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  • For Culture’s Sake, Relax!

    For Culture’s Sake, Relax!23

    I once asked a friend whether he was “handy.” “Unfortunately, yes,” he replied. When a latch broke, or a faucet didn’t work, or a screen door needed replacing, he could never bring himself to hire someone to do the work. He could take care of it. He just didn’t want to. I am not handy.

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  • For Americans, Work-Life Balance Is Becoming More Elusive

    For Americans, Work-Life Balance Is Becoming More Elusive1

    Many of us want more time with our families, for engaging in sports and leisure activities and even for an occasional vacation on a remote tropical island. Instead we decide to spend more time at work. Whether it’s for economic reasons or pressure from our boss to finish that big project ahead of schedule, indulging

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  • Footprints in the Snow: The Burgling of America

    Footprints in the Snow: The Burgling of America0

    Roughly twenty years ago, a man in Asheville, North Carolina left his home in the wee hours of the morning, walked a couple of blocks to a convenience store, burglarized the store, and returned home with his loot. Unfortunately for our thief, snow had blanketed the city earlier that night. After responding to the burglary

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  • Football Coaches and the Making of Boys Into Men

    Football Coaches and the Making of Boys Into Men1

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  • Food Stamps and Soda Pop: A Bureaucratic Mess?

    Food Stamps and Soda Pop: A Bureaucratic Mess?0

    Should welfare recipients be able to buy unhealthy foods like soda and sweets on the government’s dime? That question was debated last week by lawmakers on Capitol Hill. According to CBS News: “Debate about how food-stamp benefits are spent was sparked by a November report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which found that households

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  • Food Fight: We Made the Mess We’re Now In

    Food Fight: We Made the Mess We’re Now In0

    “Essen!” the old man shouted at me when I refused his wife’s offer of seconds on my supper plate. “Immer essen!” My German was terrible, but I understood him: “Always eat!”            It was 1978, and while staying with a friend in Switzerland, my wife Kris and I had met a

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