The Rest of the Rainbow Story

by Doug Krile on November 14, 2009

This should help start some good discussion around your Thanksgiving table this year.  Some facts, figures, and political philosophy that rings new to me.

The Man Who Put the Rainbow in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Thanksgiving is around the corner, and families will be gathering to share a meal and, perhaps, enjoy another annual telecast of “The Wizard of Oz.” The 70-year-old film classic bears close watching this year, perhaps more than in any other, for the message woven into the lyrics, written during the Great Depression by Oscar-winning lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg. There’s more to the Scarecrow and the Tin Man than meets the eye, and Harburg’s message has [...]

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