As I write on August 1, 2014, war continues to rage in Gaza. The most recent cease fire — the one negotiated under the watch of U.S. Secretary of State,…
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Warren Buffett has blessed us with a succinct, if not a smug, little guideline for investing: “the first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget…
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My aunt had waited till her forties to get married. When she finally did, she paired up with a difficult and unusual man. The fact that she was, at this…
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Of course you know the stock market will eventually correct – don’t you? You certainly didn’t think it would continue to go straight up – or did you? The very…
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If you’ve been thinking of setting up your own small business, I’d like to share a story with you. Take a few minutes to read this account of what happened…
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The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. — J. Robert Oppenheimer You’ve heard the questions thousands of times throughout your life?…
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The head of Iraq’s largest church said on Sunday that Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants who drove Christians out of Mosul, a city in northern Iraq, were…
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Much chatter fills the air these days about the so-called “death” of publishing. Newspapers have either closed, or morphed from print to digital format; journalists and editors have been canned;…
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Just when you think there isn’t enough trouble in Ukraine, a plane crashes — and reports confirm that it was shot down by a Russian-made surface-based antiaircraft system. A Malaysia…
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Add former Vice President Dick Cheney to the growing list of Republicans who are not on board with Sarah Palin’s recent call to impeach President Obama. Although a fierce critic…