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Hope and Help During the Issraeli-Hamas War by James N. Watkins
(My World October 13, 2023)
Jim shares past posts that help direct our thoughts as images of another war fill the news…
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COVID-19 Retrospective by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness May 12, 2023)
Now that COVID's status as a global pandemic has ended, I will take a retrospective look at how USA compared to other countries in this three-year-plus ordeal…
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The Six-Minute Video Speaks Louder than Words by Garrison Keillor
(My World April 6, 2023)
Everyone should look at that six-minute video of men moving down the hall of the Covenant School. They don't stop to confer, discuss options — lives are in danger, terrified children in lockdown, and they run forward toward gunfire…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for February 2023 by Stu Johnson
(Hobbies & Lesiure March 10, 2023)
February 2023 marks the three-year point in the COVID-19 pandemic, as long as 1918, but will it be as disastrous, and will it finally transitio to an endemic in year four&hellip'
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COVID-19 Perspectives for January 2023 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness February 14, 2023)
Threats of a tripledemic and ever-more-contagious variants of COVID keep the pandemic alive, yet as death and hospitalization rates continue to drop, life has taken on a post-COVID tone. Where are we as the pandemic approaches the three year mark?…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for December 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness January 11, 2023)
Is it over? Afraid not. But behind the near-hysteria over a tripledemic and the latest COVID variant with the menacing name of Kracken there is still reason to be watchful. So, what in the world is going on with the pandemic that won't quit?…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for November 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness December 13, 2022)
For most of us in America COVID seems more nuisance now than threat, but it continues to surge in the Far East and with winter approaching there are fears of a 'tripledemic'…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for October 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness November 14, 2022)
Are we there yet? While it seems we have turned the corner from pandemic to endemic, the global situation does not yet warrant that assessment—and the winter cold and flu season approaches in countries most impacted by COVID…
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May God Save the Queen by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons September 17, 2022)
Remembering Great Britain's longest reigning monarch…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for August 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness September 7, 2022)
We'd like to think it's over, but new variants have led to recommendations for a second booster for many Americans—a tactic that has kept death rates down in other countries. So, no, we cannot dismiss it, nor stop reporting on it…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for June 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness July 12, 2022)
We may think it's over, but COVID continues its relentless spread, with more people becoming infected two or more times, though less likely leading to hospitalization and death as early in the pandemic…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for May 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness June 11, 2022)
COVID continues to shift toward Asia, Europe sees up to half of its population infected, while USA mortality rate stays stuck at 1.2% which is curious compared to countries where mortality is falling…
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May We Not Just Ache by Leona Bergstrom
(My World June 3, 2022)
The celebration-filled days of June take a tragic turn as events in a small Texas town once again force us to grieve and struggle to help the hurting…
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Some News, As We Know, is Realer than Other News by Garrison Keillor
(My World June 2, 2022)
In the aftermath of Uvalde: Life is good in this beautiful country that God has blessed, and the paranoids in our midst are missing out on all the best stuff…
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Robbed of Life by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons May 26, 2022)
Another mass shooting finds us hugging our kids and looking to God…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for April 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness May 21, 2022)
As more Asian countries face COVID surges, most of us in America know of or are part of the surge in breakthrough infections among the vaccinated, with mild symptoms and very low hospitalizations and deaths. …
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COVID-19 Perspectives for March 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness April 6, 2022)
Omicron surge spreads around the world, making return to normal less clear. At the the same time, USA levels off after big spike in January, making a return to normal seem more likely, but are we moving too quickly?…
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Reality is a Good Antedote, America, Take a Long Hard Look by Garrison Keillor
(My World March 10, 2022)
Who will be our Zelensky?…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for February 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness March 7, 2022)
Have we seen the last giant gasp of the COVID pandemic as it morphs into an endemic, or are we rushing too quickly to return to normal? What happens in March will answer that question…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for January 2022 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness February 4, 2022)
Omicron causes seismic surge in cases, raising the societal toll, but the good news is that mortality rates (deaths as proportion of cases) continue to fall…
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A Celebrity Parade by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons January 15, 2022)
Cultural heroes are leaving us every day…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for December 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness January 5, 2022)
Like a global game of Whack-a-Mole, omicron hits Europe hard, USA to a lesser extent, with minimal impact seen elsewhere so far in COVID statistics…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for November 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness December 3, 2021)
Europe takes the brunt of the latest surge, just as Omicron, another potentially dangerous variant, arrives to dampen the holiday season…
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America Has Lost the Plot on COVID by Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic
(Health & Wellness November 6, 2021)
We’re avoiding the hardest questions about living with the coronavirus long term…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for October 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness November 4, 2021)
South America shows improvement while USA and most of the world show little sign of flattening the COVID curve…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for September 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness October 9, 2021)
The curve continues to go the wrong way for USA, while globally it is a mixed picture, but COVID is just not going away soon…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for August 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness September 8, 2021)
After nearly seven months of 'flattening the curve' for USA, the delta variant has made its presence known here and around the world, with tightened restrictions…
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Responding to the Afghan Airport Terrorist Attack by James N. Watkins
(My World August 27, 2021)
How CAN we respond to such a heinous attack?…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for July 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness August 5, 2021)
While only a blip at the end of July, the delta variant and high number of unvaccinated are putting a damper on the optimism felt a month ago…
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When Life Suddenly Collapses by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons July 10, 2021)
Reflecting on the condo collapse in South Florida…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for June 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness July 3, 2021)
Celebrating a new sense of freedom for Independence Day 2021, we in America need to remind ourselves that the COVID pandemic is global and far from over…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for May 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness June 4, 2021)
As U.S. and other countries prepare to reopen, trouble spots elsewhere show that the COVID-19 global pandemic is far from over…
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COVID-19 Perspectives for April 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness May 4, 2021)
Bending the curve: US going in right direction, India and others now in crisis…
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Sweden's Pandemic Experiment by Mallory Pickett / The New Yorker
(Health & Wellness April 10, 2021)
When the coronavirus arrived, the country decided not to implement lockdowns or recommend masks. How has it fared?…
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Remembering a Fairy Tale Prince by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons April 9, 2021)
Recounting a rather remarkable life…
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COVID-19 Numbers for March 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness April 3, 2021)
Vaccinations soar, but cases poised for troubling Easter surge. How does the U.S. compare to the world?…
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COVID-19 Numbers for February 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness March 4, 2021)
A downturn in cases, vaccinations accelerating, but are we out of the woods yet? How does the U.S. compare to the world?…
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COVID-19 Numbers for January 2021 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness February 6, 2021)
An updated look at the COVID statistics comparing the U.S. to the world (in a new visual format)…
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COVID-19 Numbers for December 2020 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness January 8, 2021)
An updated look at the COVID statistics comparing the U.S. to the world…
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COVID-19 Numbers for November 2020 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness December 5, 2020)
An updated look at the COVID statistics comparing the U.S. with the world…
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Jeopardy's in Jeopardy by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons November 14, 2020)
Acknowledging the influence of Alex Trebek…
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COVID-19 Numbers for October 2020 by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness November 6, 2020)
October 31 update comparing the U.S. with other countries…
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Another Milestone by Stu Johnson
(My World September 24, 2020)
Another look at COVID numbers as we hit 200,000 deaths in U.S.…
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It was John's Time by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons August 1, 2020)
Celebrating the legacy of Congressman John Lewis…
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Harrowing Blame Game Reported by Stu Johnson
(Health & Wellness June 15, 2020)
Looking for answers for the COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes…
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The Whole World is Watching . . . Again by Stu Johnson
(My World June 5, 2020)
Will the response to George Floyd's death be a game-changer?…
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About Those Numbers by Stu Johnson
(My World May 19, 2020)
Putting COVID-19 numbers in perspective…
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Remembering a Memorable Bush by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons April 21, 2018)
A tribute to a former First Lady…
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Another St. Valentine's Day Massacre by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons February 17, 2018)
When will the craziness stop?…
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The Cost of Discipleship by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons October 10, 2015)
Reflections on the shootings in Oregon…
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Breaking News by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons August 30, 2015)
A somber reflection on a TV reporter's death…
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Slaughter of the Innocents (revisited) by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons December 16, 2012)
Wrestling with the tragedy in Connectictu…
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The Sting (Revisited) by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons October 5, 2008)
Praying Paul Newman made his peace with God…
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One Last Look at "The Last Lecture" by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons August 3, 2008)
A tribute to that brave young professor named Randy…
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The Dark Knight with a Troubled Soul by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons July 20, 2008)
Not even The Joker can escape Judgment Day…
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A Final Birthday Wish by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons March 16, 2008)
What do you give a dying dad?…
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A Final Waltz with Fate by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons October 14, 2007)
Remembering a Leaky Fosset…
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Dr. Death is Free by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons June 10, 2007)
But the price of his parole may prove costly.…
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