Rising to a higher level
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
Who cares if John McCain and his wife own seven houses or condominiums? Who cares if Barack Obama knows William Ayres, the now-respectable militant of nearly 40 years ago? The entire presidential election campaign seemed in imminent danger of degenerating into the "who cares" category where the only solace to a thinking man was the anticipation that it only has two more months to go. Full story »
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Thomas: From mostly sports to mostly speeches
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
Now that we've swapped the Olympic Games and mostly sports for political conventions and mostly speeches, some of us armchair jocks don't consider that a fair trade. We simply must console ourselves with the fact that college football is now under way. Full story »
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Take a breath when preparing to return to school
Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008
With another exciting school year upon us, who of us would turn down the chance to have less stress and more energy? It makes sense that those who can control their stress are healthier. Those who are healthier experience greater productivity and clearer decision-making. It is also true that stress is a real part of your job, even though you won't find it listed in your job description. Full story »
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Hopes and hazards of political conventions
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
As Democrats flock to Denver, they have some enormous hurdles to jump at their convention, and it's far from certain they're up to the challenge. Americans are so down in the dumps right now, what with the rotten economy, foreign- policy tensions and general angst, that if the Democrats try to cheer them up with promises, such talk will seem unrealistic, pandering and pie-in-the-sky rhetoric. Full story »
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