Ya gotta love an editorial writer who, in his/her comment on President Obama's economic plan, not only refers to Thomas a Kempis, but also quotes from the liturgy for compline!

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While the owners of the Newport News Daily Press persist in dumbing down the paper (which they did, again, in a major way this past Monday with what they're calling a "format change"),the Richmond Times Dispatch elevates itself, by educating its readers with the classic expressions of western civilization. Nothing less.