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A Good Man from Africa
Dr. Theodore Vestal remembers Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia as a leader, innovator, and international celebrity. With all the remembrance of Astronaut John Glenn’s rocketing around the world...
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10 Things Being a Waiter Taught Me about Being a Better Man
Waiting tables can be an opportunity to develop skills from humility to leadership. I wasn’t a waiter until I was 26 years old. And yet, somehow, it taught me lessons I wished I’d learned years...
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A Traffic Cop With a Unprecedented Number of Complaints…Zero. (Video)
Officer Elton Simmons is a great role model for affective community policing After 20 years on the force and over 25,000 traffic stops the odds of a cop not getting at least one complaint, even...
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True Patriotism
We remember those who have fought in wars. Let’s not forget those who fight against war. ––– On Memorial Day, as we pause in remembrance of those who have died in service in the U.S. military, I hope...
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Do More Americans Want a More Active U.S. in World Affairs?
With ISIS becoming a growing threat and potential global destabilizing force, should The U.S. take a leadership role, as part of a large international effort, to defeat it? — In recent months...
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Partial Reversal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Only a Beginning
The reversal of one policy fuels the questioning of discrimination, diplomacy, and the use of the military. ––– The United States Congress, in February 2011, passed and President Obama signed historic...
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A Reflection on Veterans Day
Veterans of war, veterans of diplomacy, veterans of peace. Shall we honor them all? ––– On Veterans Day, we pause in remembrance of those who have proudly served our country in the U.S. military....
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Time Has Come to Fix U.S.-Iran Policy
Outside the walls of the former-US embassy, Taleghani street, Tehran 2007 When something is obviously broken, you fix it…Right? ––– A corollary to the old saying “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it,” is...
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A Good Man from Africa
Dr. Theodore Vestal remembers Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia as a leader, innovator, and international celebrity. With all the remembrance of Astronaut John Glenn’s rocketing around the world...
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10 Things Being a Waiter Taught Me about Being a Better Man
Waiting tables can be an opportunity to develop skills from humility to leadership. I wasn’t a waiter until I was 26 years old. And yet, somehow, it taught me lessons I wished I’d learned years...
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A Traffic Cop With a Unprecedented Number of Complaints…Zero. (Video)
Officer Elton Simmons is a great role model for affective community policing After 20 years on the force and over 25,000 traffic stops the odds of a cop not getting at least one complaint, even...
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True Patriotism: A Reflection on Memorial Day
We remember those who have fought in wars. Let’s not forget those who fight against war. ––– On Memorial Day, as we pause in remembrance of those who have died in service in the U.S. military, I hope...
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Do More Americans Want a More Active U.S. in World Affairs?
With ISIS becoming a growing threat and potential global destabilizing force, should The U.S. take a leadership role, as part of a large international effort, to defeat it? — In recent months...
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Partial Reversal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Only a Beginning
The reversal of one policy fuels the questioning of discrimination, diplomacy, and the use of the military. ––– The United States Congress, in February 2011, passed and President Obama signed historic...
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A Reflection on Veterans Day
Veterans of war, veterans of diplomacy, veterans of peace. Shall we honor them all? ––– On Veterans Day, we pause in remembrance of those who have proudly served our country in the U.S. military....
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Time Has Come to Fix U.S.-Iran Policy
Outside the walls of the former-US embassy, Taleghani street, Tehran 2007 When something is obviously broken, you fix it…Right? ––– A corollary to the old saying “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it,” is...
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My Husband is German, I’m Polish, and We Live in the Netherlands
Embed from Getty Images Can intercultural relationships survive? There is a short story by Bernhard Schlink, the same author who also wrote The Reader, called The Circumcision from a collection...
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Netanyahu Breaks His Promise to Not Interfere With the U.S. Election
Embed from Getty Images — And he had help. Netanyahu played right into his hands. Donald Trump has had, for months, a dalliance with a possible visit to Israel vis a vis his relationship with...
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A Good Man from Africa
Dr. Theodore Vestal remembers Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia as a leader, innovator, and international celebrity.With all the remembrance of Astronaut John Glenn’s rocketing around the world fifty...
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10 Things Being a Waiter Taught Me about Being a Better Man
Waiting tables can be an opportunity to develop skills from humility to leadership.I wasn’t a waiter until I was 26 years old. And yet, somehow, it taught me lessons I wished I’d learned years...
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