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Temple fatigue
In Cambodia, monuments to religious fervor amaze and dismay.
Peter Meinke
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Bonkers in Bangkok
Youthful hopes and capitalism gone wild in Thailand’s capital.
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Thoughts on the Iraq anniversary
Poets aren’t all pacifists. So why are so many of them against the war in Iraq?
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Crime watch
For a culture founded on freedom, we sure produce a lot of prisoners.
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French lessons
France may get a bad rap, but it’s a country with a lot to teach us.
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The Gift of the Magi
The 12 days of Christmas have just begun. You might as well dance.
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November 22, 1963
What our leaders have forgotten in the years since JFK.
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Alas, Wonderland
Even Lewis Carroll couldn’t have made these guys up.
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Perk Up
Copping to a coffee habit, among other addictions
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Channel Firing
Why mournful words from WWI resonate still
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Breakaway
The value of vacation, especially in a place where the rules are relaxed
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Latin Lessons
A grand Austrian abbey holds a message that needs to be heard in Washington
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‘You Didn’t Leave Much Out, Didja?’
An ode to mom, including the time she tossed the TV
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March madness
The war we should be fighting
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Rouge noir
Judge’s notes: fiction