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OP-ED: We have too much stuff

"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” –Epicurus Following an excess of holiday giving and receiving, many of us make New Year’s resolutions to tidy up the house and to discard what we no longer need. We also make solemn promises to organize all of our ...

Before transitioning from music to health care, as a student, we learned about the works of composers like Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Bela Bartok. These men contributed uniquely to the evolving musical landscape with their creative works. Schoenberg, for example, revolutionized ...

OP-ED: Start the new year with optimism

It is a new year, and with that comes every level of challenge, every range of consternation, and absolutely all types of what-ifs. We all know what it is like to get on that scale on Jan. 1, when we hear that little voice emitting from our amygdala that says, “Will one of you please step ...

OP-ED: Casey says goodbye, but is it final?

David McCormick became a U.S. senator on Friday, the first day of business for the 119th Congress. A Republican, McCormick squeezed out a victory over the Democrat, Robert P. Casey Jr., the longtime incumbent whose political career goes back decades. Casey's father, the "real" Bob Casey, ...

Free markets are very good at helping the economy function efficiently; when prices rise, profit seekers are attracted to that sector and try to cash in on the profit potential by creating supply, helping society allocate resources where the demand is. With the creation of the internet and ...