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Douse the flame, the party is over

Douse the flame, the party is over

The Olympics are something you don't wish on your favorite city. Unless you have a pile of tax dollars needing to be spent.

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Joanne C. Gerstner
Aug 09, 2021
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The Olympic flame is out, partially because they did it on purpose, but also with some help from the typhoonish rain during the Closing Ceremony in Tokyo. It was a perfect tepid, slow-clap ending for these Olympics. Kind of screwed up, still happening…

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