Dave Barry final column closes long humor career
Dave Barry announces this will be his final column and a break from weekly humor writing for a year or longer. He reflects on decades of metro and national exposure, reader jokes, and podiums from Eugene to Grand Forks while thanking editors and readers for a unique career.
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Hemingway
Haverford College News
West Chester, Pa
Daily Local News
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Miami Herald
Dave Barry
America
Rob
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
Eugene, Ore
Eugene
Gianni Schicchi
Air Force
Straits of Florida
North Dakota
Grand Forks
N.D
Mike Brown
Thomas Jefferson
Clinton
Janet Jackson
FCC
John Ashcroft
Gonzales
Four elections shape freedom across three world regions
The piece argues four elections in three regions over three months will influence global freedom. It notes the US reelecting George W. Bush, Ukraine’s re election for Viktor Yushchenko after fraud, and an Iraqi vote on Jan 30 with region wide ramifications. It contrasts Palestinian elections under Yasser Arafat’s legacy, urging scrutiny of genuine freedom versus rhetoric.
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U.S
George W. Bush
Iraq
Viktor Yushchenko
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Yushchenko
Middle East
Yasser Arafat
Yoram Ettinger
Ucation
Israel
Arafat
Tony Blair
PLO
Bush
Jimmy Carter
Shimon Peres
United Nations
Ettinger
Bush as Iraq president candidate and advocate
Patt Morrison argues for George W. Bush becoming president of post Saddam Iraq. She highlights his experience, rigidity, and goals, claiming US leadership would guide Iraq, cites security, Social Security reform, and Texas parallels as reasons.
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Bush
United States
Baghdad
Texas
D.C
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
End of a Horrible Year and a Red Sox Triumph
A year 2004 roundup notes Abu Ghraib, Bush, Kerry, and Kobe Bryant amid war and scandals. It highlights the Red Sox title, Armstrong’s sixth Tour de France, and Spitzer’s insurance shakeup, finishing with a cautious wish for a better year ahead.
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Kobe Bryant
Scott Peterson
Iraq
Howard Dean
Ray Charles
Karl Rove
Swift Boat
Bush
Boston Red Sox
Eliot Spitzer
Wall Street
Greece
Lance Armstrong
Jon Stewart
Richard Clarke
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Los Angeles Times
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Honduras
Spain
Philippines
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Poland
Tonga
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Paris Hilton
Gale Norton
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Indian Ocean
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Washington
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Creators Syndicate
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