Reads for March 29

Dagny "Nex" Benedict was apparently a victim of child molestation, so it is no surprise she had a lot of emotional problems.

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Obituary:  Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr., 87, has died.  He won his Oscar for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman.  He also had a part in the landmark TV miniseries Roots (1977).

He died yesterday.

Snip:

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born May 27, 1936, and raised in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., not far from Coney Island. His mother, Hellen, was a nurse and his father, Louis Sr., a porter. He aspired to be a basketball player but thought it might be best to study medicine, in part so his mother could proudly introduce him as "my son, the doctor."

At 17, a high school English teacher pulled Gossett aside and told him there was a theater company looking for a young Black actor. With little to no acting experience, Gossett auditioned and won the role in "Take a Giant Step," a coming-of-age story that opened on Broadway.

"I knew nothing about acting," he told NPR in 2010. "I had never even seen a play."

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No surprise legalized abortion continues to be hugely popular with the public.  It won't stop the fanatics unless the fanatic legislators are booted out of office.

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