Of all the horrible things we have had to deal with since my son’s passing, navigating the bureaucracy of death is most annoying. On one hand, all of the paperwork, fees, and legal hoops are petty and inconsequential in the big picture of our loss. Many times, people are sympathetic and they waive or expedite […]
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My introduction to Bill Cosby occured after the the dishes from our Sunday BBQ had been washed and put away. The smell of brisket and strawberries hung in the air. It was Phoenix in 1964. The summer heat made outside entertainment undesirable, so our neighbor from down the street gave my father a record to
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The possible loss of net neutrality threatens our First Amendment rights. Powerful forces want to limit the information citizens can access on the internet. This would affect the way the press communicates with the public. The First Amendment freedoms promote equality. When they are violated, corporations, in collusion with government agencies, oppress anyone they wish.
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Since November 8, 2016, many progressives have been pitching a collective hissy fit. Unable to believe that the shoo-in for office, that unsinkable-as-the-Titanic candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, lost the presidency to a “loser” like Donald J. Trump, they’ve lived in a perpetual state of denial—a state without a single electoral vote. Many see no irony
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I have to give Donald Trump credit. His presidency is truly historic, and future academics will be riding the Trump train through graduate schools in record numbers. Of course, he and his supporters disagree with me on why his administration is historic. They point to what he has done as success stories while I think
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I love video games. They allow me to connect with friends, talk on a headset, strategize to eliminate the opposition, and so on. But there’s trouble in paradise. A recently adopted business model involving microtransactions mixes poorly with video gamers. Microtransactions are small online financial transactions. They’re useful to some industries, but in the world
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