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Tilley Pond Park in Darien, Connecticut -- The Closest Thing to Paradise71

Darien Could Be Paradise

The not-so-sleepy little town of Darien has been dragged through the mud on more than one occasion over the years, but I have a plan to turn it into the world's Paradise. If I were the czar of Darien, its population and property values would skyrocket. This story tells you how!

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Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls

It's great to be alive, to breathe fresh air, to hear the robins sing and see the rising sun, to be free, to be part of mankind. Life, despite trials and tribulations, is joyous; it is ethereal, evaporating, sooner or later, into, for the faithful, the heavens.

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What a Run on the Bank Looks Like69

Big Banks Are Getting Out of Touch

The banking industry provides an excellent example of the arrogance and anti-consumer philosophy of the giant conglomerates. I am looking for a bank that will treat me like a customer. Is that too much to ask?

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Wheat Ear Penny66

Pennies Don't Fall From Heaven

The hue and cry we hear of late from government officials and banks over the severe shortage of pennies may be vexing to those who have to cope with the effect of the problem, but, personally, I find the situation laughable.

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Historic courtroom still in use in Brockville, Ontario71

Jury System in the U.S. Put on Trial

The American judicial system, strained by rising crime rates over the last few decades, has become a hot topic of conversation. The O.J. Simpson murder trial and the crime bill Clinton signed into law have put the system on the front burner -- and on trial.

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Language Demands Integrity

If man did not have language, I fear mankind would not have made it as far as the Dark Ages. More aptly, without language, yours truly would have no means of penning this meager effort, which is intended to warn of the danger involved in politicizing the English language.

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Corporate Spying64

Hi, Friend; I've Got My Eye On You!

It isn't until your brow begins to wrinkle with age that you realize how fast the news of the day becomes history. And, as an ancient expression goes, the older you get the faster the time goes. We were just kids during WW II. To a man, though, we were patriotic, almost jingoistic.

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U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich, left, and U.S. Sen. Bob Dole72

Newt, Bob: Just Balance the Budget

It would be great folly for Congress -- and the states (which must ratify amendments by a two-thirds vote) -- to clutter up the Constitution with amendments that thoughtlessly change the balance of power that is now finely balanced among the three branches of government.

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"Ain't We Got Fun?" Music by Richard A. Whiting, lyrics by Raymond B. Egan, and Gus Kahn.80

The Poor Get Poorer, And Poorer

A few decades ago, songwriter Gus Kahn penned the phrase, "There's nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get poorer" as part of the lyrics of "Ain't We Got Fun." The phrase is now just another cliche, but like most cliches, has considerable basis in fact.

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George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm"74

Big Brother Rearing His Ugly Head

It seems Americans are bound and determined to solve the problem of the 21st Century by giving up the hard-earned rights won for us by our forefathers of the past three centuries. If it were put to a vote, would we really cast away our right to privacy?

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