Category Archives: Democracy

What Matters in the End?

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Touch2Touch

Here is one answer, from playwright, author, actor Alice Childress:  “Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave, and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.” And here is another, from … Continue reading →

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WHAT DOES BEING HUMAN MEAN, ANYWAY?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Touch2Touch

The eager innocent eyes are those of Martin Richard, 8 years old, first victim of the depraved bombers who desecrated the Boston Marathon. The marathon commemorates the horseback ride of Paul Revere to rouse his fellow countrymen on April 15th, … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM FROM WANT

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Touch2Touch

This has been the iconic American Thanksgiving feast since the painting first appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1943. Painter Norman Rockwell was inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s State of the Union address in 1941 about the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Northampton: Forbes Library, Volume I

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Touch2Touch

Well, now you know where to park when you’re ready to explore Northampton’s downtown. But not just yet. I’m your guide, and so instead we’re going to take a detour around the corner from the Parking Garage and ascend to … Continue reading →

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What Does Freedom Mean, Take #2

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Touch2Touch

The debate — no, strike that — the fight over the nation’s debt goes on and on, and while it’s raging, our nation’s fabric is being torn apart. Benjamin Franklin, wasn’t it? who said, If we do not hang together, … Continue reading →

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What Does Freedom Mean?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Touch2Touch

WordPress bloggers were challenged to write about this question just before the Fourth of July.  About the same time, before the Fourth, Krista Tippett, host of the PBS program “On Being”, rebroadcast a 2003 interview with philosopher and polymath Jacob … Continue reading →

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