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FailureToCommunicate

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30. Thru good times and bad-mostly bad,and all bad recently-we look for comfort and reason...

Reply to easttexaslefty (Original post)

Fri Aug 11, 2017, 11:16 PM

Aug 2017

and often find some here at DU.

Thank you for reminding us to be mindful of that and to show our sincere appreciation for this rare island of intelligent discussion, quality news analysis and general sanity.

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