Ducks in a Barrel

OK, it's not fair to attack the Tribune twice in a row--it's too easy, but I had to point this out. An editor was sleeping when working on an astute review of Jonathan Safran Foer's book, Eating Animals. The lede is: Looking forward to your turkey dinner?...

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All solutions are individual.

That's what I learned from reading the Chicago Tribune today, specifically, a little wrap-around page touting itself. But wasn't it preaching to the choir? It should be boasting to people who don't have the newspaper in their hands.First problem: A pizza...

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...and now Pap smears...

["Curiouser and curiouser."]Holy Toledo! Now we don't need Pap smears as often. Have we been (the equivalent) of navel-gazing in the past, getting ourselves checked out too often? Our society is paranoid about cancer. Screenings make us feel like we're...

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Who will watch the store now that he is gone?

Dr. Jan Vandersloot.....was our personal hero! He marched across difficult terrain, when going another way may have been easier. He applied himself each day with a renewed fervor.....a renewal of spirit that was infectious. He wanted to make people aware...

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In Memoriam Jan Vandersloot, MD

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9No one exemplified these words better than Jan Vandersloot, medical doctor, environmentalist, and family man. He was generous with his time and his...

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Everything They Told Us Is Wrong...

...or at least it seems so. Now they say that self-exams aren't necessary and that you don't need a mammogram until age 40. I'll have more about this. In the meantime, you can read the study and recommendations here.If you found your cancer via under-40...

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Siapa Pemenang Kontes Cinta Pandeglang

Tidak aneh kalau kita menebak nama pancallok.blogspot.com dalam beberapa hari kedepan akan menjadi pemenang dalam kontes cinta pandeglang yang sudah hampir menghabiskan masa putarannya. Hampir sepanjang perjalanan kontes Kenali dan Kunjungi Objek Wisata...

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Wow! I Told You So???

It's not too often when a highly respected "member" of the community agrees with a very small, yet very vocal, part of the community.For years now, residents of West Newport Beach and the Balboa Peninsula have been complaining about, and opening their...

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Halloween Massacre at China Cove

Bet you thought that title was some kind of joke. Unfortunately not.Akin to what occurred in West Newport when some reprobates decided to bulldoze the dunes, someone has hacked away a fair amount of vegetation at China Cove, including native plants...

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