Are We There Yet?
January: The winter of her personal discontent LORI CLINCH
      Ihate January. Although we're bound to see commercials with an adorable snow bunny that's blushing at the prospect of the new fallen snow, I'm here to contend that January is not cute, not trendy and is the worst month of the year.
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Coda
Pundits suffer the Night of a Thousand Deaths
GREG BEAN
      For a political junkie like myself, there was no better theater than watching the results of the New Hampshire primary election on CNN and the other networks Jan. 8. It's always fun to watch people who have made such stupendous boobs of themselves attempt to salvage the tattered remnants of their credibility after making a world-class blunder.
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Red State/Blue State
In Red and Blue states, the times are a changin'
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 GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think.
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Around Town
Let them eat (some) cake
AMY ROSEN
      Being a mom is not easy. Being a teacher is tough, too. Being a class mom is no breeze either. Class moms volunteer their time in their child's classroom to assist the teacher with organizing anything they may need help with. Very often the class mom organizes parties for special events, too.
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