By Michael Jewell This election is giving me a rash, so I’m only going to talk about it this once. I thought that this cycle’s laughing-stock candidates had all been swept under the rug. My chest swelled with a mix of shame and cloying, nonsensical hometown pride at the prospect that during the

By Tandy Versyp Last Friday, my sister Gina called me. I rolled over in my bed and groggily answered, “Hey.” “Alex and I are getting married on Oct. 25.” “Have you told Mom and Pop yet?” “No. Tomorrow at dinner with Alex.” “Mom is going to cry,” I replied. Two days later, my sist

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