By Randi McGinn The last short story Mark Twain ever wrote provides some wisdom for the times we are now living through. Captain Stormfield Goes to Heaven is about an ex-military man who dies and goes to heaven, where he is taken on a tour of paradise by an angel. The story goes something like […]
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A Harder Line on Teenage Criminals
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A Harder Line on Teenage Criminals
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Trump, Musk wage two-front war as donor does president’s ‘dirty work’
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Heinrich Says He’s Staying Put in the Senate, Decided Against Run for Governor
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Heinrich Says He’s Staying Put in the Senate, Decided Against Run for Governor
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EU leaders ponder the ‘cruel paradox’ of a US ally threatening tariffs and a possible land grab
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Haaland Prepares For Gubernatorial Run
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