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If I wanted to destroy a nation, I would give it too much and I would have it on its knees, miserable, greedy and sick.    JOHN STEINBECK, letter to Adlai Stevenson, Nov. 5, 1959 It’s hard to believe that a child’s stuffed toy can point one towards simplicity and ...

Yesterday, I talked about a personal experience in my life and how it led to a more reflective situation in our home. I talked about a particular TV series and how it “seduces” viewers with its beauty and grandeur. I discussed how viewers become immersed in the imagery and then ...

They came almost weekly while we were growing up, letters from our dad. Typed on an antique typewriter, they always started with the same salutation: “How are my two best girls?” They were filled mostly with questions to my sister and me, assuring a return letter would arrive in Dad’s ...