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Thursday, May 24, 2012, 10:25 a.m.

To change my stripes

By Mike Masterson

Thanks to Don, my lifelong friend from Springdale, and the Internet spiel he forwarded the other day, I now understand how I’ll have to change my belief systems if I’m ever to become a fully “enlightened progressive.” It’s become painfully obvious that, in my conservative, more traditional view of our nation, I’ve become dazed and confused while wandering aimlessly in a maze of common sense, personal accountability and reason.

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  • Headline: To change my stripes
  • Publication: Editorial, Pages 13 on 05/10/2011
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