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Much Ado

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Want to Call Yourself Pro-Family? Act Like It.

In Much Ado by Catherine LandisMarch 8, 2017leave a COMMENT

It’s time to take the “Family Values” mantle away from people who use it as a cudgel against those who don’t see eye to eye with them. No longer can …

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Can One Billboard Owner Threaten Tennessee’s Beauty?

In Much Ado by Catherine LandisJanuary 11, 2017leave a COMMENT

I was only 9 when the Highway Beautification Act passed in 1965 but I remember it—not because I was some 4th grade public policy nut, but because the woman who …

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The Politics of Fearmongering Are Invading Our Schools

In Much Ado by Catherine LandisDecember 14, 2016leave a COMMENT

A rhinoceros is terrorizing my mailbox! He’s down there right now, ramming at it, leaving me no choice but to harness the power of my wrath and indignation to force …

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: It’s Past Time to Respect Facts—and Our Fellow Human Beings

In Much Ado by Catherine LandisNovember 16, 2016leave a COMMENT

When, on my first trip to New York City, I ordered a Coke at a deli, the man behind the counter asked me to say it again. “I’ve never heard …

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Want Change? Vote Local and Don’t Buy the Con

In Much Ado by Catherine LandisSeptember 21, 2016leave a COMMENT

We had quite the kerfuffle here in House District 18 this summer, and I don’t mean the infamous shoving incident between Martin Daniel and Steve Hall. I’m referring to the …

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