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April 5, 2017
Obituary
In Loving Memory
Paul J. Buscovick
Paul J. Buscovick, 71, of Portland, passed away in Driggs, Idaho on
March 16, 2017. Services will be at a later time. For a full obituary
or to send condolences to the family visit valleymortuarydriggs.com.
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Delves into the
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fettered hate, often spewed under
the cover of anonymity, is taking
its toll on Americans everywhere.
Beginning in the early 1990s
as a way to engage with readers,
comments sections on mainline
publications quickly devolved
into a cesspool of negativity and
naked racism from people who
post messages behind “screen
name” aliases.
These were not mere differenc-
es of opinion; when stories had to
do with African Americans those
writing often attacked the entire
Black race.
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began to collect examples of these
comments, to research the psycho-
C ontinued on P age 15