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An unhealthy obsession

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Katrina update

Hypocrisy at its peak

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MY FIRST clear memory of my mother — indeed, my first clear memory of anyone or anything — is of walking with...

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AS Linda Smith in The Mercury observed last month, once you see Paul Lennon setting up a photo opportunity with a dog,...