Great Ideas From the Great Books Dear Dr Adler
Dear Dr Adler, we examine prejudice, its roots, and how writers like Plato and Spinoza suggest cures. The piece discusses ignorance, education, and the need to extend compassion beyond in-group bounds. Readers are invited to write a 150 word letter for a chance to win a 54 volume Great Books set.
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Dr. Adler
Adler
Mortimer J. Adler
Daily View
A Time of Panic Gregory A 'Great' Leader By Dr. Honard Y. Harper
An analysis argues two ways leaders emerge from crisis. It credits Gregory the Great with guiding Rome through plague and collapse, turning church and state toward reform. He rises from civic head to pope, founding medieval Europe with mercy, reform, and humility.
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Herbert Welch
John Wesley
Welch
New York
Connecticut
Ohio Wesleyan University
Orient
Korea
Japan
China
Sir Gregory the Great
Gregory
Toman
Nome
Rome
Pole Ities
Becnme
Europe
Move to Farm Considered for Retired Suburban Couple
A suburban couple in their 60s weighs moving to a small farm 14 miles from town to reduce expenses and enjoy retirement. They list pros and cons, noting lower taxes and costs on a farm but risks like isolation, access to doctors, and crime. They consider selling the house, buying the rural property with a mortgage, and living on rental income while keeping a town option in mind.
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Thich
Suburbia
Iite
Answers For Vets Q&A on VA home loan guarantees and flags
The government may guarantee up to 40 percent of a home loan but not more than 87 500. Direct loans are available up to 15 000 when private lenders are unavailable. Free burial flags are presented to next of kin and available from VA offices, some post offices, and overseas State Department offices. Veterans may get free medical examinations for service connected conditions or when applying for certain federal benefits, hospital care, or domiciliary care. contact VA Regional Office in San Francisco California Yukon 6-3500-Ext. 3025.
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U.S. State Department
Veterans Administration
Office
Fourth Street
San Francisco
California
Yukon
Science For You Problem Osmosis and Pickles
Fresh cucumbers are soaked in salt water to draw water from cucumber cells by osmosis making slices limp. Then they are placed in alum water a very dilute solution causing water to enter the cells and the slices firm up.
Lessons On Learning Lessons On Learning
A discussion on slow learners argues for individualized education, noting that unemployment and abundant job ads contrast with uniform schooling. It outlines types of slow learners including late bloomers and those with brain injury, stressing patient, repetitive training tailored to each child’s potential to help them become productive, self supporting members of society.
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Kueh
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