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'Sanctity of Life' from womb to tomb
by James N. Watkins
(January 22, 2016)
Going beyond today's 'Right to Life' march…
Top Ten Wishes for My 50th Birthday
by James N. Watkins
(July 9, 2015)
We welcome Jim Watkins as a SeniorLifestyle contributor with this retrospective look at turning 50…
Music in the Malls 2018
compiled by Stu Johnson
(December 21, 2018)
Videos of flash mobs and other performances to help brighten your holiday season…
Been to Bethlehem?
by Bill Nichols
(December 9, 2016)
I almost drove right by…
Wonderful Words
submitted by Stu Johnson
(January 27, 2020)
…that take a whole sentence to convey in English…
Unintended Consequences - Part 2
by Stu Johnson
(November 6, 2015)
A personal experience leads to thoughts about unintended consequences (part 2 looks at unexpected benefits, causes, and tips)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Ten Commandments for Cultural Change
by James N. Watkins
(January 18, 2016)
Celebrating the hope for cultural change that Martin Luther King, Jr. preached in word and deed…
Imagine . . . then Consider
by Stu Johnson
(June 15, 2015)
Imagine how the world we live in could have been, and then consider the wonders that are there…
Work Matters
—The need to check our priorities
by Stu Johnson
(September 7, 2015)
On this Labor Day, a look at the need to make work matter if we wish to have a strong society…
Happy May Day!
by James N. Watkins
(May 1, 2017)
Sneaking around to do good deeds…a tradition in need of revival…
Unintended Consequences - Part 1
by Stu Johnson
(November 6, 2015)
A personal experience leads to thoughts about unintended consequences (part 1 looks at making matters worse)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Rules for Protestors
by James N. Watkins
(January 18, 2021)
Wisdom for a time such as this…
Were You Part of History?
by U.S. Census Bureau staff
(May 1, 2021)
Despite unique challenges to voter registration and voting created by COVID-19 and heightened concerns about turnout as a result, the 2020 election had the highest voter turnout of the 21st century…
Welcome Summer
by James N. Watkins
(June 5, 2020)
Time out for a lighter look at life before COVID-19…
Coping with Technology
by Barbara Greenleaf
(September 25, 2020)
Technophobes are born, not made…
Am I a 'Feminist'? Yes and no!
by James N. Watkins
(March 10, 2016)
Happy International Women's Day!…
The Facebook Threat
by Stu Johnson
(October 16, 2020)
Increasing concerns for the role of Facebook in fueling social strife…
About Those Numbers
by Stu Johnson
(May 19, 2020)
Putting COVID-19 numbers in perspective…
Driven Apart or Drawn Together?
by Stu Johnson
(November 21, 2018)
Reflections on the state of the nation at the mid-term elections…
Conspiracy Theories and Human Psychology
by Russell Johnson
(September 18, 2021)
While conspiracy theories may not actually be increasing, awareness of them is, and it is important to understand the role they play in American culture…