Category: 2008
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Biofuelishness: A darker shade of green
SOMETIMES THE CURE is worse than the disease; sometimes the side effects are more deadly than the malady itself. I like the concept of renewable energy in general and converting…
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The Top Ten Liszt
(Special to GaryGaddy.com, a column heretofore unpublished, but now, available to my web-only readers only, at no additional cost.) A carefully and scientifically constructed compilation of the top Liszts in…
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Ask Mister Language Person
DAVE BARRY STOPPED WRITING his weekly columns several years ago (in 2004 to be exact). Other nationally noted columnists, such as Abigail Van Buren ("Dear Abby") and Ann Landers ("Ann…
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Rally to save what’s good in America
RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT to lose faith in humanity, sometimes something happens that heartens you, restores your hope, makes you believe again. After reading in the papers day after day…
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The world of illegal immigration
I HAVE LOTS OF THOUGHTS on illegal immigration. First, I am sympathetic with people who, out of necessity, immigrate illegally. In their shoes, I would have walked up here from…
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Pay it forward, starting now
LAKE CITY, S.C. — Two years ago last Fourth of July weekend, my family and I had a wonderful experience. On the hottest day of the year, on what must…
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UNC’s All-time All-airport Team
WITH THE RETURN to UNC's men's basketball team of Wayne Ellington, Danny Green and Tywon Lawson, a team that includes all the players from last year's squad except for reserves…
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NIMBY: Not in my backyard
CHAPEL HILL — As my wife said to me, after I told her that I just found out that John Paul was heading the Glen Lennox Neighborhood Conservation District petition…
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Recall of human race announced
CHAPEL HILL — In what business analysts are calling a move unprecedented in the history of manufacturing, God today announced the immediate recall of all currently functioning human beings. The…
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The decline and fall of U.S. tennis
ASHEVILLE — The sad state of American tennis has been much discussed lately. And the saddest state of all is the inability of an American to win on clay. Last…
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