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October 18, 2017 THE COAL SPEAKER

Simply by the nature of this season, it is a darker time of…

Simply by the nature of this season, it is a darker time of year.. We are surrounded by the agonies

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September 11, 2017 THE COAL SPEAKER

Pennywise’s hurricane weekendI have a few ‘floating’ obersvations to make about…

Pennywise’s hurricane weekend I have a few ‘floating’ obersvations to make about this past weekend. Initially I fell victim to

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February 16, 2015 THE COAL SPEAKER

My really ultra sad and depressing assessment of tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 40th anniversary nostalgia

I was looking forward to this 3+ hour extravaganza celebrating SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’S 40 anniversary for weeks.. Tonight when it

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November 23, 2014 Bryan Smolock

The Jonestown express: Why it still matters. And why we should never forget

I was not living during Jonestown.. the massacre occurred before I entered this world–at least in the current incarnation I

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July 17, 2012 THE COAL SPEAKER

We are on borrowed time

I heard this description of life: It’s a bus ride that has no stops. You just keep going faster and

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April 17, 2011 THE COAL SPEAKER

“It’s not easy connecting with Nick”

Robert MacNeil goes back to reporting for a special on his 6-year-old autistic grandson. MacNeil narrates the comments of Nick’s

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