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A balmy 43 and sunny!
Our glorious Gracie taking advantage of the glorious day in the sun room.
 • Lucian K. Truscott IV
Reach out
As a lifelong cynic, I have always hated feel-good pieces like the one I’m about to write.
 • Lucian K. Truscott IV
Minneapolis showed us why Trump and his fascists will lose
Trump’s Stupidity Czar, Tom Homan, announced today that the “surge” in Minneapolis is over.
 • Lucian K. Truscott IV
Halloween for cowards
Here are two things that definitely don’t belong together: guns and masks.
 • Lucian K. Truscott IV
How many more times will we have to read the words, “It’s way worse than you think?”
That phrase was uttered this time by, of all people, Marjorie Taylor Greene after she had visited the ultra-secure room in the Department of Justice…
 • Lucian K. Truscott IV
The suicidal politics of trashing Bad Bunny
Let me begin by revealing a truth about myself: I don’t have any tattoos, not even one, but if ever I get the desire for a tattoo, it’s going to be “Bad…
 • Lucian K. Truscott IV
It's 1 degree and howling outside and I'm just in from walking Ruby and I'm taking the night off
Here we are in full outdoor regalia: Down vest and down jacket for me; two layered dog jackets for Ruby.
 • Lucian K. Truscott IV
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I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.
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