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When Comix Ruled

“Fan Free Funnies” kept the freak flag flying.
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More Gilmore?

It's starting to look like the Flat-Earth Republicans in Virginia may get their wish. At this writing, former Gov. Jim Gilmore appears to be...
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Unvarnishing Virginia History

Having grown up in Richmond, I've been steeped in its dual sense of bitterness and pride over matters to do with, and stemming from,...
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Wilder Comes Home

Since his election 35 years ago to the General Assembly, Wilder's been a pragmatic populist who grasped that if one doesn't gain the trust of the establishment, governing successfully becomes unlikely.
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Addicted to Choice

In a time of plenty, many Americans seem to have become addicted to the act of choosing between this and that.
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The Big Stretch

The prototype of the Big Stretch was assembled during a lull in shop class. After tying some 15 or 20 rubber bands together, I...
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Guilt by Association

Coleman's fate is an example of the sort of case, with its haunting doubts, that has pushed capital punishment into more scrutiny in recent...
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Punch Drunk

The boxing match is bound to be banished to Third-World countries and offshore barges.
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Evil’s Second Coming

Evil, like beauty, has always been in the eye of the beholder.
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