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Choice of ‘Word of the Year’ seems pragmatic | Latte Guy | Dec. 30

Merriam-Webster has officially declared “pragmatic” to be the Word of the Year for 2011.

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Perfect pour is difficult 500 beers into it

My classroom for this enlightening and educational experience was the Beer Garden at the July 3 community-organized Summer…

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‘The Happy Prince’: A Christmas story for the ages | Latte Guy | Dec. 24

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Take an ATV ride and rid yourself of a bias | The Latte Guy | July 24

The story of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus from a persecutor of early followers of Jesus to…

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When being alone offers solitude, not loneliness | The Latte Guy | July 10

I was walking down Madison Avenue last Saturday afternoon on my way to Waterfront Park to listen to…

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To win, a golfer with no game must turn defensive | The Latte Guy | June 26

The U.S. Open Golf tournament was played last weekend at Bethpage State Park in New York, but all…

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Dear graduates: Heed these words of wisdom | The Latte Guy | June 12

“Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand…

Letters to the Editor

A day to evoke: freedom’s price is a painful one | The Latte Guy | May 29

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Shrimping is grueling, so let’s do it again today | The Latte Guy | May 15

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Mariners fans rejoice: pain bygone in 2009 | The Latte Guy | May 1

I did our taxes the other day. For a variety of reasons, none of them good, we owed…

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Pity the poor soul hooked on HD-TV | The Latte Guy | April 17

Comedian Lenny Bruce once described flamenco dancing as an art form wherein the dancer applauds his own ass.…

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Tools teach more than wood-working skills | The Latte Guy | April 3

I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand. – Confucius When…

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Search for life in heavens is appropriately named | The Latte Guy | March 20

Buried in the news recently was an item about the launching of NASA’s $600 million Kepler satellite on…