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My hometown of Roanoke, Virginia is nestled in the valleys of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As mountain folks, we’ve had our share of pick up trucks, mullets and, yes, nasty bare feet. There, I [...]

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Study: Pac-Man on Google wasted 4.8 million hours | Geek Gestalt – CNET News

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In a recent NPR piece, Americans Distrust Congress? That’s No Surprise, writer Andrea Seabrook interrogated  America’s growing distrust of congressional leadership. Seabrook starts the argument well but just flat misses the big picture. One of [...]

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A cottage industry of writers survives thanks to the concise yet profound knowledge found in The Elements of Style. It was required reading in college and should [...]

“not until you’ve listened to Rakim on a rocky mountain top have you heard hip hop – Saul Williams

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There is no substitute for good journalism.
Check out this clip of Anderson Cooper interviewing Arizona representative Cecil Ash about his support of birther legislation. It’s amazing to think how uninformed our politicians and our electorate can be. Because of bias [...]

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