Dear John McCain,
As Americans celebrate Memorial Day, we remember our debt to you. Many of us know that during the Vietnam War, you served not just with distinction . . .
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5/25/17
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Sometimes the traveling shoes pinch. The most unsettling experience in these last two weeks has been . . .
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5/18/17
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The young mother bounds from bed before the alarm rings. She nurses the baby, leaves lists for the baby sitter, reviews her notes for a presentation one more time, showers, grabs a coffee and heads for the office.
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5/11/17
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As I write this, I am setting sail from Hong Kong, on the South China Sea, north toward the Taiwan Strait, although who can say for sure?
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5/4/17
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Somewhere over the rainbow, people are still reading books and writing letters. But as I look into America's crystal ball, I see a post-literate society where the key to success and wealth is mastering . . . emojis.
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4/27/17
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If I call my dog an average of five times a day for the next 16 years (that’s about how long my dogs live), then I will use the name 29,200 times. Do I really want to be shouting . . .
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4/21/17
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Take the fight to Syria? Who says? The guy who tweets about Chuck Todd’s “sleepy eyes” in the predawn hours?
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4/14/17
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In the spirit of Passover, when telling the story of the exodus from Egypt is a sacred duty, I would like to return to a story I have told before and plan to tell again. Perhaps you remember Shoshana Goldberg of Flatbush.
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4/7/17
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My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Heller, told me that I needed to grow an “elephant skin.” She advised toughening up if I wanted to survive elementary school trash talk.
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3/31/17
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And not a moment too soon. Did you hear it land on our doorsteps? Monday, at 6:29 a.m., spring actually sprang into our lives. No matter the temperature, no matter the down coats in the front closet . . .
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3/23/17
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