<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The slow season between Christmas and New Year's has given some of our correspondents extra time to reflect.  It's well worth taking the time to read what they've come up with:          
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              <a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2016-12-23/article/45266?headline=The-Play-s-the-Thing-aka-Capoeira-Politics---Steve-Martinot">New: The Play’s the Thing … (aka Capoeira Politics)</a>
              <i>Steve Martinot</i>
              <i>12-28-2016</i>
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              <a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2016-12-23/article/45265?headline=Something-happened-on-the-way-to-the-book-tour--Carol-Denney-"><span class="gmail-green">New: </span>Something happened on the way to the book tour</a>
              <i>Carol Denney </i>
              <i>12-26-2016</i>
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              <a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2016-12-23/article/45264?headline=Does-it-matter-whether-he-lived-or-how-he-died---John-McMullen"><span class="gmail-green">New: </span>Does it matter whether he lived or how he died?</a>
              <i>John McMullen</i>
              <i>12-25-2016</i>
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