It’s Super Bowl weekend, and the National Football League is about to reap its biggest payday of the year. Funny thing about that, though:
Author: Gloria Shur Bilchik
Gloria Shur Bilchik is a freelance writer and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the editor of Occasional Planet. She views the preservation of democratic values and progressive programs as vital to making the US a humane, livable place for her children and grandchildren.
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A Republican Congresswoman’s district survey, annotated by a “Democrat” constituent
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