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Word of the Day for Thursday, August 5, 2010cheechako \chee-CHAH-koh\, noun: A tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer. He is a genial liar, this Yukoner, and for the ordinary lies of life he needs make no effort; they roll from his lips as regularly and as smoothly as do compliments from the lips of a sour dough man in conversation with a cheechako girl. As a cheechako to Hawaii I wasn't sure what to expect, but right from the beginning the crafters made me feel right at home. Cheechako is a Chinook word which has come to mean a newcomer in a variety of settings, especially Alaska and Hawaii. | |||||||||
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  As courts decide the definition of marriage, does the dictionary provide any insight? �Today, a California judge overturned the state's Proposition 8, which dictates that marriage is "between a man and a woman." Does our dictionary�entry for "marriage" shed any light on the controversy? Proponents and opponents of same-sex marriage agree that the legal battle is far from over; an appeal is inevitable and the Supreme Court could easily... | |||||||||
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