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America's ant mill death spiral
What a dead squirrel, a live mouse and 30 years taught me about inspiration.
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Daniel P. Finney
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Have a visit
In praise of open doors, long conversations and the people who made time for them.
Jan 11
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FINNEY’S 5: Shockingly personal messages in Chinese fortune cookies
The cookie knows what you did.
17 hrs ago
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FINNEY’S 5: Signs a Finney’s 5 isn’t going well
They can’t all be winners, folks.
Jan 15
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Daniel P. Finney
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FINNEY'S 5: Reason why Adam West was the best Batman
The 60th anniversary of the debut of the "Batman" TV series was Jan. 12, 1966.
Jan 14
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The Caitlin Clark Effect lifts father and son in a time of grief
Sep 29, 2024
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The night that tested a neighborhood — and the man who refused to let it fail
Nov 20, 2025
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My 3 moms, my 3 saviors
May 12, 2025
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Mamas, don't let your children grow up to be Register interns
Jan 5, 2025
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FINNEY’S 5: Signs you played too many classic video games
Your therapist curses your childhood Atari.
Jan 13
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FINNEY'S 5: Odd reactions to Bears beating Packers in the NFL playoffs
The Bears were just 3-17 against the packers over the last decade.
Jan 12
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FINNEY’S 5: Zippy comebacks to “6–7”
If you can't beat them, confuse them.
Jan 10
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FINNEY’S 5: Clichés to stop saying at once
Don't repeat vestigial language. And look up the word "vestigial."
Jan 8
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FINNEY’S 5: Personality types explained
Are you a Type A or a Type Who Cares?
Jan 7
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FINNEY’S 5: Words that need to make a comeback
If you can’t beat them, confuse them.
Jan 6
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America never recovered from Jan. 6
We were never as good as we thought we were, and we're worse than that now.
Jan 6
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Daniel P. Finney
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FINNEY’S 5: Reactions to animal stories you may have missed
A mountain lion high on catnip and a drunk racoon in a liquor store. 'Nuff said.
Jan 5
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Daniel P. Finney
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The teacher's day before Monday
Angels and devils whisper in a teacher's ear in the last hours of winter break.
Jan 4
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