Philadelphia, PA

I recently subscribed to the journal Science and the first issue arrived a
couple weeks ago. It was like getting clean air, clear waters and cloudless
skies, pages of pure light in a world of jumbled thought. I was always
interested in science — my major was journalism with a minor in chemistry —
and felt a desperate need in these chaotic times for evidence human beings are
who we purport to be, creatures of a higher intellect who can transcend the
battle to survive and, through discovery, create beauty.

Stephen Hawking epitomized this to me, a man who showed the possibility within
us all. He roamed realities only a few will even glimpse. His physical limits
made his story even more compelling, and I sometimes wondered if,
paradoxically, they pushed him into a higher plane, gave him vision beyond the
ordinary. After reading “A Brief History,” I tried to go further to reach a
point of understanding, but I couldn’t wrap my brain around it, and so must
satisfy myself with his conclusions, like viewing great art in a gallery.

Music, poetry, visual arts, dance and, yes, science — they all seem to be one,
proof of promise. I rejoice in Dr. Hawking’s life, a compass into infinite
spaces.

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Ballston Lake, NY

Some staple large scale corporations make intelligent decisions when steering
their money and have the ability to influence markets. Take Campbell's for
example. They now buy 100% RSPO certified palm oil. Granted, demand for said
resource is now possibly higher than supply, tossing a different wrench into
the machine.

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albany, ny

In the early stages of this papal reign I was hopeful for the future. Now,
Francis is a disappointment. As a man of science and an environmentalist, he
has failed his flock by not speaking for the recognition of birth control. The
vast majority of Catholics practice birth control in Western countries. In the
poor and developing countries of the world, the flock is still chained to
unplanned reproduction and resulting poverty.

Secondly, he and the Bishops and Cardinals have again failed to recognize the
reality of failed marriages among the faithful and therefore driving them away
from the church. Human relationships are faulty, but that does not mean that
the individuals are sinful. This hypocrisy has resulted in the current state
of no-fault annulment in the US.

And finally, the ignorance of Celibacy must be faced, recognized and
abolished. A better clergy, no longer under the taint of being sexual deviants
in hiding, would go a long way in eradicating our shameful history of abuse.

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PARIS, FRANCE

Light homework and played all afternoon. That was my life. I had great
friends, boys and girls and the social bonds we made lasted for years. Some
friends went to collage, others got a job. I went to lunch with some fiends
years later.

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Cary, NC

Waters: ""It’s really primitive, in a way.""

Cooking over a fire is ""primitive"". Using an iron pan is not -- the Iron Age
began about 1200 BCE. In contrast, pit fired pottery has been dated to
29,000–25,000 BCE.

Source: Wikipedia articles on ""Iron Age"" and ""Pit fired pottery"".

See also: ""Prehistoric Cooking"" by Jacqui Wood.

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Petaluma, CA

One cheering thought: we'll soon be well into the Trump Recession, and that
may motivate voters to take back Congress.

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Sewickley, Pa

JB,
Perhaps you are right, but keep in mind that many of us who voted for Trump
are industrious hard-working people who distrust Wall Street and Big
Government.

The above detest 'Liberals' and the word 'Change'. An acquaintance of mine
gave me a tour recently of the infrastructure of Our Town. It was timely, and
he is not able to grasp the concept of understanding that the best of sewage
systems needs eventually to be repaired and restored.

Neither of us are engineers, but sometimes Common Sense is needed, while we
remain entrenched in our differing outlooks from The Bridge.

A retired security officer and handyman, he does not give a button about 'The
Wall'. He is going to make it his business that 'The Libs' don't get in, while
this American citizen remains immune to his little jabs.

Neither of us have plans to go to Acapulco on a honeymoon. Mexico is far
stronger than we give it credit, and the people are having a rough time of it.

All to say, come what may, both of us are planning to vote and remain on good
terms. We are American, and this one is far more concerned about our Dreamers
(DACA).

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Riverside, CA

Oh - and I can't WAIT for my Mulligan, or Two or Three, or One-Hundred-Three!
That should qualify me for ANY WH posting!

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San Francisco, CA

I'm sorry, but I have not an ounce of sympathy for those who compromised their
constitutional rights to sign on with Trump and might now regret it.
[Not sure how much 'constitutional rights' played into their professional
calculations, but, whatever!]

They knew what they were enlisting in, revered the sort of man they were
engaged to work for, were comfortable with the hollowness of their oath and
his.

With due diligence and other democratic forces at work in the future, they
won't have to be muzzled forever.

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Nairobi, Kenya

You are right. Obviously trump hasn't reach bottom with his base.
Even with him bragging to Billy Bush on tape about his assaults on women and
teen girls; having to pay for defrauding adult students with his fake trump
university; and, cheating small business that built his defunct casinos by not
paying them, the righteous repubs still find him acceptable.

We are now officially a Banana Republic--like the ones we usually like to look
down at.

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