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Mike Tharp 'Copy!'

Mike Tharp is the executive editor of the Merced Sun-Star. His column, "Copy!," appears each Saturday in the Merced Sun-Star.
E-mail: mtharp@mercedsun-star.com
Mike Tharp: 'Mer-dead'? Hardly

How about some good news? How about a glass half-full? Aren't we all tired of the lousy lists we've made the past few years?

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