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Utah, R.I.P.

One important passage I forgot to mention was the death last month of folk singer, social conscience, and fellow Unitarian Utah Phillips at the age of 73, who once suggested that you know the Unitarians are protesting when you find a question mark burned... ...full story at Granite Studio

from Granite Studio on Sat, Jun 07 2008

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