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Private eye

Posted on January 13, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Peppermint Patti JOTR columnist The art of detection, Sophie, is the knack for finding things before anyone else. Smelling, hearing. seeing — we dogs are the best detectives known to the two-legger class. Which is why they’re telling me … Continue reading →

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Breaking news and Patti’s knee

Posted on June 5, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Our star columnist is on the disabled list. We’d been in Canada for a bit more than a week, opening our cottage. The daughter of our good old friends in Charlevoix was having a graduation party, so … Continue reading →

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We need a union

Posted on May 18, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Peppermint Patti JOTR Columnist It is true, Sophie, that my two-leggers put my name on top of these columns that I write free for them. That is as it should be, I suppose, though I hear the male two-legger often … Continue reading →

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Better part of valor

Posted on April 16, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Peppermint Patti JOTR Columnist Lest you get the idea I’m totally anti-two-legger, Sophie, let me hasten to assure you that I believe two-leggers can be talented and even brilliant. Within their narrowly-defined areas of expertise, two-leggers certainly have their … Continue reading →

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A wolf by any other name

Posted on April 4, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Peppermint Patti JOTR Columnist I’m a wolf, Sophie — who woulda known it? So are you. It’s right there, in black and white. My two-leggers told me so. Must be true, right? Actually, Sophie, just because two-leggers say a … Continue reading →

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Single payer

Posted on March 29, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Peppermint Patti JOTR Columnist When it comes to health insurance, Sophie, our two-legged walkers don’t have a clue. They yammer on about “free enterprise.” The death knell of “free medicine.” I hear enough from my two-leggers to know they … Continue reading →

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