Monthly Archives: October 2013

Drug Pushers

Like many academics — and contrary to the image of college professors as lazy scholars that take sabbaticals every other year and have their summers off — I about have four or five full-time jobs. I direct a graduate program … Continue reading

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Safety Shutdown

Unless a miracle happens, but the time this commentary airs on Northeast Public Radio, the US federal government will enter its tenth day of shutdown. Nearly 800,000 workers will remain furloughed, important social service and educational programs will remain unfunded, … Continue reading

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