Mind stretching ideas and a note on staying true
The piece reflects on Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr and his push to adopt new medical concepts such as anesthesia and hygiene that transformed medicine. It contrasts his bold thinking with personal reflections on friendships, dialogue, and the urge not to revert to old mindsets amid the pandemic and mask debates.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
Holmes
Holmes Sr
Harvard Medical School
Owen Wister
Faithfully Yours on a Long Birthday Year
The writer Strohschein reflects on turning another year amid COVID-19 disruptions. He recalls family jokes about age, notes lower daily bustle, and shares ongoing writing, photography, home improvement, and Sunday services plans. He muses on 2020's upheavals and renewed faith guiding future hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naci
Neil
Faithful guidance for 2020 graduates
Observers reflect with warmth on 2020 high school graduates as they face futures in trades or higher education. The piece urges planning, faith, and God's help to overcome doubts and disappointments as graduates move forward.
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God
Jesus
Historic July 17 events span ships to satellites
On this day events include 1897 first ship arrives Seattle with Yukon gold. 1912 birth of Art Linkletter in Moose Jaw. 1933 Lituanica crash in Germany. 1935 Donald Sutherland born in New Brunswick. 1938 Corrigan’s Wrong Way flight. 1976 Montreal hosts first Canadian Olympics. 1981 Humber Estuary Bridge opens. 1995 Bill Gates named richest. 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down over Ukraine.
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Seattle
Yukon
Art Linkletter
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Atlantic Ocean
Germany
Donald Sutherland
St John
New Brunswick
Douglas
Corrigan Ieaves NY
Ireland
Montréal
Canada
Humber Estuary
Forbes Magazine
Bill Gates
Malaysia Airlines
Ukraine
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