Tag: abraham lincoln
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Lincoln – Pragmatic, persistent, partisan coalition-builder | Tom Cronin
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 161 years ago this week, six days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Lincoln was 56 years old. Lee was 58 years old. Lincoln, generally regarded as our best president, fascinates us still and teaches us still. A valuable new, well-written book has just…
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Exercising effective leadership is hard to do | Cronin and Loevy
“One of the most universal cravings of our time is a hunger for compelling and creative leadership,” wrote one of our mentors, political scientist James MacGregor Burns. Yet, nowadays, leaders nearly everywhere are having a rough time. Syrians have tossed out their brutal dictator and are scrambling to put together provisional leadership. South Koreans have…
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Coins, birds, snakes, divine signs come in different shapes | Live Well
I need as much good luck as the next person. But I’ll walk right on by a penny on the sidewalk. Sure, I’ll glance down to assess the monetary value of a spilled coin, but if Abraham Lincoln’s blinking up at me, I’ll say see you later, ol’ Abe, next time make it worth my…
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An urgent political message from President Lincoln | Vince Bzdek
At the end of the Netflix hit movie “Leave the World Behind,” the character of Rose, a preteen girl, sits down alone in a bunker to watch the final episode of “Friends” as the world around her falls apart after an apocalyptic cyberattack. Hanging with her virtual “Friends” is her response to the chaos all…
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After nearly three years, Yosemite National Park reopens Mariposa Grove
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For nearly three years, the giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove in Northern California have been shielded from the public, a difficult feat when the main attractions are among the world’s largest living…
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After nearly three years, Yosemite National Park reopens Mariposa Grove
For nearly three years, the giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove in Northern California have been shielded from the public, a difficult feat when the main attractions are among the world’s largest living organisms. But last month, the National Park Service lifted the veil, inviting all eyes to not just look up but…