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Molly Ivins died today.

She raised hell here on Earth. Now she can rest. But she leaves some titanic shoes to fill. Her voice was strong unwavering. Who will step up in her place?

I knew she was sick again, but I didn't know it was this bad. She was only 62.

Texas, and the rest of us will miss her dearly.

A colleague, John Nichols, remembers:

Speaking truth to power is the best job in any democracy, she explained. It took her to towns across this great yet battered land to say: "So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was."

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