“Ranting is not journalism!”
Those were the words of Ann Curry, an American journalist for the past 30 years and the final speaker at TEDx Portland on April 21, 2018.
Journalism, described by Curry as a “noble calling,” is about truth and trust. The motive of journalism is the public good.
An informed citizen has the responsibility…
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What does it mean to be an American?
Eric Liu, who served as speechwriter for President Clinton and was nominated by President Obama to serve on the board of directors of the federal Corporation for National and Community Service, asked that question.
In 2014 Liu launched the Aspen Institute Program on Citizenship and American Identity to…
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“I’ve always believed that I wanted my political representatives to have been the ‘smartest kid in the class.’ And Bryan was! You see I was his fourth-grade teacher, and I have that rather unique perspective.”
These are the words my sister, Judy Caforio, recently wrote to celebrate the 35th birthday of her son, Bryan Caforio.…
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“I’m 10. And I Want Girls to Raise Their Hands.”
That’s the title of the October 31, 2017 op-ed piece in The New York Times by Alice Paul Tapper. When she was on a fourth grade field trip, Alice noticed that all the boys stood in the front and raised their hands while most of…
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On this first anniversary of My 1000 Small Steps, I share three wishes for the New Year.
“Have faith in yourself, your family and your friends.
And even have faith in things that we can’t see or touch – like love, which is going to light your life from the inside out,…
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As we end this tumultuous year, I thought the Prayer of St. Francis, also known as the Prayer of Peace, was an appropriate way to gain perspective on the past year and to contemplate the coming year.
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me bring…
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