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More is at Stake Than Manners

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Donald Trump is often boastful, frequently coarse, even vulgar. He is not a model of virtue, or decorum, or even good manners. As a result, many people who have voted for Republican presidential candidates in the past plan on voting for Joe Biden. This impulse is certainly understandable. But it may not be wise. The Democrats have given many signals that they view this election as the chance to...

At a Morning Mass in France

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This morning, a Muslim murdered three people at morning Mass, in Nice, in France. One of the worshippers, a 70 year old woman, was apparently beheaded. These people were killed for one reason alone: they were Catholics. Such a thing is beyond my comprehension. Also beyond my comprehension is this: the lack of anger among so many of my fellow Catholics, including among our bishops. What happened...

The Old Desperado is Gone: Jerry Jeff Walker, RIP

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BY Wayne Allensworth The old desperado is gone. Jerry Jeff Walker, suffering from throat cancer, passed away on October 23 at age 78.  We won’t see his like again. Walker, or just plain “Jerry Jeff” to his many fans, was a folk singer who honed his craft in Greenwich Village in the 60s and wrote perhaps his best known song, Mr. Bojangles, after spending a night in a New Orleans drunk tank. The...

Swamp Creatures vs. Nuns

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Yesterday, President Trump spoke at rallies in several states, including Ohio. At the Ohio rally, three young nuns, all wearing habits, were standing in the area behind the President. Given their placement behind Trump and their distinctive dress, they could not be missed. The sight proved more than at least one denizen of the Beltway could bear. Peter Vroom, a former Republican congressional...

A Terror of Living

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By Wayne Allensworth The sprawl of the DFW “Metroplex” sometimes takes on the aspect of a vast concrete hive, the intricate, winding curves of interlocking freeways like tunnels channeling the inhabitants of that supersized apiary to their various destinations.  Gray office buildings seem to fly by, their long rows of standardized window panes signifying the locus of cells for drones who sit...

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