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Commentary: Longing for a human voice in customer service

Leonard Pitts Jr. | The Miami Herald

Dear Whoever is in Charge of Customer Service for DirecTV:

All I wanted was to watch the game. » read more

Posted on Fri, March 29, 2013

Commentary: In Georgia, happiness is a mandatory gun

Dusty Nix | The Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer

I own a couple of firearms. If I should ever have to move to Nelson, Ga. (and surely a merciful God would not demand such a dire penance from me), at least I'll be in compliance with the law. » read more

Posted on Fri, March 29, 2013

Commentary: War costs last forever

Glenn Garvin | The Miami Herald

The past is never dead, as William Faulkner might have written if he were analyzing the federal budget, it’s not even paid for. Did you realize that World War II still costs U.S. taxpayers $5 billion a year? Or that we haven’t closed the financial books on the Civil War yet? » read more

Posted on Fri, March 29, 2013

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