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As I mark a new age, I imagine what I’d tell myself thirteen years ago at my college graduation. Here goes – today’s a momentous day. She’s beaming, proud, and ready to…
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Access to science education and safe living environments for all are my goals. Ted Cruz came for me.
It was just before 10 p.m. as I fumbled for my car key in the university parking garage after teaching a late evening class. Out of the corner of my eye I…
Twenty-five years ago, 911 became the national number for emergencies. Today, it covers 96% of the geographic United States. Calling 911 and answering the dispatcher’s “What’s your emergency” activates services – but which ones? If…
It’s almost Halloween and, this year, I have already been given a real fright. Former President Donald Trump recently suggested in an interview that the military could be deployed against “enemies within” the U.S.…
