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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - Posts

Down and out in the Public Library

I don't usually feature personal essays on News Gems, but I'm making an exception for Chip Ward, whose "What they didn't teach us in library school" does a splendid job of reporting on the plight of America's homeless who seek shelter in public
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The Friends Left Behind

For the last four years, George Packer has been one of the best chroniclers of the war in Iraq. In The New Yorker last week, Packer offers a penetrating look at the shattered optimism of Iraqis who dared to help Americans following the 2003 overthrow
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