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    Thank god for Luna.
    Thank god for Luna.
    By John Richards • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

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    By John Richards • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

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    By John Richards • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    I’ve been a Cure fan for as long as I can remember. I jumped aboard the train around the time…

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    By John Richards • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

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    KCMU’s morning DJ launches his column
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    My name is John Richards. I’m the “morning guy” on 90.3 FM KCMU, public radio. I get up at 4:30am…

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    You’ve heard it a thousand times: Breaking up is hard to do. Nonsense. Breaking up is easy to do. It’s…

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    Waking people up in the morning has been my job for almost four years now. People start their day to…

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    It’s a Hardknox life.
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    Some say you are what you drive. I say you are what you listen to when you drive. I used…

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    Do you ever open up a new record, put it in your player, and get blown away by how good…

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    Citizen John
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