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May 8, 2008

Liberal Patriot:

"Molly Ivins was an unabashed patriot, and it drove right-wingers nuts. Conservatives somehow got it fixed in their brains that patriotism meant being in lockstep with their ideology, that dissent was treason. Molly made a career of reminding them otherwise, always careful to point out how cute they were when they acted like fools."

--Gary Cartwright, senior editor, Texas Monthly, 2007. Molly Ivins (1944-2007), a sharp-witted and clear-eyed columnist who died of cancer last year, was an unapologetic liberal. She once observed, "There's nothing you can do about being born liberal -- fish gotta swim and hearts gotta bleed."

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River Heights woman charged in theft of ring

By C. Jake Williams

April 17, 2008 | Barbara Palmer, 52, of River Heights, has been charged with one count of second-degree felony theft. She appeared in 1st District Court Tuesday and her preliminary hearing was set for May 8. Attorney Dave Perry will represent her.

Palmer is accused of stealing a ring on Feb. 29 from Rosemarie Jones, whom Palmer worked for. The diamond and ruby ring, of which only a ring guard was recovered from a Salt Lake pawn shop, had an approximate value of $8,000. The 1-carat diamond was not recovered.

"I don't think we'll get that back," said Bartschi.

Palmer faces between one and 15 years in prison if convicted.

"Confessions always help," said Cache County Sheriff's Deputy Mikelshan Bartschi. "She was brought in for an interview and during that interview we got a confession that she had stolen the ring.

"It's an easy process. People feel guilty," Bartschi said.

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