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Students were required to listen to Ted Cruz – under threat of fines – which seems just plain mean. Also agonizing.

By Matthew Dicks | March 30, 2015 | Comments Off on Students were required to listen to Ted Cruz – under threat of fines – which seems just plain mean. Also agonizing.

In case you didn’t hear, the students at Liberty University were required to attend Ted Cruz’s speech announcing his candidacy for President last week. Failure to do so would have resulted in a fine of $10. Even worse, when students attempted to leave after realizing that they were at a political rally, they were refused…

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I’ve always thought that a library fine was a good thing. Unexpected income. Some librarians have disagreed. Am I wrong?

By Matthew Dicks | March 31, 2014 | Comments Off on I’ve always thought that a library fine was a good thing. Unexpected income. Some librarians have disagreed. Am I wrong?

From a piece in the Hartford Courant entitled Wethersfield Library Begins ‘Food For Fines’ Program: For a limited time, Wethersfield Library patrons can pay their overdue fines with a can of beans or a jar of spaghetti sauce. The library’s Food for Fines program, which began Monday and lasts through the end of August, donates…

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I admire this violent, malicious man.

By Matthew Dicks | October 31, 2013 | Comments Off on I admire this violent, malicious man.

On a good day, former New England Patriots and current Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather is a hard-nosed, hard hitting football player. Those days seem few and far between. More often, Meriweather is a dirty player with a disregard for the safety of his opponents. During his tenure in New England, I watched him make…

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