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Hang Ten: Displaying the Ten Commandments
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina—(Weekly Hubris)—1/15/12—Few documents stir up as much controversy as the Ten Commandments. Few have such an interesting history. The story begins in the book of…
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An Imaginary Conversation in the Family Graveyard
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina—(Weekly Hubris)—1/16/12–My great grandfather, John Nicholson Idol, returned to his native North Carolina from Appomattox, having served in the Army of Northern Virginia under General…
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Inside a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): A Personal Journey
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina—Weekly Hubris)—1/9/12—Why a non-smoker, light drinker, and only slightly overweight man with low blood pressure and non-elevated cholesterol should be hit with five TIAs in…
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World Population: What The H%&L Are We Going to Do With 8 Billion People?
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina—(Weekly Hubris)—12/12/11—The earth’s population topped 7 billion during this month, adding, by net gain, another 70,797,877 mouths to feed—or some number near that. Roughly, 53…
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The Chapel Hill Police Department Loses Its Cool
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina—Weekly Hubris)—11/28/11—Heavily armed with assault weapons and decked out in military gear, a cadre of 25 officers from the Chapel Hill Police Department recently moved…
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Spoiling for a Fight: An Overview of America at War
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina—(WeeklyHubris)—11/21/11—Born in battle, our nation has a yen to turnplowshares into spears, spoiling for a fight time and again in its history, embroiled in battles…
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A Blasphemous Account of My June 17th “Accident”
Out to Pastoral By John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina—(Weekly Hubris)—11/7/11—I follow the lead of Greek playwrights, unknown authors of Medieval mystery plays, and dramatists and other writers of the Renaissance and modern period…
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Occupying Wall Street and Other Bastions of Wealth and Power
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina— (WeeklyHubris)—10/24/11—My grudge against robber barons dates fromthe mid 18th century, when Johann Eitel ventured down the Rhine River on his way to Pennsylvania. Like…
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Hup 1, Hup 2, Hup 3: Let’s All Tap the Money Tree!
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina— (Weekly Hubris)—10/10/11—A recent headline on the first page of the news section of the Raleigh News and Observer informed followers of sports in the…
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The Pleasure of Washing Dishes
Out to Pastoral by John Idol BURLINGTON North Carolina–(Weekly Hubris) —9/19/11—I’m challenging myself to write an essay, in the manner of two masters of the form, Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, to do…