We readers -- and all the journalists, novelists, screenwriters, lyricists, poets, speechwriters, jurists and other skilled wordsmiths whose writing captivates us -- know this: The clarity and eloquence with which something is stated can make a common thought seem profound.…
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Brutal. Donald Trump has landed a flurry of fatal blows on the already vulnerable pretense of virtue, otherwise known as hypocrisy. Armed with the pathological weapons of unapologetic flipflops on positions, unrepentant broken promises and unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, he has…
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Stuart Greenbaum Credit the FrameWorks Institute with using ingenuity “to increase public support for policies and practices that can be advanced to support a robust, healthy, age-integrated society.” A series of briefs and worksheets released early this year by FrameWorks…
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Once you run the numbers, it’s easy to understand how our political system got so messed up. Or at least why so many of us think things are so messed up. Granted, this reasoning is based on some back-of-the napkin…
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With wealth and fame come awareness: of new and more of everything -- possessions, pleasures, pretentions. On rare occasions, though, there’s another, more profound sense of awareness: of self. The kind of awareness that can be humbling when internalized and…
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Hard to believe there is no cure for the common cold. Crazier still, the closest thing we’ve got might be a “secret” tea concoction now available on the Starbucks menu. It’s called “Honey Citrus Mint Tea,” more commonly known as…
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Not in recent memory has the political gamesmanship credit grabbing and shade throwing been so blatant. Each new day offers up news reports and social media posts and tweets to validate the old saying, “Success has a thousand fathers; failure…
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The economy!? Ugh, it’s so damn confusing. Sure, there was that infamous clue to George W. Bush -- “It’s the economy, stupid” – from Clinton presidential campaign strategist James Carville. But truthfully, for even the most brilliant professionals in the…
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“Before you abuse, criticize and accuse, walk a mile in my shoes.” For better or worse, the sentiment in Joe South’s classic folk/rock anthem remains as profound today as it was relevant and prophetic when first released nearly a half-century…
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Are you especially curious and imaginative? Or, more pragmatic and focused? But want to be more of the former? Then you might be a good candidate for photography therapy. The prescription is simple: Treat yourself to seeing the world around…
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