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  Anthony Foxx's emergence, plus, Catholic UFOs and bossy generals

  Welcome, dear readers, to yet another goosebump-raising edition of Ask Boomer With Attitude, live fr...

  Vol. 23 No. 38 Published 11.17.09 by John Grooms
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  Veterans Day checkup: What's Obama done for vets so far?

  It's the week of Veterans Day, a good time to see if things have improved or not for our militar...

  Vol. 23 No. 37 Published 11.10.09 by John Grooms
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  What the Fox?: The phony network's phony martyrs

  The supposed "war" between the Obama administration and FoxNews has been one of the strang...

  Vol. 23 No. 36 Published 11.03.09 by John Grooms
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  Neighborhood heroin patrol

  Black-tar heroin!! In every neighborhood!! The headlines screamed last week about Charlotte's in...

  Vol. 23 No. 35 Published 10.27.09 by John Grooms
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  Positive thinking: 'Delusion is never a good thing'

  Some years ago, two people lived in our neighborhood who were really "positive." Their &qu...

  Vol. 23 No. 34 Published 10.20.09 by John Grooms
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  A tepid mayoral pick

  Welcome, dear readers, to another thrilling episode of "Ask Boomer With Attitude," live fr...

  Vol. 23 No. 33 Published 10.13.09 by John Grooms
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  Ken Lewis' liquidation and the rot in the banking industry

  When Ken Lewis bailed out of his job as CEO of Bank of America last week, it marked a sad end to Cha...

  Vol. 23 No. 32 Published 10.06.09 by John Grooms
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  Poll results censored: What is local media hiding?

  Last week, the media reported the results of a series of important polls conducted by Elon Universit...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by John Grooms
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  Smart move: Obama ditches long-range missles defense system in Poland, Czech

  Last week's news that the Obama administration is ditching the Bush plan to build long-range mis...

  Vol. 23 No. 30 Published 09.22.09 by John Grooms
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  'Night of the Living Hugo' — 20 years later

  "Tomorrow morning's gonna be wet, wild and windy, so drive carefully as you head to work!&q...

  Vol. 23 No. 29 Published 09.15.09 by John Grooms
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  Sprawl wins by KO, plus sexed-up Republicans

  Last week, WFAE-FM's Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins hosted a public forum, the theme of which...

  Vol. 23 No. 28 Published 09.08.09 by John Grooms
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  Fears of the moment

  Welcome, dear readers, to another exciting session of Ask Boomer With Attitude, live from Charlotte,...

  Vol. 23 No. 27 Published 09.01.09 by John Grooms
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  Satellites and drones: How to get out of Afghanistan

  Tell me again: What, exactly, is the point of the war in Afghanistan? I'm wondering because the...

  Vol. 23 No. 26 Published 08.25.09 by John Grooms
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  Wrong-way driving: It's hard out here for a drunk

  The latest fad among Charlotte-area drivers is way too dangerous, and I don't mean texting while...

  Vol. 23 No. 25 Published 08.18.09 by John Grooms
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  Health care hooligans

  The far right's ongoing nervous breakdown reached a fever pitch across the country last week, as...

  Vol. 23 No. 24 Published 08.11.09 by John Grooms
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  McCrory the socialist and other answers to your burning questions

  Back to the Boomer With Attitude mailbag. One of these questions is made up, so see if you can figur...

  Vol. 23 No. 22 Published 07.28.09 by John Grooms
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  Ask Sarah!: Gov. Palin's way cool new column

  When Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced her resignation, speculation mounted that, among other th...

  Vol. 23 No. 21 Published 07.21.09 by John Grooms
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  MJ still dead: Celebrity, hype and the U.S. of A.

  Wow, there sure were a lot of unhappy people last week, griping about the Michael Jackson memorial i...

  Vol. 23 No. 20 Published 07.14.09 by John Grooms
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  Firsthand health care tales

  It was a pleasant surprise last week to see the number of discussions generated by our column on hea...

  Vol. 23 No. 19 Published 07.07.09 by John Grooms
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  Health insurance leeches bleeding America dry

  "What country in its right mind would pay millions of people to deny other people health care?&...

  Vol. 23 No. 18 Published 06.30.09 by John Grooms

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