Daily Archives: 02/10/2008

More on Tig

The wind storms we’re having in Richmond have knocked out the power to my apartment. Thanks all for your kind words about Tig. The apartment feels really empty today, even though he was only a shadow of himself. But I … Continue reading

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Yiddishe nachas *

Not. And amid all this hype, Winehouse’s representatives said late Friday that she won’t attend tonight’s Grammys in Los Angeles. Although she resolved her visa issues with the U.S. Embassy, she’ll still appear via satellite from London. Winehouse apparently decided … Continue reading

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Sharia for Britain

Last week the Archbishop of Canterbury said that it wouldn’t be a bad idea for Shari’a to be adopted in England. Martin Fletcher added his two cents: As one who has been hauled in front of a Sharia court I … Continue reading

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The teacher and the terrorists

(An open letter to Deborah Howell, ombudsman of the Washington Post.)Over the past two years, you defended the decision to publish op-eds by representatives of Hamas, a terrorist organization. It is a decision that cannot be justified. Still, you defended … Continue reading

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