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I admit. Sitting here this morn I’m still a little rattled by the death of Matthew Perry. For those not a fan, Perry was ⅙ of the infamous “Friends” cast. He was known for his timely wit, not to mention the huge unveiled heart, underneath. For those of us who
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So I’ve been trying to wrap my head around why people would willingly support a terrorist organization and the annihilation of the Jewish race. We’re speaking once more of Hamas. Hamas is a terrorist organization. To be clear, a terrorist organization is one that is “directly or indirectly
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On October 8th, the day after Hamas attacked Israel, there was one thought that resonated loudest in my thinking… Remember this day. Remember the horror that happened, who did it and why. Why the resonance? Because when we get further from the absolute atrocity, we’ll forget what the atrocity
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As we and the world hold our collective breath in regard to what happens next in Israel, we scanned the net for questions that are currently being asked. Interestingly, the questions are fairly common from most sources, regardless of bias. The following seem to be what people most want to
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[NOTE: The Intramuralist experienced some unforeseen technical difficulties over the weekend. Routine postings will resume as scheduled on Wed., Oct. 18th. Our apologies for any inconvenience.] I’ll be honest. I don’t feel quite qualified to speak on this subject. I suppose many days such could be the truth.
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[Note: we will soon have something to say about the horror that's happening in Israel. In the meantime, this is the best editorial that got our attention, about what's going on and why it's so atrociously significant. It's from independent journalist Noah
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“You want me to eat that?!” Sorry, it was green and sloppy. Kind of totally mushy and a wee bit dripping. Callaloo. That’s what they called it. It’s a vibrant, green leafy plant with supposedly so many good things in it for you. You stew it or steam
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Friends, I’m sorry. I think we’ve made a mistake. As we watched a few more news sources fall prey to the skewed idea last week that presenting more than one angle of an issue is no longer necessary nor good (while simultaneously suggesting all reporting on any incumbent
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Pew Research Center released the following findings this past week. I wish we could say we were surprised… Americans have long been critical of politicians and skeptical of the federal government. But today, Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the
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So if automotive manufacturing workers are striking — and I’m not an automotive manufacturing worker — should I care? Excellent question. Let’s get to that question shortly. The United Auto Workers (UAW) has decreased in size over the years, now a union with more retirees (580,000) than active members
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“We all have blind spots in our knowledge and opinions. The bad news is that they can leave us blind to our blindness, which gives us false confidence in our judgment and prevents us from rethinking. The good news is that with the right kind of confidence, we can learn
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The most successful teams have the best playbook. The most successful teams stick to their playbook, as it gives them time to boost profit and maximize outcome. According to Accenture, the largest consulting firm in the world, “A playbook reflects a plan — an approach or strategy defining predetermined responses worked