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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Quote of the Week
This comes from my interview this week with Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger, who in turn was quoting Herophilos of Chalcedon–physician to Alexander the Great, pioneer of the scientific method, and perhaps the first public health guru. “When … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine
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Tom Wicker On JFK’s Undelivered Final Speech
After news came of the death of journalism great Tom Wicker, Huffington Post posted a link to his same-day coverage of the JFK assassination. It is well worth a read. The accuracy of the coverage is startling, given Wicker’s proximity … Continue reading
Posted in Presidential Politics, Security, Tea Party, U.S. History
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Hail David Frum…
… for telling it like it is. If we say something often enough, we come to believe it. We don’t usually delude others until after we have first deluded ourselves. Some of the smartest and most sophisticated people I know—canny … Continue reading
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Super Committee Fails–To No One’s Surprise
It’s official. The Congressional super committee that was supposed to pull the country out of its financial and legislative morass has failed. The group has muffed its responsibility to find $1.2 trillion in deficit reductions. Even though Wall Street is … Continue reading
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Latest HIT Exchange Piece
I probably ought to do this more often. … I get out of the habit because all my Capitol Report stories are hiding behind a paywall. Here is a link to the latest healthcare information technology piece I wrote for … Continue reading
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Mike Tyson Schools Herman Cain
Gak! There is something a little bit disquieting about this video. Mike Tyson’s track record with the opposite sex is somewhat more dramatically criminal than even the worst allegations against Herman Cain. It is no accident, I take it, that … Continue reading
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Ray Davies Live
Tammy and I went to see Ray Davies at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul last night. Wonderful show, probably the best Davies performance out of the half-dozen or so that I’ve seen. Excellent back up was provided by the … Continue reading
Posted in Rock and Roll
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What is ‘Salvation?’
UUs in the blogosphere have been asking a lot lately about salvation. They pose a good question: Since Universalists have traditionally believed in universal salvation, just what does “salvation” really mean for today’s Unitarian Universalists? In this short video, MVUUF … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Video
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