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Commentary: Playing Patriotism in the Catskills

By Daniel Pinkwater

Published June 21, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater tells the story of his father's business success in the Catskills. He says his father understood the symbolic and economic value of a little well-placed patriotism.

Daniel Pinkwater

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