It was Buzzard Central along Green Oaks Boulevard today. I stopped my bike long enough to snap this picture. The weather is simply gorgeous in North Texas. I'm on spring break, so I'm riding even more than usual. I have 1,198.1 miles so far in 2016, which is well ahead of schedule. Click to enlarge.
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To the Editor:
Every time I read an opinion piece in The Times critical of Donald Trump, I become both sad and upset—but not because I disagree. Rather my sadness and upset arise out of a growing awareness that articles in your newspaper can do little to affect the groundswell of support for Mr. Trump’s troubling ideas and statements. Simply put, his constituents are probably not reading those articles and would likely dismiss the criticism.
Truth and logic might be weapons ill equipped to fight a movement born out of rage and fueled by incendiary rhetoric, but they cannot be abandoned. I applaud your paper’s continued efforts in this regard, notwithstanding my fear that you are largely preaching to the choir.
PATRICK MILLOY
Lasalle, Ontario
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Live at Massey Hall 1971 (2007).
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Donald Trump wins all five of tomorrow's Republican primaries—handily. See here for one reason why. If you're not on the Trump bandwagon, it's time to get on. We're rolling to victory in November.
Addendum: CNN calls Florida for Trump at 7:00 PM Central Time, 15 March 2016.
Addendum 2: Marco Rubio got walloped in his home state of Florida and has dropped out of the race. He's going all Bible Thumper on us as I write this. We're down to three Republican candidates: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich.
Addendum 3: CNN calls Ohio for Kasich at 7:46 PM Central Time, 15 March 2016.
Addendum 4: CNN calls Illinois for Trump at 8:46 Central Time, 15 March 2016.
Addendum 5: CNN calls North Carolina for Trump at 8:54 Central Time, 15 March 2016.
Addendum 6: Trump won Missouri, though not by much.
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Live at Red Rocks (1995).
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Donald Trump is exercising his right to speak. Blaming him for the behavior of thugs who disrupt his rallies is absurd. See here.
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It's heartening that Americans of both parties are coming around to my view that free trade has been a disaster for this country.
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To the Editor:
Your editorial quite rightly mentions the likelihood that a hostile Congress will stymie a liberal president. And given the hostility of Republicans toward Hillary Clinton, we can imagine that their behavior toward her might exceed even their ugliness toward President Obama, if she is elected.
The most practical and important difference in the two Democratic candidates, as I see it, is that, as president, a hawkish Hillary Clinton would be more likely to bow to Republican pressure to invade Syria or Iran or another dictatorship, further overextending America’s military and soaring national debt, inflaming anti-American passions and ultimately increasing our vulnerability.
ANNE MACKIN
Boston
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