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As a Boomer, my golden era of music was the late 1960s and early 1970s. My tastes also reach further back to the 1930s, Swing, and the American Songbook.

It was George Santayana who said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” World War II had unified a fractious US, and those good “vibes” continued to play out over the next 10 to 15 years, a period just barely withi

A web of interlocking forces shapes climate change. While public discussion often centers on the atmosphere, we risk overlooking the ocean—the vast, restless frontier at our feet that drives much of Earth’s climate.

It seems we can hardly turn around without seeing yet another story about new, small nuclear reactors that are going to revolutionize…whatever.

"The metabolic requirements of a city can be defined as all the materials and commodities needed to sustain the city's inhabitants at home, at work, and at play.” – Abel Wolman [1]

“Past performance does not guarantee future results.”

The Italians and Spanish are renowned for their ability to build beautiful cathedrals. We let the French be runners-up, and to my eye, the British churches are too dark.

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Science rewards its luminaries with the Nobel, Lasker, or Wolf prizes, among others. Recognition for public health stars comes with presidential appointments or awards, such as those given to Dr. Everett Koop or Dr. Francis Kelsey.

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