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A Holiday Gift for Hungry Children
What a holiday gift to the world's children it would be to give them school meals for the year.
Read More »Language Matters in Life and Business: Year-End Language Gripes
"To gift" or not "to gift?"
Read More »Language Matters in Life and Business: Right-Wing Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson Buys Control of Nevada Newspaper
The change in ownership of a locally influential but definitely local paper is big news, even in the age of the decline of newspapers, because of the vast sums of money its new owner spends in the political arena.
Read More »Billy Collins Shines His Poetic Light at the New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show
When the former U.S. Poet Laureate read the phrase "frying pan of yourself/into the fire..." a young child in the audience gave a magnificent whoop. It was the perfect sound effect to punctuate the hot metaphor.
Read More »Language Matters in Life and Business: Gun Rhetoric Control
In sloganeering, clarity must come first.
Read More »This Thanksgiving, Can Gratitude Survive Black Friday?
Taking time this Thanksgiving season to reflect with gratitude on both the divine and human good in our lives and to pray for the world, neighbors, friends, and family is more than just a nice thing to do. It can promote our own peace and a healthier world.
Read More »Language Matters in Life and Business: Words of War
ISIS? ISIL? Islamic State? Daesh? What's in a name? A lot.
Read More »Language Matters in Life and Business: Press Release Purgatory
You wouldn't know the music business was in crisis from the number of press releases Blogcritics receives every day. Unfortunately, far too many of them aren't doing their subjects any good.
Read More »Is Reality Truly Material?
Are we just matter, or are we a mixture of matter and Spirit? Or maybe even just Spirit?
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