If Frank Luntz has taught us anything, how you phrase an argument is more important than the actual argument.
“Global warming” is now “climate change.” The “estate tax” is now the “death tax.” Think of popular buzzwords today: sustainable, social justice,...
Born and raised in Bethesda Maryland, Henry Levine has designed and created vessels since he started classes at Glen Echo Pottery in 1973. At Alfred University, he got bit by the glass bug and did not make any clay pots....
"Every time I go to Guatemala, I find a dead body," says Manuel Orozco, a Central America analyst at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington. "Anyone can be a target for any reason." Over the last three years, narcotrafficking in Guatemala and...
Good gracious--PENSIEVE almost sounds like a travel blog these days! But school is out, my job is ending, and I'd be crazy not to take advantage of these wonderful opportunities! When we realized our two oldest were at camp...
Last Thursday I went to Speed Work. I haven't been training for anything this season, having decided I wasn't going to be doing Triathlons this year. But as the season goes on, I find myself picking up my training schedule in...
On July 9 and 11, a new local performance ensemble will make its debut at the historic Lindsay Street Hall. The group is called New Dischord, and as the name implies they will be performing new compositions that are on...
One of the other new diapers I have tried recently is Smartipants. I'd had my eye on them for a while having seen some decent reviews and I was impressed by the low price! So I ordered their...
Over 1000 Architects and Engineers call for a new, independent investigation of how the World Trade Center twin towers and Building 7 collapsed on 9/11/01. Evidence is summarized in this press conference. AE911Truth Press Conference from Enlightened Films on...
At the urging of community partners, Superintendent Jim Scales and his administration have engaged with outside organizations to develop a comprehensive accountability plan for the Hamilton County Department of Education.
From the onset of sweeping new education laws and Race to...
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