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Clinton Diatribe

ash wrote her share of commentary regarding the Lewinsky matter. Unusual but hardly rare for a liberal was her anti-Clinton stance.


Benefit of the Doubt

February 2, 1998

I suspect that she pursued him and that he acquiesced. Nevertheless, the man is a sleaze and, as of his deposition in the Jones suit, a documented liar. His wagging finger is reminiscent of Patsy Ramsey in her media interviews. In my opinion, their credibility is equal.

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A Round Logic

November 4, ‘98

Several recent letters to the editor have asserted Christianity as "the only path to heaven," based on the word of Christ himself, via the Bible.

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Which State is it Anyway?

Unfortunately, it never occurred to ash to verify what she surmised before the passing of the participants she references. But she did hear horror stories of the mother country.

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Throwing the Book

Here's a letter ash sent to the local alternative weekly, for which she once worked. Perhaps that is why she decided to submit it under a pseudonym.

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Appendage OR Literally a Letter to the Editor

Whatever this is the "appendage" to is long gone from ash's memory. No other contemporary document appears in her records. At any rate, the all-purpose message does stand alone.

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Unpublished

Does anyone note the consistency?

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Fashion Critic
The woman cited in this letter was the weather reporter for a local TV station. Actually, she didn't start out as that - she was a secretary - as ash knew from having worked there herself.

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Acne Shouldn’t Be Laughed At

ash didn't write that headline. For some reason, she also signed this letter with a pseudonym.


early 90s

I took great offense at a remark in Toby McDaniel's Jan. 5 column regarding Manuel Noriega and his pockmarks.

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Can't Say
ash chuckled through transcribing this letter. Her hobby is refashioning context from the adversary’s own words.



9 25 97

I’m sure Jeff Mullen is a well-meaning, devoted parent. However, I urge him to reconsider his “’Can’t’ isn’t a word in this house” policy. While “can’t thread a strand of yarn” is one thing, how about “can’t jump on the furniture,” “can’t run across the street in front of cars,” “can’t jump off the roof”?

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Siege Mentality
A full briefing on the backstory of – or series of events preceding – ash’s commentary would require more words than the letter itself, and certainly far more than the incident was worth. The woman in question is aptly described as an amateur newsmaker whose proverbial 15 Minutes should have expired with the resolution of the case.

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Inheritance
Classic ash:



8 17 80

This letter is in response to the article “Rabbis work to renew traditions,” by Jeff Trewhitt in the August 15 State Journal-Register.

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Orange Preserve
Just transcribing the following is an emotional experience for ash.



4 8 02

On late Saturday, July 22, or early Sunday, my beloved cat disappeared, never to return. Several other cats were outside that night, which they shouldn’t have been when no one was home. But it happens. They get out and may not feel like heeding your calls just because you happen to be leaving. You return and they’re on the porch, all present and accounted for, telegraphing the message, “What took you so long? We’ve been waiting forever.” Only on this occasion, one of them was missing. I yelled for him. He didn’t come. The next morning I resumed yelling, searched the block, searched it again, searched beyond the block, and began the grieving process.

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Eclipsed
During this era, winters actually meant frigid weather.



2 26 79

Monday’s solar eclipse may have been a rare and wondrous event for some, but for those who flocked to Sangamon State [University], as I did, to view it from the university telescope, it must represent the biggest mass hoax ever played on the city of Springfield.

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ID This
ash tests the system. Note the obsolete reference:



early 70s

By now we are all well acquainted with the Great Inequality on this campus, that is, that life without the Magic ID becomes one big obstacle course. Particularly when it comes to trying to cash a check.

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Religion Presumptuous
ash writes to the college paper:



early 70’s

As a Jew turned anti-institutionalized religion some 12 years ago, ;I have had many years in which to observe what appears to me as the incredible snobbery, self-righteousness and presumptuousness of all established religion but more so the Western faiths.

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