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Asking Aaron Clarey: Does college prepare people for the real world?
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HBO Movie Preview: Before Elton John and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace
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Obama’s incredible shrinking presidency
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The collapsing Obama presidency
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At 90, the Rand McNally atlas is as iconic as the American road
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Jodi Arias penalty phase jury is hung: 8 - 4 in favor of death (video)
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The Tesla story spreading around the world
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Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members
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Leonard Marsh, legendary Snapple co-founder, dead at 80
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Obama's Morehouse speech sparks backlash on race
Vance Garnett
Vance Garnett is an eclectic observer of life, politics and sports.
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The Conscience of a Realist
Politics, economics, and business from a real world perspective.
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Asking Aaron Clarey: Does college prepare people for the real world?
It's a tough question. "Captain Capitalism" shares his answers.
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Asking Aaron Clarey: Is college worth the money?
It's a tough question. "Captain Capitalism" shares his answers.
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E.W. Jackson's nomination proves that the Virginia GOP is a bad joke
It seems that hardline activists care more about making a statement than winning elections.
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Asking Josh Silver: What's the American Anti-Corruption Act all about?
Josh Silver, director of Represent.Us, explains about his group's mission to clean up American politics, his life and career, and more.
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Asking Aaron Clarey: Does college prepare people for the real world?
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In My Orbit
Opinion, analysis, and musings on politics, pop culture, reinvention, and the resultant flotsam and jetsam floating around the right-of-center quadrant of the Left Coast.
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Sightseers' Delight
Consummate traveler Todd DeFeo explores the unique stories that make destinations worth going to.
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The Editors Say
We welcome you to the intimate and personal thoughts on the news and events we, as editors, watch, read, and discuss with our writers every day.
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Political Potpourri
A collection of reader guest articles, thoughts and opinions by Communities writers and breaking news and information.
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Freedom of the Press is not Free
Recent Entries by Vance Garnett
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Happy Birthday to baseball's national anthem
Published 2:27 p.m. May 22, 2013
"Take Me Out To the Ball Game" turns 105 years old.
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20 best baseball quotes of all time
Published 11:08 a.m. May 1, 2013
Baseball is full of characters and some of them have given us memorable lines to savor.
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'Best Sex Writing 2013': The state of today's sex culture
Published 11:11 a.m. April 27, 2013
This book is not what you think it is. Really.
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Quincy Jones to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Published 2:02 p.m. April 18, 2013
For over fifty years, Quincy Jones has been a musician’s musician.
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Movie critic Roger Ebert’s death triggers memories of a letter
Published 10:00 a.m. April 12, 2013
The number one film critic sent the writer a letter he prizes.
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5 things you don’t know about Washington baseball (video)
Published 9:32 a.m. March 30, 2013
Little known baseball history of the Washington baseball club.
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Spring training 2013: Now and then
Published 10:36 a.m. March 22, 2013
How and why did baseball spring training even get started?
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‘Murder Capital’: Washington is off the top-ten list, but…
Published 3:34 p.m. March 16, 2013
Washington, D.C. was called the "Murder Capital of the World" since 1941, but Chicago now holds the title.
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Homer: How a baseball error changed one boy’s life forever
Published 11:04 a.m. March 9, 2013
Looking for baseball home run stats changed a young boy into a reader.
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The Oscars and Sinatra 'Go Together Like a Horse and Carriage'
Published 10:27 a.m. February 27, 2013
Frank Sinatra and the Academy Awards trophy forged an enduring relationship.
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Casablanca: The city and the movie 70 years ago
Published 12:53 p.m. February 6, 2013
To the Academy Awards: The film turns 70, so "You Must Remember This."
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Collectibles: From saving Frank Sinatra ‘stuff’ to counterfeit money
Published 10:04 a.m. January 24, 2013
Is "Stuff" really necessary?“ One man's trash is another man's treasure."
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New Year Nuggets: An assortment of trivial this 'n' thats
Published 9:07 a.m. January 9, 2013
A New Year's tray of factoids, stats, maxims, quotes, anecdotes, yarns, and yawns.
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Chasing the ghost of Dylan Thomas: ‘A Child's Christmas In Wales’ (Audio)
Published 10:23 a.m. January 3, 2013
The author journeyed to Wales and followed in the footsteps of the great poet from his writing shed to the pub.
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A six-pack of songs to savor this Christmas season (Videos)
Published 10:56 a.m. December 18, 2012
If you had your pick, what would be your favorite holiday songs?
