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Rick Townley
Feb 12, 20132 min read
The Backstory: 2013 State of the Union Address
It’s getting harder and harder to like a president these days. It used to be that the cream floated to the top, but that is no longer the...
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Rick Townley
Jan 29, 20132 min read
The Backstory: Immigration reform
President Obama, always quick to seize a political opportunity, used this issue to his advantage to get re-elected. He has been promising...
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Rick Townley
Jan 4, 20133 min read
The Backstory: the fiscal cliff crisis as TV drama
Let’s face it, television during holiday seasons is really boring. Even with several hundred channels to choose from, there still seems...
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Rick Townley
Dec 17, 20123 min read
The Backstory: insensitive anti-gun lobbyists
When writing for a public forum like the Washington Times Communities we are expected to apply proper decorum to our words and thoughts,...
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Rick Townley
Dec 6, 20122 min read
The Backstory: the UN and “rights” of the disabled
The story about the UN treaty on the disabled caught my attention because I am disabled. That’s not a well-known fact and I don’t make a...
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