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‘My Old Kentucky Home’ Song Depicted as ‘Racist’ — Really?

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – CATOCTIN MOUNTAINS, Md. — On this rainy day in Maryland when I won’t be traveling to Churchill Downs, donning a sear sucker suit or even watching the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby on television — or drinking mint juleps with Mitch McConnell for that matter —…

Pouring Syrup on the News Doesn’t Make it More or Less True

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But just maybe it could get more people to swallow the medicine – The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  ALABAMA – What do you get when you crush sugar cane and boil the juice? Molasses, of course. The thick, brown syrup still used in the American South for baking pies, cookies and other…

Do You Like Your Eggs — and Your News — Hard Boiled or Soft?

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – It’s Sunday morning in the deep South, so my thoughts inevitably turn to breakfast. How do you like your eggs? Hard boiled or soft? Sunny side up or scrambled? It’s not clear why this is the case, exactly, this thing I have with Sunday breakfast. It has…