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Patricia Nell
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Taking It Personally

By Patricia Nell Warren at 4:11pm
As we wait for the COPA decision, the nervous flutter in my stomach is a personal thing. If the law is found enforceable, will I be among those slated for six months in prison and a stiff daily fine? As an author, I'm taking COPA very personally. Maybe it's because I lived in fascist Spain in the 1960s and got to see that kind of religious

Time to Grow Up

By Patricia Nell Warren at 7:16pm
According to USA Today, the first Muslim elected to Congress, Keith Ellison (D) of Minnesota, has been blasted for taking his oath of office on a Quran, the Muslim holy book. On every poll I've seen, at least 50 percent of Americans responding are "offended," and feel that Ellison should be compelled to swear on the Christian Bible.

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