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themercury: Above the Fray in a Corvair
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Wednesday, May 02, 2007. Above the Fray in a Corvair. Here's a question: Can a stock 1964 Corvair be every bit as safe, comfortable, and reliable as 2006 car? Having just completed a jaunt from the counrty into the wilds of the city traffic in and around an area known as 'New Tampa. Above the Fray in a Corvair.
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themercury: Maybe More Guns?
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Sad as the Virginia Tech shootings were, it comes to mind the answer to such occurrences may be more guns rather than fewer guns. Of course, hindsight is always 20-20, but one wonders why nobody tackled this guy? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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themercury: May 2006
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Thursday, May 18, 2006. Why I Won’t Fly. The answer to why I won’t fly is a simple one: I refuse to be treated like a criminal and am personally offended by the tactics of my government in what is supposed to be a free country. The American presumption of presumed innocence is now gone folks. And, don’t ...
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themercury: April 2007
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Sad as the Virginia Tech shootings were, it comes to mind the answer to such occurrences may be more guns rather than fewer guns. Of course, hindsight is always 20-20, but one wonders why nobody tackled this guy? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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themercury: February 2006
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Saturday, February 18, 2006. Gina did her stint on Council and did, indeed, bring to light some of the more egregious goings-on. The under-the-table deal that pay favored councilperson’s health insurance to the tune of sometimes double their ‘honorarium.’ The sneaky renaming of 6. Links to this post. The Zephy...
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themercury: themercury: Why don't they just kill us?
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Themercury: Why don't they just kill us? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Themercury: Why dont they just kill us? I've been a high-level international journalist for 30 years or so. I may have learned a little about how the world works in those years. View my complete profile.
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themercury: A Call to Arms
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Thursday, June 12, 2008. A Call to Arms. Who would have ever thought that quiet, mild mannered, Bill Moyers. Would be the one to toss the torch and ignite a white hot fire under the moribund journalistic world? He didn't, yet, but if you'll just take the next 19 minutes and listen to his speech. It's because t...
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themercury: June 2009
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Saturday, June 13, 2009. Why don't they just kill us? There's a story in the Washington Post. There is another story, this one in The Guardian. A British publication, which outlines how government is dealing with ageing Flint, Michigan. It's basically bulldozing parts of the city to shrink it. Subscribe to: Po...
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themercury: June 2008
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Friday, June 13, 2008. More Web Censorship.going, going, gone. They're at it again. And, one might ask, what is Verizon going to do for me? But all of that is fluff. The real issue is the ham handed way Verizon did the eliminating and the fact they caved in to the ravings of a New York politician at all. How m...
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themercury: March 2011
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An ongoing saga of the life and times of a veteran journalist who writes about the political and social life of a small town in west-central Florida as well as anything else that strikes his fancy. Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Themercury: Why don't they just kill us? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Themercury: Why dont they just kill us? I've been a high-level international journalist for 30 years or so. I may have learned a little about how the world works in those years.
