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In Honor of Teachers - By CHARLES M. BLOW - 0 views

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shared by Frederick Smith on 08 Sep 11 - No Cached

Frederick Smith on 08 Sep 11

Since it's back-to-school season across the country, I wanted to celebrate a group that is often maligned: teachers. Like so many others, it was a teacher who changed the direction of my life, and to whom I'm forever indebted.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Since it's back-to-school season across the country, I wanted to celebrate a group that is often maligned: teachers. Like so many others, it was a teacher who changed the direction of my life, and to whom I'm forever indebted.</div>

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StanleyFish,TheStone:DefendingMoralRelativism - 0 views

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ethics moral relativism philosophy StanleyFish TheStone nytimes.com

shared by Frederick Smith on 17 Oct 11 - No Cached

Frederick Smith on 17 Oct 11

Says presence or absence of belief in moral absolutes tends to be philosophical argument with little influence on everyday life of an individual.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Says presence or absence of belief in moral absolutes tends to be philosophical argument with little influence on everyday life of an individual.</div>

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Secularization of evangelical "mission" space - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...building-a-community-life.html

evangelicalism nytimes emerging church

shared by Frederick Smith on 31 Dec 12 - No Cached

Frederick Smith on 31 Dec 12

cf ABSimpson - focus is on building community

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Fatal Mercies (asstd suicide) - by Frank Bruni - 0 views

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FrankBruni nytimes assisted suicide end-of-life

shared by Frederick Smith on 11 Aug 13 - No Cached

Frederick Smith on 11 Aug 13

Legal PAS at EOL in Oregon, Wash, Montana & Vt states - vs prosecution in Penna (req of 93yo failing man).

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by Paula Span, The New Old Age - 0 views

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geriatrics old age elderly nytimes PaulaSpan health fiduciary

shared by Frederick Smith on 10 Nov 13 - No Cached

Frederick Smith on 10 Nov 13

The chilling dilemma of "the unbefriended elderly," who don't have family or close friends to make medical decisions on their behalf if they can't speak for themselves, generated a bunch of ideas the last time we discussed it. "I would much rather pay a professional, whom I get to know and who knows me, to make the decisions," she wrote. "That way it is an objective decision-maker based on the priorities I have discussed with him/her before my incapacitation." Elizabeth, it turns out other people have been thinking the same way.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The chilling dilemma of "the unbefriended elderly," who don't have family or close friends to make medical decisions on their behalf if they can't speak for themselves, generated a bunch of ideas the last time we discussed it. "I would much rather pay a professional, whom I get to know and who knows me, to make the decisions," she wrote. "That way it is an objective decision-maker based on the priorities I have discussed with him/her before my incapacitation." Elizabeth, it turns out other people have been thinking the same way.</div>

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The Emerging "Coffee Party" Movement & coincidental convergence - 1 views

Americans' Break for Coffee: "Let's wake up, smell the coffee, and converse civilly about America's ABCs" (Incomplete write-up-2/14/10) A. Our Government is Paralyzed Americans Break for Coff...

politics Coffee-Party government Tea Party movement

started by Frederick Smith on 03 Mar 10 no follow-up yet

At end, offering comfort instead of cure-NYTimes feature - 0 views

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*palliative care* *end of life Montefiore palliative program

shared by Frederick Smith on 10 Jan 10 - Cached

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Palliative care program at Montefiore Hospital

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NYT letters re "Offering Comfort, Not Cure" - 0 views

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*palliative care* *end of life *Montefiore palliative program*

shared by Frederick Smith on 10 Jan 10 - Cached

Frederick Smith on 10 Jan 10

letters re Montefiore palliative program description in NYTimes

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Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: Sedation - Readers' Comments - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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end-of-life-care palliative care palliative sedation

shared by Frederick Smith on 03 Jan 10 - Cached

Frederick Smith on 03 Jan 10

Most readers favor palliative sedation if its primary intent is to allay intolerable suffering even if it may accelerate dying - as opposed to allowing the suffering because its treatment may lead to an earlier death.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Most readers favor palliative sedation if its primary intent is to allay intolerable suffering even if it may accelerate dying - as opposed to allowing the suffering because its treatment may lead to an earlier death.</div>

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Healthcare-Reform - 1 views

Health care reform is an issue that has been on the political front burner for me this year - as it has been for so many others, now and in 1993-4, if not earlier. (The comments below draw in part...

health care reform FSmith posting

started by Frederick Smith on 10 Jan 10 no follow-up yet

CAN SCIENCE AND RELIGION RESPECTFULLY COEXIST? - 1 views

Total opposition appears to be the only relationship between science and religion admissible by "militant atheists" like Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Caniel Dennett and Christopher Hitchens. Las...

religion and science religion

started by Frederick Smith on 10 Jan 10 no follow-up yet

ECONOMICS & UNIN - 0 views

ECONOMICS & UNINSURED An individual's lack of health insurance affects everyone in the country economically, so requiring it is constitutional.  When the uninsured person goes to the ER, t...

health care reform health costs health insurance uninsured constitution

started by Frederick Smith on 06 Jan 11 no follow-up yet

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