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Ism (MM #3422)

Have you ever noticed that most things that end with the suffix ‘ism’ tend to be bad things? Racism, sexism, and communism come to mind as being negative. But are there any ‘ism’ words that have a positive connotation? All I can come up with is capitalism, and some could argue that’s not always positive….

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Life in Virginia (MM #2879)

The state (Commonwealth) of Virginia is all over the news and not in a good way. I spent some of my earlier life in Virginia. And in light of the recent news reports I’m honestly not surprised…

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Racism And Bigotry (MM #2337)

I wish that I could offer solutions for what transpired in Virginia over the weekend. Sadly, racism and bigotry aren’t going away. We can’t force people to change their ways, and their beliefs, and that worries me…

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