The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. During our sheltering from the COVID-19 virus, reading can provide a meaningful escape from the constant hand washing, planning our grocery orders and listening to the news. The following are some of my recent immersions in fiction and…
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This post is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Friday night, at precisely seven o’clock, people in our neighborhood opened their doors and, as did others across the world, clapped, cheered, used noisemakers, even honked the horns of their underutilized cars to cheer for first responders and providers…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. There are so many good things that are happening as we adjust to the scary new normal of hunkering down, staying at home. But every time I listen to the President at a White House COVID-19 task force…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. My last blog warned about the need to separate reliable COVID-19 information from misinformation, whether intentional or unintentional, and rumor. Last week an esteemed British scientist passed on a podcast to my brother-in-law, who shared it with me. …
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The entry below is being cross posted from Majorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. psmag.com Everyone has an opinion on how serious is the WHO-identified pandemic coronavirus. Many share guidance on how to deal with it. Far fewer share evidence-based science. Disturbing though it may be, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised at…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Freedom of Information Act has never been celebrated by those in power. After Congress passed it in 1966, LBJ signed it quietly at his Texas ranch. Even under President Obama, the federal government was loath to facilitate…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. It’s time to play my role in Super Tuesday. I’ve joked that in November I’d vote for a ham sandwich over Donald Trump. Any of the remaining candidates could do a better job than the incumbent. Nevertheless, I…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. For all of his hundreds of millions spent in promoting his candidacy in polished and effective ads, billionaire philanthropist and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg bombed in his first appearance on the Democratic presidential debate stage. He…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Will Rogers famously said, “I’m not a member of any organized political party; I’m a Democrat.” That boisterous, fractious, messy, irritating group was on full display in last night’s debate. Despite reminders that “there’s more that unites us…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. With all eyes on the Presidential contest, it’s still important to keep focus on down-ballot races. With Cong. Joe Kennedy challenging U.S. Senate stalwart and climate change expert Ed Markey, more than seven candidates are vying to fill…
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