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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

1934 - when there was no Social Security, disability

In "Ironweed," the Albany newspaperman William Kennedy tells the story of a schizophrenic drifter who spends Halloween in his hometown after being away for decades. Most people have no idea of the kind of conditions he is describing. - The Legendary
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