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On Second Thought for April 25, 2016

4/22/2016

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​A lighthearted look at news of the day 
 
You may have seen police or firefighters taking a donut break at a 7-Eleven during the day. Apparently, Donald Trump witnessed some sort of disaster at one 15 years ago. Perhaps the out-of-order lights were flashing on the Slurpee machine.
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Trump told a New York crowd, “… I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7/11…” Actually, he was referring to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. A lot of people took a big gulp that day, but it had nothing to do with a convenience store.
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Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson said Trump misspoke. This apparently was not as bad as a few weeks earlier when Trump said women who receive abortions ought to be punished. At the time, Pierson said that was a “complete misspeak.” Apparently, there are gradations of slipups in the campaign. “Complete misspeak” is somewhere above “misspoke,” and probably a bit worse than a total flub up. It would be easier if they would switch to a color-coded system, like the old terror alerts. “Mr. Trump didn’t mean to say that. We’re raising the factual meter to a yellow today.”
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Some Trump supporters said he actually was referring to the fire station on 711 Central Park Ave., in Scarsdale. But the fire district responded by saying it is never “under any circumstance” referred to as 711. They don’t even keep their stale pizzas under a heat lamp.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has decided to put the picture of a woman, former slave and renowned abolitionist Harriet Tubman, on the $20 bill. The value of the bill immediately fell to 79 percent of what it was with a man on the front.
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The Treasury originally wanted to put Tubman on the $10 bill. But if history teaches anything, it is that true immortality comes through being the subject of a hit Broadway musical.
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“Hamilton” is a big hit on Broadway right now. Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasury Secretary, is well known for having an affair. He was an immigrant, and he pioneered the national debt. In other words, he couldn’t survive a presidential primary today, let alone a Senate confirmation hearing, but, man, could he inspire some songs.
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Last week, Utahns participated in the “Great Shakeout.” This is where everyone crawls underneath a desk and holds on, in preparation for how we should react come Election Day in November.
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