When I was in high school, teachers emphasized the need to be “well informed,” to read newspapers—that was essential to being a good citizen. I didn’t need to be pushed in that direction. From the moment I could read, I began the day by poring over our very bad local newspaper, from the front page news about the war in Korea to the comics page and Alley Oop (more intere (...)
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