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Doing Hard Time [1981]

Posted on April 5, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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What’s a guy going to do?                           One of my very first law cases was seeking a pardon for a woman named Lenora doing 10 years for kidnapping.  Lenora’s two young children had died in a house fire in Superior, Wisconsin.  … Continue reading →

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“And then we were all known as the Black Sheep” [ninth daily dose of Florida Rescue Mission – 1985]

Posted on April 4, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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When the P-9ers went on strike in Austin against Hormel, it was national news.  When the local Judge signed a restraining order forbidding the strikers and their sympathizers from stopping scabs from crossing the picket line, 224 people got arrested … Continue reading →

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Baseball [second daily dose of Riff-Raff Freight Hopping]

Posted on April 3, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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We called the Tenants Union team the “Saint Paul Riff Raff” and what an eclectic group we were:  Barefoot Nina played second, pg Gail was our catcher, we had a great shortstop named Maggie, nobody was forgettable.  Because I knew … Continue reading →

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Riff-Raff Freight Hopping [1979]

Posted on April 2, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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  Next stop Willmar That summer of ’79 was the best ever, and one July evening I enjoyed my Golden Birthday on Kava’s porch surrounded by a dozen new friends.  Although only 6 months into my second go-around as a … Continue reading →

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And One Beautiful Bod [third daily dose of Blood Run]

Posted on April 1, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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In the cab she quickly tells me she had already been accosted twice by strangers, just off the bus, and wanted nothing more to do with St. Paul:  “Please take me to the nearest – safe – hotel,” she commands.  … Continue reading →

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