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"Third town hall this term.
Students, public quiz mayor.
Civics comes alive."
www.marksteger.com/2026/02/town...
"Green-light this series?
Potential cliffhangers teased.
Ratings need more spice."
The Wheel: Council Recap: FIFA-Fo-Fum www.marksteger.com/2026/02/coun...
Make it make sense.
16.02.2026 17:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0...At the same time, HHS is trying to overturn the FDA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) rule so it can start regulating thousands of ingredients in everyday food on supermarket shelves...
16.02.2026 17:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The EPA rejected the scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human well being. It means the EPA can no longer regulate emissions from cars and power plants...
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"In the GOP,
it's less a horse race and more
a sprint to pucker.
www.marksteger.com/2026/02/a-lo...
"Election Sunday,
the barroom stays out of it.
Beer can wait its turn."
www.marksteger.com/2026/02/potd...
"Not trash, not display,
just ceramics telling time
through chips and edges."
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Trump pardons NFL players convicted of drug trafficking. He pardons president of Honduras for trafficking 400 tons of cocaine. Yet when he kidnaps Venezuelan president Maduro, Atty Gen. Pam Bondi says that he “will soon face the full wrath of American justice.” Make it make sense.
13.02.2026 16:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Traveling toward an unknown country, propelled by an empress’s sentimentality, a mother’s ambition, and the intrigues of the king of Prussia, an adolescent girl was launched on a great adventure."
The Wheel: Book Review: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman www.marksteger.com/2026/02/book...
"Retroactive law
Affects one man, maybe two.
Optics leave deep scars."
The Wheel: Harry Up, We Have a Deadline to Meet www.marksteger.com/2026/02/harr...
"Three point five percent,
Might sound fair, even ample,
Might not tread water."
www.marksteger.com/2026/02/the-...
"Even without frogs,
the name sticks—memory does
not need proof."
The Wheel: POTD: Alley of the Frogs www.marksteger.com/2026/02/potd...
"Public library—
an idea once radical,
still quietly so."
The Wheel: POTD: Biblioteca Palafoxiana www.marksteger.com/2026/02/potd...
My decision last year to cancel my Washington Post subscription is aging well.
04.02.2026 15:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Nineteen fifty-six.
Zoning patched until threadbare.
Maps unfold slowly."
The Wheel: Council Recap: Development Priorities www.marksteger.com/2026/02/coun...
"Neglected kitchens
Serve up questionable food.
Dine here if you dare."
The Wheel: The Worst Places to Eat in Richardson Last Month www.marksteger.com/2026/02/the-...
"Footsteps slow themselves
when sweetness fills the senses.
Commerce yields to joy."
www.marksteger.com/2026/02/potd...
"Stress-free bike riding,
a phrase rare as quiet streets,
made literal here."
The Wheel: POTD: Bike Lanes in the Sky www.marksteger.com/2026/01/potd...
"Salty and crunchy,
the mind files it away as,
Yes, I ate that once."
Click for bonus photos.
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Headline: "Videos show deadly Minneapolis shooting and political leaders reach different conclusions." | DMN
What conclusion do *you* reach, DMN? You are supposed to give us the *facts* not the spin of the political leaders.
"Spinning spit of pork,
thin slices fall like petals,
tortillas wait warm."
www.marksteger.com/2026/01/potd...
"Banners speak of pay
of years promised, years withheld.
Hope stitched into seams."
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