I’m a fan of Mark Alexander over at The Federalist. He provides some of the best political commentary and analysis I’ve ever read, and finds quotes worth reading every week. Here’s one that captures why I don’t read national newspapers any more, from Thomas Sowell:

“[M]uch of the media treats statements by terrorists and their
supporters as true and any denials of wrongdoing by American
troops as false and ‘a coverup.’ These are the same liberal media
people who claim to be ‘honoring our troops’ when they hype every
casualty and make a big

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The “head” of the broccoli plant, the part that one eats, will eventually turn into flowers and later seeds. Here’s what a broccoli plant looks like when it is flowering. We didn’t go down to the garden for a few days (it was raining here and the garden was being watered by nature itself) , and they got away from us. These brocolli plants will not be being eaten. They have nice yellow flowers, but they do not smell sweet – in fact they stink.

We planted these kiwi about 5 years ago. They are cut back every …