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Momisms You'll Never Forget
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Momisms You’ll Never Forget Recently, I attended a talk by a man who is looking to unseat my Congresswoman—who’s a bit of a firebrand. After a brief intro, he said,
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An Experiment That Opened My Eyes
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An Experiment That Opened My Eyes Can good ideas lead to unintended negative consequences? Absolutely—and sometimes it takes years, decades or even centuries to find that out.
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The Challenge of Unintended Consequences
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The Challenge of Unintended Consequences Four years ago, the killing of George Floyd by a police officer was caught on film. It happened just a few miles from where I live. Suddenly, the …
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Fresh Thinking for Tough Challenges
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Fresh Thinking for Tough Challenges When I went to New Zealand a few years back, I was blindsided by what I saw on the sandy shores of the Ninety-Mile Beach. It was beautiful. Pristine.
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There’s Still Hope—If You’re Braver
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There’s Still Hope—If You’re Braver Recently, I attended a Braver Angels meeting that kicked off a statewide campaign “to reduce hostility and increase respect” during our upcoming …
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All That We Share
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All That We Share I was on my first date—in decades. To say that I was a nervous wreck is an understatement. After watching The Last Jedi, we walked to a nearby …
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Can One Person Really Make a Difference?
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Can One Person Really Make a Difference? Recently I saw One Life, a movie based on the life of Sir Nicholas Winton. I can’t remember the last time that a film impacted me so much. And it’s a …
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The Phone Kept Ringing
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The Phone Kept Ringing It was a little over 15 years ago that I first asked the question, “What’s happening to this country?” I was serious—and a bit scared.
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Are we really so far apart?
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Are We Really So Far Apart? In our politically polarized world, it’s easy to see the “others” as an alien species. We may view them as ignorant, spiteful, racist, sexist, …
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