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  • The Powerful Messages of Christmas Carols

    The Powerful Messages of Christmas Carols0

    This is the time of year when we hear Christmas music on the radio, in the mall, and in school concerts.  Unfortunately, attempts to meet the mandates of political correctness have resulted in less air time for traditional selections.  “Away in a Manger” and “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” have been replaced by such

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  • The Power of Making Friends with Ideological Enemies

    The Power of Making Friends with Ideological Enemies0

    “How can people hate me, when they don’t even know me?” This is the question that drives the subject of a fantastic new documentary on Netflix called “Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race, and America,” directed by Matt Ornstein. For the past 30 years, soul musician Daryl Davis has been traveling the country in search of

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  • The Power of Habit

    The Power of Habit1

    The first three weeks of my college experience felt like roughly 3 billion years. It wasn’t that my classes weren’t interesting – they were! I loved my friends and my needs were being met just fine. That was the confusing part: My life was nearly perfect, yet I was miserable. It didn’t add up. What

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  • The Power of ‘Just a Note’

    The Power of ‘Just a Note’0

    Recently my son and his family traveled to the beach, so I came into town to keep an eye on their house, cat, and dog. Finding the key, I opened the basement door and went inside. On the opposite wall the large dry-erase board proclaimed “WELCOME GRANDPA! We love you!” A note of five words,

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  • The Potential Problems with Universal Pre-K

    The Potential Problems with Universal Pre-K0

    • September 14, 2015

    It always seems like there is some new panacea being promised for the nation’s educational woes. At one time, that panacea was No Child Left Behind, then Race to the Top… and in the last several years, universal preschool. Endorsed by high-profile politicians such as Hillary Clinton and President Obama, more and more states are

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  • The Postal Service Bleeds Cash in the New Year

    The Postal Service Bleeds Cash in the New Year0

    As 2020 kicks off, the gift-giving season already feels like it was eons ago. But to the beleaguered and overextended United States Postal Service (USPS), the frantic pace of holiday shipping will continue well into January.  Thanks to increasingly generous, “no questions asked” returns policies by leading e-commerce sellers, an astounding one third of shipped packages

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