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American Dreams May Be Just Mirages In An Economic Desert

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jul. 20

Afghan Taliban And The American Taliban —Is There A Difference?

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jul. 6

Afghan Taliban And The American Taliban - Is There A Difference?

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Jun. 28

This Big Bang Says This Country Is Ending With A Whimper

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jun. 22

Charles Darwin, The Vatican, Tomato Genetics, And U.S. Catholic Bishops

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jun. 15

“On The Same Night The Hogs Ate Willie.....”

Ed Raymond  |  Monday Jun. 11

The American Saga Of The Cruise Ship And The Fishing Boat

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jun. 1

Forty-One Years Of Living, Loving, And Marriage—And They Still Don’t Hold Hands In Public

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday May. 24

ObamaCare, The Supremes, And Pelvic Pyromania

Ed Raymond  |  Friday May. 18

A Potpourri of Precious Piffle

Ed Raymond  |  Friday May. 11

The American Middle Class, Wayne Gretsky, Sisyphus, And Rock And Roll

Ed Raymond  |  Friday May. 4

America Goes Postal–The National Rifle Association’s Tsunami Of Death

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Apr. 26

Did Mitt Romney Leave Pluto When It Was Downgraded To A Plutoid?

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Apr. 19

Searching For Bounty In The Colosseum On Sunday Afternoons

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Apr. 12

The Crimes Of The Century

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Apr. 5

In my weekly column, which I have been writing for Duluth’s Reader Weekly since 2009, I have written a number of essays about issues that should be of seriously concern for mental health practitioners whose practices rely heavily on the use of psycho

Thursday Mar. 29

To Men: “First You Put A Viagra Between Your Testicles...”

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Mar. 22

Maternity Suites At $4,000 A Night And Panda Poop Tea At $34,000 A Pound

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Mar. 8

Children Will Be A Lot Better Off Without NCLB

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Mar. 1

Progressives Versus Regressives

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Feb. 2

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