We aren’t going to hear from Otto F. Warmbier for a while. Last week, Warmbier, 21, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he admitted to stealing a political poster from his hotel room during a five-day trip to Pyongyang, North Korea.
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3/25/16
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An email lands in my in-box. It begins, “Randi, I am in awe of you.” The friendly opening greeting is a shock, so unlike the usual letters I get . . .
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3/18/16
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My friend looked washed out, wrung out and hung out to dry. Her skin sagged. She moved around her house slowly, as if, with one false step . . .
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3/10/16
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If you haven’t met the indomitable Lady Violet, dowager countess of Grantham, rest assured. You can make her acquaintance in reruns following the finale of “Downton Abbey” . . .
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3/3/16
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It’s impossible to discern the truth of any given situation, even when you have an eyewitness. Numerous studies have revealed that witnesses “misread” events unfolding before their eyes . . .
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2/26/16
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I’m no Lady Gaga, but I felt like bursting into “The Star-Spangled Banner” as I watched the Democratic debate last Thursday night. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were going at it: strong, smart, tough and aggressive.
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2/19/16
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Breathless, my husband called to tell me he had been knighted. I don’t think the queen was actually involved . . .
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2/11/16
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I was looking for a sharp stick the other night, because I had promised myself that I would rather poke myself in the eye than watch another news blast about D.T. You know, the guy with the red squirrel squatting on his head.
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2/4/16
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Dad turns 97 this week. Mom, 93, is making him baked chicken for his birthday dinner. Let us hope she takes the bird out of the plastic wrap this time.
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1/28/16
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I hate to be crass, but kids are really expensive. If you’re considering whether to make a baby or get a dog . . .
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1/21/16
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