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SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual “Year in Review.”  There is nothing magical about the date January 1; personal growth and...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

Bipartisanship is Commendable, not Contemptible

If people were randomly stopped on the street and asked what should be done to assume a smooth political path forward most would likely...

I Wonder As I Wander

I thought of this Appalachian hymn turned Christmas carol as I watched a short segment by filmmaker Tiffany Shlain entitled, "Let your mind wander,"...

Performance Enhancers

The shoes continue to fall.  When the idea of performance enhancing drugs first surfaced, few suspected that it was a widespread phenomenon.  We just...

(New) Hope and (New) Change

The mid-term election results on Tuesday, November 4 were historic in proportion. Reports indicate for example that state legislatures are more Republican (conservative) than...

All About Race

The word ‘Race’ has many different meanings and connotations. Foot races are held in schools, colleges and at the World Olympics as part of...

Just An Old Rectangular Box

I was in my workshop. I squatted low so I could see beneath; looking for something I had not needed for years. I saw...