Notes from around the Human Experience… UH, THIS ISN’T EXACTLY BREAKING NEWS: President Donald Trump this week withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accords. This was hardly the Upset of the Year, because Trump had been threatening to … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… I  DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR…OR NOT: Between FBI and Russia investigations, and the general, day in, day out tumult that has been, and will continue to be, the Donald Trump Administration, it is a bit … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… NUMBERS GAME: The unemployment rate in the United States continues to fall, down to 4.3 percent in May, down a bit from April. Dry, Technical Matter: Now, as people both smarter and infernally duller … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… BACK TO THE FUTURE: In our last column we discussed how the latest unemployment rate of 4.3 percent, while good, is not indicative of a strong American economy. It should be, but it’s not. … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… BRILLIANT OL’ CHAP: We have come to the conclusion that either President Donald Trump will serve out his term or he will not serve out his term. Right now I ‘d say it’s 50/50, … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… THERE’S ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE: Last month, the Ringling Brothers Circus closed after entertaining Americans for parts of three centuries.  It didn’t take long to fill the entertainment-you-don’t-need-to-see-but-want-to-see void, as it was announced this … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… HERE WE GO AGAIN: Last month we wrote about Cleve Heidelberg, an Illinois man who spent 47 years in prison after being convicted of murder, a conviction that was vacated earlier this year. It … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… RIP, SHIPMATES: No matter what the investigation into the crash of the USS Fitzgerald with a Philippine-flagged container ship ends up showing, it will show that seven US Navy sailors died needlessly. This Is … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… CAPSULE BOOK REVIEW: Lincoln, The Prairie Years by Carl Sandburg: Whew. Made it. Climbed the mountain. That is the best way to describe putting this book down for the final time, because completing this … Continue reading →

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Notes from around the Human Experience… EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT: One of the funny things about Tuesday’s special US House of Representatives election in Georgia was how it was being hailed as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency. … Continue reading →

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