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Mark Knopfler, former lead singer of Dire Straits, is not scared to blaze a new trail. In Sailing to Philadelphia, the indignant, muted, yet invitingly incomprehensible lyrics of "Sultans of Swing" are absent. Most of the songs are fairly transparent paeans to episodes of America's folk past, never mind Knopfler's British extraction. The title track features Knopfler and guest James Taylor in a mock-up of a very awkward conversation between Mason and Dixon of Mason-Dixon line fame, but the song holds together if you don't pay attention to the lyrics. Unfortunately, Knopfler seems to have...
...Laura tic half-surprised Powell himself. But for 14 years, the first seven in juvenile court, he has presided over a revolving door. Kids he once saw in juvenile court, without dads, now appear before him as absent fathers, and he's seen far too many moms struggling alone. A few defendants later, he was at it again...
Furthermore, the debate introduced the issue of racial profiling, thus far absent from the presidential campaigns. Both candidates condemned the practice, but Lieberman seemed more genuine in his response to the question when he said he could identify personally with victims of racial profiling...
Rather than get into the maudlin Ew-logy that some may see coming, I'd like to spend a bit of time taking a look at the team that Patrick left behind. The Ewing trade makes little sense from New York's perspective absent an additional move, and Knick management seems curiously content with the current situation...
...even need them to be especially civil. They need them to stay together, for better or worse. (Paging Dr. Laura!) This imperative comes with asterisks, of course, but fewer than one might think. Physical abuse, substance addiction and other severe pathologies cannot be tolerated in any home. Absent these, however, Wallerstein stands firm: a lousy marriage, at least where the children's welfare is concerned, beats a great divorce...