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Critical thinking has been described as an ability to question; to acknowledge and test previously held assumptions; to examine, interpret, evaluate, reason and reflect; to make informed judgments and decisions; and to clarify, articulate and justify positions … thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing feelings or opinions, exclusively, to affect us.
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When Michelle Bachmann appeared on the political scene in 2007, I wondered how a person that uninformed could be popularly elected to federal office. At…
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As Americans, we crossed a threshold and entered a very dark place in the aftermath of the Newtown shooting. Twenty innocent children slaughtered, babies…
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As Americans, we crossed a threshold and entered a very dark place in the aftermath of the Newtown shooting. Twenty innocent children slaughtered, babies…
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Climate change skeptics, and those who favor the continued use of fossil fuels, continually fall back on the argument that those who continue to rely on…
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The Genetic Engineering Transparency Food and Seed Labeling Act, H.3242, if passed in Massachusetts, would require the words “Produced with genetic…
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“There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear” – Buffalo Springfield.Donald Trump is a bombastic, narcissistic man-child. And although…
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“Pro Life,” “Pro Choice,” “Right to Life,” “Freedom of Choice.”One can almost hear the Liberty Bell swinging in the background. These are words that go…
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Why are we not fully embracing, and running with, clean, renewable technologies? One reason is because of white fogies like me. Let me explain.Let’s start…
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During its first weeks of formation, a chick is provided with all the nutrition it requires inside its shell. As it develops, though, the chick eventually…