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  • Beauty as if It Mattered

    Beauty as if It Mattered15

    “What can I do about what is going on in this country?” This is a question I commonly hear from patriotic Americans. Typically, they’re referring to ways they can make some meaningful change where they can see the results. In the past, I’ve often been at a loss as to what to say. Some of

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  • Beauty and the Brutalist: The Architectural Effect on Our Souls

    Beauty and the Brutalist: The Architectural Effect on Our Souls0

    There is a beautiful conservatory in my hometown that houses flower gardens year-round despite our chilly northern clime. Its soaring glass dome was built in 1915 and gracefully presides over a beautiful pond and manicured grounds in a stately way reminiscent of the Capitol dome. Several years ago, the park hosting the conservatory must have

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  • Beating the Blues With Homegrown Hospitality

    Beating the Blues With Homegrown Hospitality0

    Last week I invited my young neighbors, Becca and Sam, and their two little girls to supper. I prepared lasagna and salad, and Becca and Sam brought wine and freshly baked bread. After supper, the girls entertained themselves with the Lincoln Logs and Play-Mobile sets I keep handy for my grandchildren, and we adults passed

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  • Beating a Blind Kid

    Beating a Blind Kid0

    • September 24, 2015

    How many times have you heard it said that violence is never the answer? Well, what’s the right response for the situation found in this video that allegedly shows a blind teen being hit by another teen?  We don’t know what transpired beforehand, but we can recognize the inability of the blind teen to defend

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  • Bearing Witness to the Destruction of America’s Small Businesses

    Bearing Witness to the Destruction of America’s Small Businesses0

    Author and activist Jane Jacobs once wrote, “I was taught that the American’s right to be a free individual, not at the mercy of the state, was hard-won and that its price was eternal vigilance, that I too would have to be vigilant.” Continuing, Jacobs added “I was made to feel that it would be

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  • Be the Master of the Thrift Store

    Be the Master of the Thrift Store0

    Brand new Cole-Haan leather shoes, just my size: $5. Four matching framed prints of old Roman coins: $4. Ralph Lauren windowpane-checked three-button suit: $20. Waist-length mink coat: $32. Real pearl and rare stone necklace: $3.50. Hand-painted wine carafe imported from Israel: $2. Twinkie warmer circa 1983: $1.50. I’m talking thrift store here, as in Goodwill.

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