Just seventy years ago astronomers thought the universe and our galaxy, the Milky Way, were one in the same. Then we began to see a lot further into the cosmos. First one new galaxy and then several, today, of course, millions of other galaxies, some smaller and some larger than our own Milky Way, can [...]

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As Americans there may be many things that divide us. Cultural issues, certainly politics, issues of faith, and so on. But we come together one day every year to honor the tradition and the heritage of a very special holiday that we call Thanksgiving.
The history of Thanksgiving in America and Canada is, as one would [...]

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November 9, 2009 was an emotional day for citizens of Berlin, Europe, and many other places on this interconnected planet we now inhabit. As you probably know by now, yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The faceless concrete barrier that for 28 years created a no man’s land dividing [...]

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Every year cancer comes and claims its crop. Certainly there are other diseases that take their toll every year, but none with the depth and breadth of cancer. In late August brain cancer claimed the life of Edward M. Kennedy, the last of three nationally famous Kennedy brothers, who as his longtime friend, Senator John [...]

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Too often our media is focused on the catastrophes that we humans create. Whether it’s war or global warming; ethnic strive or indifference to the suffering of other creatures. Lost in that constant drone of unhappiness is uplifting scenes and moments like the event pictured here.
Beginning in the early 1970s and now done every two [...]

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On this July 4th weekend, it seems appropriate that we pause and reflect once again on the blessings of a free society.
This is a subject we touched on recently in reaction to the sad events surrounding the election in Iran. In America we have endless disputes and bitter debates about a wide variety of subjects, [...]

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According to actuarial tables created by the Social Security Administration, Larry Haubner, who was born in 1902, had a 1 in 25,000 chance of making it to age 107. But when you look at this man, who recently celebrated his 107th birthday, and you hear him bellow: “Exercise! I think we should all exercise more [...]

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