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  • ‘Typical Americans’: A Celebration of Us

    ‘Typical Americans’: A Celebration of Us0

    This Sunday, February 2, brings us Superbowl LIV, pitting the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs. That same event also features a one-minute advertisement that should bring joy to all of us who love America. Called “Typical American,” this Budweiser ad provides viewers an exuberant look at the American people, accompanied by a dry sense

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  • The Loss of American Civic Pride

    The Loss of American Civic Pride0

    The wonderful feeling of striking the ball just so and seeing it fly from your bat. The wind in your face as you fly around the bases. The giddiness of scoring the winning run for your hometown team as your friends and neighbors cheer you on. Baseball: America’s pastime, and one of the many ways

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  • ‘Miss Virginia’ Depicts the Education Dilemma of Many Lower-Income Families

    ‘Miss Virginia’ Depicts the Education Dilemma of Many Lower-Income Families0

    Every once in awhile, a film comes along that you can’t stop thinking about long after the credits roll. Miss Virginia is such a movie. With superb acting and heart-wrenching emotion, it features the true story of Virginia Walden Ford, a Washington, D.C. mom who simply wanted better education options for her child and who would

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  • The Double Voting Problem

    The Double Voting Problem0

    It’s 2020, which means election year is upon us. And although Washington is currently preoccupied with the impeachment melodrama going on in the Senate, we should not lose sight of problems in our voter registration and election process that imperil the integrity of upcoming local, state, and federal elections.   When our citizens exercise their right to

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  • Impeachment Is About Dismissing the Will of the People

    Impeachment Is About Dismissing the Will of the People0

    People are stubborn. We like what’s familiar. Coronavirus in China? People eating bat soup? In a chaotic and dangerous world, it’s comforting to know – or at least to think – that we have some control. Whether someone identifies as conservative or liberal tends to boil down to their response to this question: should people generally be left alone,

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  • Most People Couldn’t Handle This Church Service

    Most People Couldn’t Handle This Church Service0

    A friend of mine recently allowed me to leaf through his aged copy of the 1662 edition of the Church of England’s Book of Common Prayer. “The Prayer Book” provides prayers, Scripture readings, and liturgies for every Sunday and feast day in the Church year, as well as for special occasions like weddings, funerals, and baptisms.

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