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Lawrence Henry

Lawrence Henry writes every week from North Andover, Massachusetts.
by | Sep 21, 2007

The money-making formula for the PGA Tour has grown depressingly simple: Make sure Tiger Woods is on TV. If possible, make sure Tiger plays head to head with Phil Mickelson, or maybe Vijay Singh, in late-scheduled pairings on as many…

by | Sep 19, 2007

“Put the brakes,” Jennifer, not “put the breaks.” “Lion’s share,” not “lion share.”

by | Sep 17, 2007

Jim, you didn’t mention that the so-called “Values Debate” is sponsored by World Net Daily, and will feature the participation of WND editor Joseph Farah. Back when I first got on the Web, I used to read WND; they even…

by | Sep 14, 2007

Jennifer, a certain esteemed publication also published a column called “It’s Giuliani Time” in October of 2005, saying this: “In 30-plus years, the religious right as a political movement has grown very sophisticated and practical about what it wants and…

by | Sep 14, 2007

When I got the news about the 9/11 attacks, I was having coffee with my friend Joe at the Panera’s in Westfield, New Jersey. Raoul, the busboy (who later became a great friend and babysitter to our boys), came to…

by | Sep 10, 2007

Well said, Jim. That was the essence of my point about Huckabee’s appearance on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. (See yesterday’s posts.) He is a charming and engaging man. A certain swath of the electorate may vote for him for…

by | Sep 8, 2007

I just heard Mike Huckabee on NPR’s snarky liberal game show, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. After eight years of George W., and Presidential campaigns back beyond memory, it’s almost amazing to hear a candidate who is genuinely nimble and…

by | Aug 31, 2007

Phil, you’re entirely right about Craig’s conduct, in re the law. Geez, man, if you’re busted, shut up and call a lawyer. As for cruising men’s rooms when he knew he was under suspicion, that plays for something I’ve long…

by | Aug 31, 2007

When I was 18 years old, I lived like a musical monk in one room of a two-bedroom apartment on the Lower East Side. I spent that year and much of the next practicing the guitar six to eight hours…

by | Aug 30, 2007

Seems to me I’ve read or heard reports like this before. This one comes from the Army Times, reporter Michelle Tan here. Here are some key paragraphs. They could stand as object lessons in the tendentious use of statistics. The…

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