Although I grew up in Kansas City,. . . I have always kept more or less au courant … - Calvin Trillin

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The science is in: either we go cold turkey on our coal, oil, and gas addictions, or we risk raising the planet's temperature to a level incompatible with the continued existence of civilization.

Calvin Trillin

Although I grew up in Kansas City,. . . I have always kept more or less au courant of Texas barbecue, like a sports fan who is almost monomaniacally obsessed with basketball but glances over at the N. H. L. standings now and then.

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