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Love of Country

By nature I am a channel surfer. I like to keep up with the news. So this week, I bounced back and forth between two battlefields: the Olympics and the elections. Remarkable. Both were about love of country. One was a picture of hope; the other of struggle. I found myself in awe of those […]

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Let’s Bring the Arts Back to the Olympics

This year’s summer Olympics has raised sports to an art form. Gymnast Gabby Douglas might have been a ballerina for all her grace and flexibility. Swimmer Michael Phelps might have been a sculptor for all his power. Glued as I was to the TV, watching what to me, was performance art at its finest, I […]

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