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The Backstory: 2013 State of the Union Address
It’s getting harder and harder to like a president these days. It used to be that the cream floated to the top, but that is no longer the...
Rick Townley
Feb 12, 20132 min read
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The Backstory: Immigration reform
President Obama, always quick to seize a political opportunity, used this issue to his advantage to get re-elected. He has been promising...
Rick Townley
Jan 29, 20132 min read
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The Backstory: the fiscal cliff crisis as TV drama
Let’s face it, television during holiday seasons is really boring. Even with several hundred channels to choose from, there still seems...
Rick Townley
Jan 4, 20133 min read
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The Backstory: insensitive anti-gun lobbyists
When writing for a public forum like the Washington Times Communities we are expected to apply proper decorum to our words and thoughts,...
Rick Townley
Dec 17, 20123 min read
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The Backstory: the UN and “rights” of the disabled
The story about the UN treaty on the disabled caught my attention because I am disabled. That’s not a well-known fact and I don’t make a...
Rick Townley
Dec 6, 20122 min read
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