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  1. TooManyIdeas

    STARSTUFF--Sagan '88
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    The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. --Carl Sagan From the Stars to America 1988 campaign ad S T A R S T U F F What if Carl Sagan ran for president...
  2. Hubert Humphrey Fan 1968

    WI: Dave Barrett wins the 1989 NDP Leadership Race

    In OTL, the 1989 NDP leadership race was won by Audrey McLaughlin over Dave Barrett, the former NDP Premier of British Columbia. And as Wikipedia puts it; "During the campaign, Barrett argued that the party should be concerned with Western alienation, rather than focusing its attention on...
  3. AH Vignette: The Lost City of Wasco County

    The Lost City of Wasco County A decade after the fall of Rajneesh, his disciples still eke out a living Dorothy Berry for the Free Agent, July 20, 1998 The high desert of Eastern Oregon is scattered with ghost towns. Desolate villages with names like Friend, Horse Heaven, and Cornucopia...
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