Category: community and culture
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No Doubt
I am increasingly, and sometimes uncomfortably, aware of how little I know. I actually expected the opposite. I assumed that I’d know more after reading and living more, and working longer as a professor. I’m not suggesting that I’ve lost knowledge. I cannot remember details and facts that I could once easily recall, but I…
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Why Today Matters
I sympathize with those who tell me that they’re skipping the vote because their ballots won’t make any difference. I also wonder whether my vote matters when no outcome, neither local nor national, will be decided by a single vote. I additionally wonder if campaign promises count when elected officials make their choices. Then I…
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As Much As We Can Be
All Happy Families is an engaging account of a Chicago family that seems relatively unhappy but might actually be as much as can be expected, and relatively aware of that. Graham, a mostly failed writer and actor, is managing his childhood duplex purchased by his older, and more successful actor, brother Will, and Dana, a…