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Small Businesses Cheer ‘New Sheriff in Town’ After Climate Pact Exit - Note...
By LANDON THOMAS Jr. JUNE 2, 2017, New York TimesImage from article, with caption: Louis M. Soltis, the owner of a company that manufactures control panels in Toledo, Ohio, said he was frustrated that...
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Colleges Celebrate Diversity With Separate Commencements - Note for a...
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS JUNE 2, 2017, New York Times [original article contains links]; see also.[JB minor comment: Not born "in-money," I had the privilege -- I do mean privilege -- to get a fully-paid...
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How ‘the Energy Capital of the Nation’ regained its optimism in the Trump era...
Robert Samuels June 2 at 6:00 AM, Washington Post Image from article, with caption: A train carrying cars full of coal cuts through Gillette, Wyo., which calls itself “the energy capital of the...
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What Monkeys Can Teach Us About Fairness - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
Nicholas Kristof, JUNE 3, 2017, New York Times [original article contains links]image (not from article) fromExcerpt:Keith Payne, a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
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Ben Franklin on "Stupid, Swarthy Germans"
John Brown [from facebook], in reaction to polite reactions on a posting of the article,...
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ARTS EXHIBITION REVIEW: ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ Review: The War at Home - Note...
Wall Street JournalFrom the Victory Garden to the factory, how the home front supported the front lines in World War II.‘America Responds’ gallery in the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ exhibit at the National...
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See you in Ecuador ...
Jim Weiss, "Retirees flock to Latin America to live an upper-class lifestyle on $1,500 a month,"charlotteobserver.comBY JIM WYSSjwyss@miamiherald.comLINKEDINGOOGLE+PINTERESTREDDITPRINTORDER REPRINT OF...
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Why does American work feel so bad? Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAYJOBS, JOBS, JOBS!"The exclamation was part of President Trump's tweets last month, hammering home a promise that helped get him elected. FollowDonald J. Trump...
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Elected Silence, Sing to me -- Will that be the message of the State Department?
image fromJohn Brown [on Facebook]7 mins · I nominate for State Department spokespersonJohn Brown7 mins · I nominate for State Department spokesperson Gerald Manley Hopkins, known for his famous words,...
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Why Elites Hate - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
wsj.comThe liberal contempt for middle America is baked into the idea of identity politics.At a Trump campaign rally in Selma, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERGByWilliam McGurnJune 5, 2017 6:33 p.m....
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Thank God for cultural appropriation - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
washingtonpost.com; via LHBillie Holiday during a recording session. (Associated Press)By Richard Cohen Opinion writer June 5 at 7:25 PMThe great jazz singer Billie Holiday recorded “Strange Fruit” on...
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Embrace Segregation - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
Wall Street JournalStudents have demanded free tuition and housing for blacks as well as black-only dorms.PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESByJason L. RileyJune 6, 2017 7:34 p.m. ET183 COMMENTSJune 12 marks the 50th...
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Say Amen, Somebody: Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
Jennifer Harper, SAY AMEN, SOMEBODY, Washington Times [section of an article dealing with various topics]image from“A slim majority of Americans (55 percent) say religion can answer all or most of...
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The real reason working-class whites continue to support Trump - Note for a...
By Jonathan Capehart June 6 at 10:42 AM, Washington Post Supporters cheer for then-candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year in Tampa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)“Donald Trump has...
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America's most misspelled words, according to Google - Note for a discussion,...
cbsnews.comNEW YORK -- As the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee gets underway, Google has decided to honor the annual event by compiling a list of the most misspelled words in the country.Their list...
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Retirees' American Dream? -- Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
Sarah Szczypinski, "Americans aren't loving retirement like they used to -- here's why,"USA TODAY (June 8, 2017)image fromExcerpt:retirees ...95% prefer to purchase experiences rather than things. ...
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Our Teeth Are Making Us Sick
kristof.blogs.nytimes.com[JB note: As a U.S. Foreign Service officer (I don't deserve the designation) -- and now blessedly, (I hope as absolution for for my sins), out of government -- for over twenty...
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I'm Irish and I spent a year traveling the US — here are the 17 things that...
businessinsider.com; via RC on FacebookDay to day life in America caused me many frustrations. (author not pictured)John Moore/Getty ImagesBenny Lewis, Fluent in 3 MonthsWarning: If you are angered...
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Germany Vs USA: 10 Cultural Differences – The Workplace -- Note for a...
goethedoesatlanta.wordpress.com; via CH on FacebookethedoesatlantaWhen it comes to the workplace, America and Germany have many similarities, however, it also has many differences and it’s these...
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How Trump is highlighting divisions among Southern Baptists - Note for a...
David Waters, Holly Meyer and Amy McRary, usatoday.com [article includes video]The Southern Baptist Convention in the largest Protestant denomination in America. (Photo: Josie Norris / The Tennessean)...
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