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A double obituary with panache

On the Chena Posted on August 12, 2012 by gnewmanApril 14, 2014

This obituary of two notable individuals I found to be well blended, read initially in my print copy of the Economist.

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Those little things in life

On the Chena Posted on March 17, 2009 by gnewmanMarch 17, 2009

Barbara Wallrath of the Atlantic Monthly does a blog that touches on life and its many inconsistencies and oddities. I thought it deserved mention. barbarawallraff.theatlantic.com

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Alfalfa and Fairclough

On the Chena Posted on February 5, 2009 by gnewmanFebruary 5, 2009

I got a chuckle out of the recent report on the Alfalfa Club dinner. It wasn’t as fun reading about one of our regressive Alaska legislators.. That is all.

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Women’s Tennis Tops Tie Tongues

On the Chena Posted on January 24, 2007 by gnewmanJanuary 24, 2007

It takes a different set of linguistic skills to keep up with current women’s professional tennis. Serena is the apparently rare exception. Excerpted from a recent article. “Serena overcame Shahar Peer … to next play Nicole Vaidisova who beat Lucie … Continue reading →

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