exterior tag announced that the box contained a four-door media center. There was no address and no name other than “Richard” for delivery. Thinking the console belonged to me, my 81-year-old neighbor – who
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With All Due Respect0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured
- May 27, 2026
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield operated in the world of “The Godfather,” the film about criminals who stress family, loyalty, manhood, and respect. The movie’s repeated emphasis on respect – “I said that I would see you because I had heard that you were a serious man, to be treated with respect,” Don Corleone says to another criminal, Sollozzo – inspired
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