Justice… and mercy

Happy New Year, everyone…

As we wriggled out of 2006 and plunged into the New Year, some interesting historical confluences occurred. The counterpoint of Gerald Ford’s passing and Saddam’s execution, coming as close together as they did, prompts some thoughts on the balance between justice and mercy.

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The case of the missing Molly

Early in the day, I found out that my roommate Ryan was in a bicycle accident. I was sitting in the local bagel shop drinking a large cup of coffee, doing the Post’s Su Doku and reading some documentary transcripts when I ran into Ryan’s girlfriend, Lissette.

“Did you hear about Ryan?” she asked me. She was worried.

“No,” I answered.

“He was riding across the Williamsburg Bridge,” she explained, “and he felt lightheaded, passed out and hit his head.”

“Oh man,” I said, “that’s terrible. He fell off of his bike?”

She nodded.

He was on his way to apply to be a bike messenger.

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Our rural environment must be preserved

By GRACE WILDERMUTH

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