John Bredesen
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As the chain opens stores at the rate of three a day across the U.S., often in the heart of ‘food deserts’, some see Dollar General as an admission that a town is failing. How Dollar General Took Over Rural America This is an interesting take on the dollar store craze. We have one (don’t… [read more…]
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Kottke has another great find. Follow the link to find the following phrases: “…nuns used to get high on…” “… comes from the Nahuatl word for testicle.” “… 90-million-year evolutionary arms race against caterpillars.” [read more…]
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Cortez the Killer is a song by Neil Young for his album Zuma (1975). You can see his live version of it here. It also is worth your time. I didn’t know the song when I came across this video. Having discovered Grace Potter from her Nocturnals music, this popped up in my YouTube feed.… [read more…]
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I watched a fair amount of ABC Sunday morning in the 1990s with Cokie Roberts (seen here in an ABC picture interviewing President Bush with George and Sam). This was back in the day when these shows were more interested in exploring the issues than yelling about the other side being wrong. Cokie Roberts was… [read more…]
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Jason Kottke, one of my favorite internet curators, continues with his awesome internet ‘finds’. This post points to a cool set of photos of immigrants that came through Ellis Island. The photo above (a Norwegian woman coming into Ellis Island) is found when you click through to the article Jason points to. I visited Ellis… [read more…]