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| | Exporting democracy
09/17/2008
For anyone who has spent any time, either as a tourist, visitor, or resident, in a dictatorship, it is not a long, time-consuming process to realize how wonderful democracies like the United States, England, Canada, or like-minded nations can be.
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| | They missed the point
09/03/2008
Over the last couple of decades, Ive found myself more given to thanking the Lord for things that happened to or around me; things that would have been taken for granted when I was in the Its all about me, the teenager, generation.
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| | Why limit the zone?
08/20/2008
Two decades ago, a counter-culture acquaintance of mine decided to flaunt his anti-authority mentality by placing a large marijuana plant in his front window.
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| | Mr. and Mrs. Cat
08/06/2008
On July 16 I saw one of those quirky items on the news. You know the kind: just enough information to make you ask, "What the heck?" but more than enough to leave you with some serious questions.
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| | The lost days of summer camp
07/16/2008
I've recently noticed a regular phalanx of youngsters marching at mid-day or later from the Stonybrook Field Club to Beechwood Park. Ah, day camp.
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| | Commencement, Part II: When do we begin?
06/04/2008
It was noted four weeks ago that "commencement" does not mean the end, but rather the beginning, and that cliche will no doubt resound in the days to come.
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| | Let commencements commence
05/07/2008
We are fast approaching the season where graduation speakers will remind us that commencement is not an end, but a beginning. (Try telling the graduates they have to start over.)
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| | Better late than never does not apply
04/29/2008
April 15, 2008: Voting for the local and regional school budgets and board of education members; polls close at 9 p.m. By no later than 10 p.m., the results are usually available.
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| | Read and shred
04/16/2008
Prefatory note: The title is not a suggestion with respect to either these words or this issue of Community Life; it's much more serious. It's about "identity theft."
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| | Ringling Bros. Circus performs at empty arena
03/21/2008
The surest, most absolute sign more reliable even than the fabled groundhog that spring is approaching, is the arrival of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus in its tour of local venues.
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| | Postcards from Petrograd: Part II
02/20/2008
On Jan. 16 of this year, I wrote about many of the joys I experienced in my recent trip to St. Petersburg, Russia.
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| | Postcards from Petrograd
01/23/2008
I typically take the first week of January and get away from the onset of the cold weather by lathering myself in sunblock at places like Aruba, the Bahamas, or Orlando.
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| | Gotta love those price clubs
01/02/2008
After much prodding from friends, I finally broke down and went along on a “shopping spree” to one of those less-than-elegant “price clubs” where, they promise, you can save a good amount of money.
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