Gary Brookins
 John Deering
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 Jeff Koterba
 Mike Lukovich
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 Mike Shelton
 Jeff Stahler
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 Promised Land
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 Gary Varvel

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past and present
Mordecai Manuel Noah: How Buffalo almost became the gateway to the Promised Land
By Michael Feldberg


Yes, you read correctly. One of the most, ahem, "unusual" stories about the Jewish community in the early years of this country that you'll ever read. That we can assure you of.

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Klezmer: Backward and forward
By Paul Wieder


Three new klezmer recordings offer a listen into the genre's past, present, and possible future.

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WISDOM EACH DAY: Start your day off right with words that will speak to your heart and soul. (NEVER TRIED THIS FEATURE? YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING!)

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Dr. Peter Gott: My 43-year-old niece weighs 420 pounds

Consumer Reports on JWR: How not to buy a wreck

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John Ziegler: The Eternal Flame of Silliness (GREAT!)

Jeff Jacoby: Smears and slanders from the Left

Bob Greene: Two phone calls --- and the things that matter

Linda Bowles: Dear Dubya: A New Years non-resolution

Kathleen Parker: The rest of the story

David Limbaugh: Constitutional wrongs, part 2

Lenore Skenazy: Read-Aloud Resolutions (EXCELLENT!)

Michelle Malkin: Osama's medical welcome mat

Diana West: Clinton's campaign continues

Michael Barone: Domestic squabbling

Doug Bandow: Treason by any other name

John Leo: Small gems pop up here and there in this year's rocky road

Don Feder: In 2001, they were unacceptable

Wesley Pruden: Not much security, but rousting is fun

Chris Matthew: The differences between the Bushes

Walter Williams: Who may harm whom?

Cal Thomas: Old lessons for a new year

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Mallard Filmore

Wit

Michael Ramirez

Bob Gorrell

World Editorial Cartoon Showcase: The view from ... New Zealand

(Att. working columnists and editorial cartoonists: Think you have what it takes to be featured on JWR? Drop us a note. And readers: We're always open for suggestions!)

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Previously: Jennifer M. Paquette: Throwing out the burka with the bath water Jihad in America (VIEW THE AWARD-WINNING VIDEO!) Dick Morris: Terror network grew out of Clinton's inaction, despite warnings Jonathan Rosenblum: Tales out of (Hebrew) school, or: How to ruin another generation of Jews Jonathan Cohen: Henry Ford, the Jew-hater Elliot Gertel: Jewish manhood strikes out Ask Wendy: Paying for somebody else's charity; Down(s) and out? Jonathan Tobin: Confounding his critics, Bush is getting it right on terror