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09Nov0 comments
Trump’s Election: The Winners and Losers
The election is over, and the people have spoken. Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. For years, political pundits and academicians will discuss the outcome and the possible reasons for the unexpected results….
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11Oct0 comments
Joining the Military After High School – Benefits and Risks
Military service has long been a path for social and economic mobility – the gateway to the middle class – for thousands of young American men and women. Service is both a way to see the world…
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05Oct0 comments
How We Can Create and Keep Manufacturing Jobs in America
The loss of American jobs has become a potent political issue. Politicians promise to reverse the trend of offshoring and to restore American workers to their previous position as the premier workforce in the world. Many tout new…
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06Sep0 comments
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
In the fall of 1992, I had the occasion to write my kids, nice, and nephew about the upcoming election. Four were voting for the first time. Like this coming election, there were three candidates—Republican George H.W. Bush,…
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30Aug0 comments
Life is What We Make It
My friends, Bob and Nelly, are the parents of a severely autistic child who is expected to need care for his entire life. I can only imagine the financial and emotional burden they carried, yet I have…
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23Aug0 comments
Can a Zebra Change Its Stripes?
Often, there is some grain of truth in old sayings and myths. That is why they persist over time and generations. As I considered my own situation, I realized that one of the first questions I needed to…