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Christmastime in New York City

The Big Apple -
Above and Below the Shoulders

We all know about New York City. It’s in front of us in the media every day. It’s a part of commercials, morning shows, nightly news, entertainment stars, sports… Read the rest

Starbucks saves a life

How Starbucks Saved My Life:
A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
by Michael Gates Gill

Before we started playing bridge last week, one of my reading buddies, Annette Vogelsang, dropped this small book… Read the rest

Return to Taiwan, Island in the Sun

Editor’s Note: As Bob and Claire Rogers continue their amazing cycling trip, our attention has been focused on all things “Asian.” Chi Newman offered to let us publish this adaptation of her article that describes her recent trip

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Attention!

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Editor’s Note: As we follow the adventures of Bob and Claire Rogers, let’s look at an article that Bob wrote some time ago that describes his motivation for “taking the road less traveled.” I think you… Read the rest

On the road to Shangri-La

James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon described a mystical, harmonious semi-paradise, gently guided by ageless Tibetan monks from a lamasery situated high above a peaceful valley enclosed within the western end of the Kunlun Mountains.

This wonderous place… Read the rest

Is Intelligent Design science?

Few topics get my dander up more than the assertion that Intelligent Design (ID) should be taught in the public schools as a scientific theory. There is too much evidence to indicate that ID is not science, although Gregory… Read the rest

Gorebal Warming? A Skeptics Opinion

Global warming may be real, but I don’t believe it’s man-made – and this article really isn’t about Al Gore. 

It’s about the doubt I’ve always had about so-called man-made global warming. I admit that I didn’t particularly like Al… Read the rest

It’s Not About the War -It’s About the Warrior

Let me get this out there first thing: I’m a flaming patriot, and in spite of my pretense at being a tough guy, I’m a big squish.  I love acts of bravery, whether they are in support of our… Read the rest

Obama Takes on "Spam"

It’s no big secret that both public and private U.S. computer networks have been under constant attack by hackers and email spammers. All branches of government have been hit with huge amounts of spam, spyware, phishing attacks… Read the rest

Springtime in Alaska

In this, its 50th year as a state, Alaska is getting more national attention than ever before.

Lately, Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Ted Stevens have become the primary culprits in this new era of awareness and not always… Read the rest

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