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“DUMMING” US DOWN

“DUMMING” US DOWN

I grew up in a lower middle class suburb of Los Angeles, started High School in Sep’60 and took an academic slate of classes designed for college prep. These included American, English & World History & Literature, English, math, Chemistry, Physics, Gov’t, Civics, Spanish, Acapella Choir, sports and a few electives. I don’t recall we kids being highly competitive. Roughly 30% were Hispanic/Latino. If I remember...
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RAISE AWARENESS/SHOUT ALARM!

RAISE AWARENESS/SHOUT ALARM!

When the captain of a passenger jet asks for everyone’s attention and flight attendants instruct what to do in an emergency, is it wasted effort since many are frequent flyers and think they already know what to do if disaster strikes? Most would agree even if only some pay attention, it’s worth it! When teaching, keep it simple and repeat, repeat, repeat! This goes for advertising, marketing, training and most...
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NOW PATRIOT!

NOW PATRIOT!

Many if not most are proud to be an American. They tell you this, if you ask, and will usually elaborate saying there’s no place they’d rather be. A few might complain how health care, tax rates or eldercare are better in this place or that, but generally the facts on these are sketchy and not nearly enough to make them move. When we say we’re proud to be American, is this being patriotic? I think it is to some degree,...
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EXPOUNDING SOME BELIEFS

EXPOUNDING SOME BELIEFS

As children we learn about right and wrong, good, bad etc.  We learn these things from our parents, then from clerics, teachers and finally, perhaps most importantly, our peers. When we played games with our pals we learned there were rules which usually coincided with what we already learned at home/school/church but they quickly took on more meaning since not playing by the rules had immediate consequences. This gave...
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THE DIRTY DOZEN

THE DIRTY DOZEN

JOE M   WILL B   JOHN B   JOHN K   DICK N   BARRY G  ANITA B    ROBERT B    RON R    SARAH P   MIKE F   DONNY T In the course of recent history and within the scope of my own memory there have been many public officials/candidates who because of their beliefs were criticized, ridiculed, demeaned, humiliated and boycotted. Their views were rejected, their opinions held in contempt and their personal...
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SEA OF AMBIVALENCE ?

SEA OF AMBIVALENCE ?

Our republic is sometimes referred to as a Ship of State, many favoring this metaphor since its imagery is easy to understand. People can relate to being confined on a ship subject to the whims of not only its captain/crew but also the seaworthiness of the ship itself – and don’t forget, the SEA! If one agrees, for years we’ve had a motley crew, it could be they’ve damaged our ship almost beyond repair. They did it...
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