Plain Dealing vs. Plain Rude
Not too long ago, one of my esteemed colleagues, wrote a piece decrying the loss of civility, especially in the realm of public discourses. I couldn’t agree with him more.
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by Jim Tatum | Apr 3, 2007 | Reflection & Refractions | 0
Not too long ago, one of my esteemed colleagues, wrote a piece decrying the loss of civility, especially in the realm of public discourses. I couldn’t agree with him more.
Read Moreby Margaret Evans | Jan 23, 2007 | Rants & Raves | 0
Jeff and I were watching “Scarborough Country” on MSNBC last Friday, when who should appear on screen – again – but Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. Wearing identical platinum hair extensions, sky-high stilettos, and matching spandex wristbands (as skirts!), they slid into the back of a limo, where they proceeded to whisper and giggle for the camera. My five-year-old daughter, on the floor with a jigsaw puzzle, was mesmerized.
Read Moreby Margaret Evans | Jan 9, 2007 | Rants & Raves | 0
I was at Pigeon Point Park the other day, watching my five-year-old spinning away on the merry-go-round ad nauseam (my nauseam, not hers) and chatting with a woman I’d just met, another mom who happens to be a teacher at a local elementary school. We were discussing the recent reopening of Waterfront Park, specifically wondering when the playground might be ready for business. We both agreed that the new park was looking good; then my companion added, “I hope it don’t get tore up again, or nothin’.”
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