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  • Harvard Article from 1863 Offers 3 Simple Rules for Reading

    Harvard Article from 1863 Offers 3 Simple Rules for Reading0

    We all know how important reading is. It benefits relationships. It builds language development. And reading books has even been found to lengthen one’s life.   Such knowledge causes many of us to be aghast at the fact that more than one in four Americans didn’t read a book last year. But what about those

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  • Harry, Meghan, and the Real Reason for Megxit

    Harry, Meghan, and the Real Reason for Megxit0

    So farewell Prince Harry. Goodbye Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Amid the glare of camera flash, the royal couple completed their final public engagements in the U.K. and, at the end of this month, will embark upon their new lives as private citizens. It was fun while it lasted. The only charitable response to what has

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  • Harper Lee on ‘Equality’

    Harper Lee on ‘Equality’0

    The news of Harper Lee’s death at age 89 will undoubtedly rekindle interest and fond reflection in her famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Ms. Lee received widespread acclaim for tackling difficult civil rights issues at a time when race relations were reaching a breaking point. In spite of this acclaim, several of her statements

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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving!0

    In an America devoted to the celebration of the self, Thanksgiving is an anachronism. Perhaps that’s why it’s become my favorite holiday. George Washington first proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving on November 26, 1789, “to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to

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  • Happy Birthday, Donald Trump… and Che Guevara

    Happy Birthday, Donald Trump… and Che Guevara0

    Ironically, Donald Trump, the capitalist, and Che Guevara, the communist, share the same birthday. President Trump turns 73 on June 14th, while Guevara would have been 92.   Most Americans are familiar with Trump’s life, but beyond the commonly seen t-shirt logo, less is known about Guevara.   Born in 1928 to a middle class

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  • Happy 150th Birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder

    Happy 150th Birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder0

    Laura Ingalls was born on February 7, 1867, in a log cabin in Pepin, Wisconsin. The family’s trip from Pepin to their ultimate destination in DeSmet, South Dakota would take less than seven hours today; for Laura Ingalls and her family – Pa, Ma, Mary, Carrie, Baby Grace, and the faithful bulldog Jack – the

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