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Why Dave Keon Was My Childhood Hero

Reading Megan Rapinoe’s diss of Canada’s soccer team after losing to them Monday made me appreciate growing up in an era when the best athletes were known for their grace and sportsmanship.

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The Racism of Coca-Cola

Don Lemon, CNN’s $4 million a year anchor who says America is fundamentally racist, wants punishments meted out to those who put the health of Americans at risk. If Lemon was true to his convictions, the latest studies linking high-fructose corn syrup to colorectal cancer would prompt him to call for the cancelling of The Coca-Cola Company.

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If Dale Carnegie Ran the CDC

If there is any hope of convincing those who fear the Covid vaccines to change their minds, politicians like New York’s Andrew Cuomo and journalists like the Washington Post’s Helaine Olen need to step aside and remain quiet. They are part of the problem, not the solution.

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Nikki Johnson’s War on the “Healthcare Cartel”

Nicole Johnson, a staff pediatrician at Cleveland’s highly regarded Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital, is the rare physician who not only dares to speak truth to power, she shouts it. It’s a potential career-ending move and given that Johnson loves her job and still paying back medical school loans, her outspokenness is even more daring.

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How to REALLY Reform U.S. Healthcare

President Biden last week unveiled a tough talking executive order that included some healthcare reform initiatives. Biden deserves an A on rhetoric but a D on concrete measures. Here are some efforts that should be considered as part of any serious attempt to overhaul America’s dysfunctional healthcare industry and improve patient care for all Americans.

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The Martyrdom of Nikole Hannah-Jones

New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones accused the University of North Carolina of racism for failing to offer her a tenured positioned from the get-go and called for “transparency around the tenure debacle that led us here.” As part of that transparency, Howard University should publicly disclose the offer that lured Hannah-Jones to the historically Black college.

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Allan Lengel’s Sabbath Message

I’m an avid reader of news publications, which wears on the soul and often puts me in a foul mood. When Friday night rolls along, I read my friend Allan Lengel’s weekly inspirational message and I’m reminded there is still a lot of good in the world and the importance of laughter.

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