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Stockholm Syndrome

In the days following the latest American election, I found myself musing about why so many people voted for so many cruel, stupid, shortsighted representatives and approved propositions designed to destroy our environment and our healthcare system? Why would millions of people elect the kinds of representatives who have done nothing but wreck our society for the past fifty years? Can we chock this up to mass stupidity? I used to think we could, but this election caused me to seek a slightly more sophisticated explanation, and though I may be wrong, here is what I came up with. America suffers from a severe case of the Oslo Syndrome.

Letters (Nov 19, 2014)

I keep my floor clean enough to eat off of because there is a good chance I'm going to. I'm poor and a little bit clumsy, so if in opening a package of Ramen a few noodlecules land on the floor they are by God going into my bowl. Noodle packs are scarce enough without me reverting back into careless profligacy, accusations of dirtbaggery be damned.

Grandpa’s Last Ride

Last Friday afternoon Kenneth Wilkinson, 22, was sentenced to 25-to-life with a possibility of parole in 23 years. Wilkinson has already served two years in…

Valley People (Nov 19, 2014)

DONNA PIERSON-PUGH, long-time principal at the Elementary School, has told colleagues that she is retiring at the end of this school year. HEARTENING TO SEE…

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