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The Last Word by Marcus Fisk
Ted Talk – French History, Part III
Alexandria, VA – But first, a mea culpa. I have written over 93 columns for Zebra, filing some 90,000 words…
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TED Talk – French History, Part Deux
Alexandria, VA -“So, ask the travelled inhabitant of any nation, ‘In what country on earth would you rather live?’ Certainly,…
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TED Talk – French History: Part I
Alexandria, VA – “Everything ends this way in France – everything. Weddings, christenings, duels, burials, swindlings, diplomatic affairs – everything…
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The Last Word – Looking at the TV Guide
Alexandria, VA – Larry Storch died on July 8. He was 99 years old when the grim reaper arrived on…
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Good Fences and Good Neighbors
Alexandria, VA – There where it is we do not need the wall: He is all pine and I am…
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The Last Word – Just the Facts, Ma’am
Alexandria, VA – “Opinions don’t affect facts. But facts should affect opinions, and do, if you’re rational.” – Ricky Gervais…
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The Last Word – French Postcards
Alexandria, VA – My sister DeeDee is an avid postcard collector. Postcards?? Do people still send them?(1) Every time we…
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The Last Word – Harken to the Dark Ages
Alexandria, VA – The precious (circle one) Channukah/Advent/Christmas/New Year’s holiday, etc., we just enjoyed allows us the opportunity to realize…
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Merry Christmas and a “Sawwaddi Pi Mai Khrap” to You
Alexandria, VA – Christmas creates visions of warmth: loved ones being picked up at the airport to euphoric receptions, frenzied…
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The “First” Thanksgiving
Alexandria, VA – “Berkeley claims to be the site of America’s first official Thanksgiving. The good folks here say that…
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