
Memorial in the Vosges: July-October 1915
One hundred years ago this October the battered hillsides of Le Linge ceased to be an actively contested battleground and Continue reading
One hundred years ago this October the battered hillsides of Le Linge ceased to be an actively contested battleground and Continue reading
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I love how the beginning of the New Year around the world is associated with the coming of light. January Continue reading
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal carried an op-ed piece by a doctor who opposes the electronic medical record. He argued that Continue reading
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In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Suess lists the non-essential trimmings of the holidays: “It came without ribbons! It Continue reading