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House and Home
Home of House Exhibit @ Navy Pier
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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…
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world I do think it’s not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.”
–Nikki Giovanni