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Dave Barry on Halloween

October 31st, 2009

Dave Barry presents a typically oddball view of Halloween in this classic 2002 column. He begins by telling kids how to have fun on Halloween, based on his recollections of what happened when he was a kid. Then, because parents read his column, too, he reverts to the primary topic of the day, child safety. […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: child safety, Dave Barry, Halloween
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Free the Children

June 6th, 2009

I divide my time between Texas and Belgrade, Serbia — with most of the time in Belgrade. Life here is pretty much the same as life in any medium-sized American city. There are obvious differences, of course, in language, culture, history, etc. But life, as human beings live it, isn’t much different. There are some exceptions, […]

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Tags: child safety
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