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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 7, 2012

  Bucolic sitcoms were hugely popular during the 1960s. The character of goofy, good-natured, slumping Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” was part of a talented ensemble that still delights viewing audiences in reruns nearly 50 years later. Sadly, George Lindsey who played Mayberry’s gas station attendant Goober, cousin of former character Gomer Pyle, [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | April 20, 2012

  A trifecta of an emotional week has passed in Arizona, one that will clearly have many Arizona citizens cheering, while others are gnashing their teeth and ripping their hair. Last week, Arizona’s Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill banning late-term abortions in the state after the 20th week of gestation. And this week, she [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | April 5, 2012

  My son played baseball in school and Little League for more than a decade. I’ve not seen anything remotely like this stunning junior varsity baseball team brawl in northern California. Even parents stormed the field, for cryin’ out loud. The Yuba City Honkers (the Honkers?) are in yellow shirts, the Fair Oaks Del Campo [...]

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