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"Pressed" to Destruction: the Saga of Gary Hunt Diana Klebanow
Category: Political Landscape Published: March 2015
"He could rage at the press for its blithe savagery, its Puritan hypocrisy, but he should have known. In fact, he did know: he knew the risks and he ignored them."
 
"Renewing" Jamaica Supriya Kumar
Category: Ecology Published: March 2015
"[This island nation] has the potential to become a climate and energy leader and to set an example for the rest of the world."
 
A Well-Placed Family
Category: Focus on Politics Published: March 2015
"[Richard Avedon] was well-known for challenging conventions and exploring the boundaries between high art and social commentary."
 
Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, the Nashville Cats, et al. Turn the Musci World Upside Down
Category: Museums Today Published: March 2015
"This is not primarily a story of cultural or political divisions, but rather of people coming together from very different backgrounds and moving past perceived divisions to find common ground through music."
 
Bracing for the "Forever" War Llewellyn D. Howell
Category: The World Today Published: March 2015
"There will not be any 'victory' against the Islamic State. This [conflict] will go on for decades. We should prepare for that future.
 
Break on Through to the Other Side Vickie L. Milazzo
Category: Business & Finance Published: March 2015
"…If you have made it far enough to tap on the glass ceiling blocking you from the C-suite, you certainly possess the ability and intelligence to break through it."
 
Businesses Look to the Militarty for their "Francise" Players Anthony Lolli
Category: Business & Finance Published: March 2015
"Francising is a lot like the military. There's a lot of training, standard operating procedures for doing everything, and a clear command and support structure."
 
Can Republicans Ride the Wave? Larry P. Arnn
Category: American Thought Published: March 2015
There was a wave in favor of the Republicans in 1980 and in 1994. There was a wave in favor of the Democrats in 2006 and in 2008…Now there is a Republican wave launched by the 2014 midterm elections.
 
Chasing Woodstock Ron Evans
Category: USA Yesterday Published: March 2015
"After a half-dozen years doing what we dubbed The Original Woodstock Project--an effort to gather the signatures of all the festival's original artists--we had learned that…you had better be tancious enough to handle the twists and turns."
 
Entrepreneurs Can Save Us Walter E. Williams
Category: Economics Published: March 2015
"In a free economy, the pursuit of profits and serving people are one in the same."
 
Fat City Should not Become Tax City Christopher Snowden
Category: National Affairs Published: March 2015
"The simple truth is that obesity is, has been, and always will be caused by an exccess of calories from any source--frequently also to physical inactivity and various shades of gluttony. Vilifying a single ingredient has no scientific validity…
 
Implenting a Digital Family Policy Amy Lupold Bair
Category: Social Media Published: March 2015
"If you are worried about digital pitfalls--including inappropriate content, cyberbullying, screen time overload, and even the monetary cost of staying connected--there is a middle ground between pulling the plug and hoping for the best."
 
Improving the "Converse" Universe Geoffrey Tumlin
Category: Life in America Published: March 2015
"When bad communcation habits take over, the reputation you worked so hard to cultivate takes a beating. These habits are the punishment that keeps on giving."
 
Mysterious Wobbling of Strange Moon Judith Braffman-Miller
Category: Science & Technology Published: March 2015
"Nature is essentially allowing us to do the same thing that a child does when she shakes a wrapped gift in hopes of figuring out what's inside."
 
Political Correctness vs. the Church Jonathan W. Emord
Category: Religion Published: March 2015
"The law may not compel private churches and private businesses not of public accomodation to abandon beliefs on the grounds that some may be offended by those beliefs…"
 
Seeking the Environmental Fountain of Youth Kim Baker
Category: Ecology Published: March 2015
"…Everyday shifts in consciousness…not only build upon living the life of a planetary change-maker, [they] have a positive impact on your pocketbook."
 
Strange Things in a Strange Land Frank Romano
Category: Worldview Published: March 2015
"I pummeled the heavy air as I wondered how Jewish extremists could ignore his Jewish side by considering him an Arab, even after he was able to show Zakaria Zubeidi a path other than violance."
 
Tackling the New Mommy Track Sean C. Castrina
Category: Business & Finance Published: March 2015
"If you have a good idea for a new business or want to start earning more money, there is no time like the present to join the ranks of successful mompreneurs."
 
The "Haight" of the Counterculture Movement
Category: Literary Scene Published: March 2015
"[Photographer Jim Marshall] helped immortalize artists such as the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and the Jefferson Airplane before they became household names."
 
The Dead Do Egypt Richard Loren
Category: Worldview Published: March 2015
"I noticed a large, wooden stage on the desert sands at the foot of the monuments…On that very stage I envisioned the Grateful Dead playign and singing their melodic odes to the ages…a sinuous fabric of sound connecting the ancient and modern worlds"
 
We Loved Them: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Candy Leonard
Category: Entertainment Published: March 2015
"Wonder about whether anything like the Beatles can happen again and will continue because there is something awesome, in the true sense of the word, about their music, story, and enduring impact."