Month: May 2012

The Kids Are Alright: "Annie" Edition

It’s great to see a musical like “Annie” on Broadway, or on a national tour, or put on by a top-notch professional regional company, or at a summer stock theater, or even on DVD.  But for gripping tension,...

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What Would Mitt Do?

Imagine Mitt Romney as President, it’s not that hard to do. Now imagine these series of terror attacks were happening on his watch: A series of break-ins and arson incidents have workers and patients at women’s health...

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Quitting a job to keep health ins.

Since we in the USA link health care with employment, this is the kind of situation some people find themselves in. I went by my old school to see friends the day after the kids were gone for the summer and was talking with one...

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Existentialism With David Brooks

We recently got news that most of the unemployed have a college degree or have at least taken some college classes. Recent graduates are having a horrible time finding work, particularly work that involves their area of...

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Doing Business in Space

Not a whole lot is being made of this: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured Space Exploration Technologies’ Dragon cargo ship and guided it into a berth on Friday, docking the first privately owned...

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