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learning the cheers

Posted on 2021/02/06 by davka

When was the last time you…  attend­ed a con­cert? went to a sports event? played a musi­cal instru­ment with a group of peo­ple? played a group sport? par­tic­i­pat­ed in a barn rais­ing? helped build a house with Habi­tat For Human­i­ty? par­tic­i­pat­ed in any col­lec­tive endeav­or? Same with me. An … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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on being a bridge, a “compromise selection” in a “gorgeous mosaic”

Posted on 2020/11/24 by davka

David Dink­ins (who died yes­ter­day, Novem­ber 23, 2020) became may­or of New York after our imme­di­ate fam­i­ly left the New York area for San Diego. I had no direct expe­ri­ence of his stew­ard­ship of the city. The first New York may­oral can­di­date … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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