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Lost in Promotion or For the sake of the Institution

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Kay Pelham

While watching the local PBS station’s showcasing of high school choirs from across the state, I observed that the performances these kids were giving were ultimately being used to promote the schools.  Whatever may have been the motives of the … Continue reading →

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Initial Musings on Sir Thomas More’s Utopia

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Kay Pelham

I am currently working my way through Sir Thomas More’s Utopia. I’m a third of the way through and I don’t know what the author’s conclusion will be.  Is he fer or agin it? Does he believe this ideal society … Continue reading →

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The nobility of the ready and pro-active learner

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Kay Pelham

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Paul and Silas had had to skedaddle out … Continue reading →

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New thoughts on Consistency while reading Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Kay Pelham

I hesitate to write anything until I’m done with the 12 pages in my printed out copy of “Self-Reliance,” but I decided to say this much about Consistency and how I relate to what (I think) he’s saying.  Here’s a … Continue reading →

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