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The New Hypernormalization

2025-05-28 Rich Wright Opinion, Slider One comment

From TheGuardian.com: First articulated in 2005 by scholar Alexei Yurchak to describe the civilian experience in Soviet Russia, hypernormalization describes

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The Looming Immigration Policy

2025-01-10 Xavier Miranda Immigration, Opinion, Politics, Slider One comment

by Xavier Miranda As we approach a second Trump presidential term, it is vital we educate ourselves on looming immigration

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Tales from the Crypt

2024-07-11 Rich Wright Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Edmundo "Mundo!" Calderon, Joyce Wilson, Opinion, Public Private Partnerships, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 4 comments

by Rich Wright Former City Manager Joyce Wilson must be off her meds again, God bless her. Here is the

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A lower case “d” Democrat

2024-06-10 Xavier Miranda Opinion, Politics, Slider 3 comments

by Xavier Miranda The perils of a second Trump presidency is acknowledged and certainly not disputed.  However, the rationale for

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