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A monument to hypocrites could honor Vick

Paul Carpenter: A monument to hypocrites could honor Vick

Paul Carpenter

If they ever build a monument to hypocrites, they'll probably put it near Mount Rushmore, so that all Americans can be inspired by real-life examples of how to overcome a few little glitches on the way to wealth and glory.

POINT / COUNTERPOINT

The earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Japan in March led to the destruction of most of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power reactors. What has been called the worst nuclear plant disaster since Chernobyl has renewed debate over how much the United States should rely on nuclear power. The Morning Call presents two perspectives, distributed by McClatchy-Tribune News Service, on the nuclear power issue.

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