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by Amy Kerr Hardin “Truth comes from the competition of ideas. Critical thinking skills involve listening to both sides.” — Robert Rosenkranz, chairman of Intelligence Squared, speaking at a debate…

“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” — Jimi Hendrix, musician and…

My cousin came to me one time after completing her degree requirements and asked if she should continue on with a master’s degree after her bachelor's completion. I commented it…

“And it ain’t braggin’ if it’s true. Muhammad Ali said that. Back when he was a young man. Back when he was Cassius Clay. Before he had too many fights,…

by Barry Hastings (Normandy, June 6, 1944, 9:30 p.m., double-daylight savings time.) At six-thirty p.m., two squadrons of U.S. Army Air Force P-51 fighter planes, the 334 and 335 ,…

by Amy Kerr Hardin “Three years ago, the state of Michigan made the decision to dissolve Inkster Public Schools against the will of the people,… it is past time for…

As I prepare the music for my upcoming role in the 50-year reunion of the Class of 1966, I confess to being a lot like everybody else. I often think…