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Where Are The Peacemakers?
I cannot bear to look at the images from Israel and Gaza yet I cannot bear to look away. A dead child does not judge. Whether her last moment came at the edge of a Hamas blade or at…
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Real Life is Better for Children
“This car climbed Mt. Washington.” This bumper sticker is commonly seen in New England and refers to the highest peak in the East. As is implied, there is a winding road to the summit. The bumper stickers never fail to…
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Sub-Prime Time
Sub-Prime time. Like mortgages of the same description, the University of Colorado is paying a high price for a few moments in the spotlight. I’m not gloating because the Buffs were blown out of the water by the Oregon Ducks. …
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A Different View of 9/11
9/11 changed this country profoundly. Not for the better. As another anniversary passed with the usual – and appropriate – grieving and remembrances, my thoughts went back to that day and its aftermath. I stood on the plaza as Calhoun…
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Theater Kids Rule!
A recent New York Times piece cited the perhaps surprising frequency with which so-called “theater kids” occupy lead roles in a surprising range of vocations and avocations. As the article notes, the skills and collaboration developed in theater are superb…
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Hate Kills
Early this month Robert Bowers, who slaughtered 11 people and wounded six more at Pittsburg’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, was sentenced to death by a federal jury. Last week, Laura Ann Carleton, a California shop owner and…
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School Days
Wednesday was the first day of the new school year for our 3rd-grade grandson. Our 7th-grade granddaughter began a day later. The first day of school is magical, although I’ve yet to adjust to a pre-Labor Day start. Squinting from…
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Don’t Worry, Be Silly
I recall a glorious Vermont October day, many years ago, the blue sky thick enough to stir with a spoon. My wife Wendy and I were strolling down a remote dirt road with our daughter Jen and granddaughter Quinn. The…
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GOP Frogs in Boiling Water
Every person in America should read the entire 45 page indictment of Donald Trump that was unveiled this week. It is remarkably thorough and damning. Of course unrepentant Trump loyalists will neither read nor believe the allegations and the supportive…
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Tyranny of Talent
“I was no f***ing prodigy!” This surprising declaration was seethed by pianist Ruth Slenczynska in response to the innocent query, “What was it like to be a child prodigy?” This incident was more than 30 years ago at a master…
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