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"Wind Chill Politics."

I can remember the days before the “wind chill factor.” I would listen to the radio (those were also the days before cell phones and weather apps) to learn the temperature and plan accordingly.

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Rolling Up My Sleeves

Last night I was elected president of my temple. The most common reaction I get when I share this news is, “Are you crazy? Why are you doing that? It’s so much work.

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Generations

The Board of Trustees of my temple met last week. As I looked around the table, I realized there was approximately a 60-year age difference between the eldest member and the youngest!

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Asking Questions

The Spring 2022 issue of “Moment Magazine” is devoted to education. One of the articles is “What Is the One Thing Students Should Leave College Knowing?”

During my 40 year career in higher education the question of what students should know and be able to do was one my colleagues and I considered often.

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Daylight Savings Time

Today is the vernal equinox; day and night are almost exactly equal. Here in the northern hemisphere, it’s the first day of spring. The good news is that days will get longer and warmer.

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Fear

When I was a little girl, I was afraid of “the bomb.” I didn’t exactly know what “the bomb” was, other than it was certain to destroy me, my family and everything I cared about.

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Moral Cowardice

Footage from last year’s insurrection has been hard to watch. The events of a year ago, and even more the moral cowardice on prominent display since then, pains me physically.

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