Red State/Blue State
Nobel winners sample some wine and cheese with Bush
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers.
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Guest Column
Program turns numbers into very special names
SUSAN HECKLER
      At the age of 13, my son has just become a twin. People might think this is a medical miracle. In actuality, it is a lesson in history, compassion and remembrance.
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In the News
Of 'Alice's Restaurant' and Manalapan dirt
MARK ROSMAN
      Thanksgiving found me taking out my vintage vinyl copy of "Alice's Restaurant" and listening to Arlo Guthrie's classic tune, which somehow connects an incident of littering with the Vietnam War draft.
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Coda
Subpoena for blogger's identity on national stage
GREG BEAN
      Ed Herschler, the crusty three-term governor of Wyoming during the 1970s and into the mid-'80s, was a Democrat, but clearly the most popular politician in that rabidly Republican state. The reason for his popularity was largely his down-to-earth demeanor (he personally answered the phone on his desk and you could call him directly) and his sense of humor.
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