Current Affairs
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Inaugural Poem * by Elizabeth Alexander
UPDATE: Here, courtesy of RCH, is the poet's version of the poem, with line breaks: Praise Song for the Day. This version, though, is copywrighted, so I don't feel comfortable posting it here — even though it seems to me that this poem, of any, should belong to any of us. So below is the… Continue reading
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Martin Luther King Day
I have always felt ambivalent about this day. I feel the call, of course, to celebrate Dr. King's life; but each year instead, I remember how he died, and grieve. But not this year. Today I feel celebratory. I feel hopeful. I feel, at last, filled with joy. Today, I look forward to tomorrow. Continue reading
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Veterans Day
Why do we keep making war veterans? Is it written in a rule book somewhere? Is it written in our genes? Continue reading
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Dear President-Elect Obama:
Re: Fireside Chats Let's have these again. Minus the fireplace. (Maybe a solar-powered atrium. Maybe the Oval Office.) Forget the weekly radio broadcasts; or, don't forget them, but make them weekly television programs and video podcasts. [I will confess right here that I have never, not once, listened to the President's weekly radio broadcast.] These… Continue reading
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My brain needs longer arms …
… as I try to wrap my mind around this, in some concrete way I can understand. Confetti Originally uploaded by ADoseofShipBoy We have a House (a real house), and a House Owner, and a House Buyer. The House Owner and the House Buyer work to find a Real Estate Agent to make a… Continue reading
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