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Trying to take his jeans out of dryer dubbed "the green monster," a young athlete's life is changed forever.
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Dreams may not be real, but sometimes they can help get us through heartache. And sometimes they can even come true.
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Some lost souls just don’t want to be found. For them, the span of their lives is judged not by the calendar nor the actuarial tables that insurance companies live and die by, nor by the average life spans computed by the American Heart Association. All of these objective measures of how long people may…
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Understanding and respect can go a long way toward developing a bridge to peace.
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How can a library chart your career path as early as childhood? No one was more surprised than me.
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Retiring to do what you want to do ... or are you already doing it by working?
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When I think of rainy days, and the melancholy effect they can have on us, I think of an episode of the classic TV sitcom, Barney Miller, a wry, understated comedy series that ran from 1975-82. The episode was called simply, “Rain,” and you can watch it at that link. For the uninitiated, who missed one…
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Good films can imitate life so well that we can discern and assess the values they convey.
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The jury system is a good one, but not infallible. Variables other than facts in the case can sway jurors.
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The timing of a mistaken announcement, confusion at a checkpoint, and the will of a people to seek freedom spelled the end of the Berlin Wall.
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A tale of wash day danger
Prompted By Laundry
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Me, I’ve Lived in Dreams
Prompted By Daydreaming
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The Living Lost
Prompted By Ex-Friends
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Roger and Me
Prompted By Disunited States
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Finding a career amid the stacks
Prompted By Libraries
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Answering my own question
Prompted By Retirement
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Raining on the 12th Precinct
Prompted By Rainy Days
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Dress Rehearsals for Life
Prompted By Art’s Impact
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Anger, hope, and juries
Prompted By Jury Duty
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Moment of the Mauerfall
Prompted By Timing is Everything
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