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PONDERABLE


"There are three principles in a man's being and life: The principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say."

--- Martin Buber



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Outlook
Promises, Promises
By Dr. Erica Brown


The spirituality of pledging


 


Reality Check
Israel's first project with Trump
By Caroline B. Glick


Why conventional wisdom is wrong





Liberty
Religious freedom and the defense spending bill: What will happen next?
By Kelsey Dallas


Republican congressional leaders agreed this week to remove "controversial" religious freedom protections from the 2017 defense spending bill, angering many conscience rights advocates as opponents of the provision cheered the move as a victory for alternative-lifestyle rights





Consumer Intelligence
Fund Fee Wars Heat Up
By Nellie S. Huang


Expense ratios for some funds are rapidly approaching zero



Build a Better Child
6 things you should say to your preschooler every day
By Karen Banes


The conversations we have with our preschoolers matter, and not just from a language acquisition point of view. What we say to our young children each day can shape the kind of adult they will be



It Could Happen to You
With pain was so severe, he was afraid he was going to die. Some doctors didn't believe him. Others, couldn't -- or wouldn't -- help. Until one finally did
By Sandra G. Boodman


A medical mystery solved before it was too late



Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Joe Yonan


How to make simple Italian gnocchi that just happen to be gluten-free


[ W O R T H  1 0 0 0  W O R D S  ]

Nate Beeler

Lisa Benson

Chip Bok

Daryl Cagle

Dave Granlund

Matt Davies

Steve Kelley

Milt Priggee

Dana Summers

Gary Varvel



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On this day in . . .


1793, New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster

1835, the Republic of Texas captures San Antonio, Texas

1861, during theAmerican Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress

1888, statistician Herman Hollerith installs his computing device at the United States War Department

1905, in France, the law separating church and state is passed

1917, in Palestine, Field Marshal Edmund Allenby captures Jerusalem

1946, the "Subsequent Nuremberg Trials" begin with the "Doctors' Trial", prosecuting doctors involved in human experimentation

1953, General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company

1961, the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann, ym"sh, in Israel, ends with verdicts of guilty on 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership of an outlawed organization

1979, the eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction

1987, the First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank

1990, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa won Poland's presidential runoff by a landslide

2000, the Supreme Court of the United States stays the sixth Florida recount

2001, the United States disclosed the existence of a videotape in which Osama bin Laden said he was pleasantly surprised by the extent of damage from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

2006, Discovery lighted up the sky in the first nighttime space shuttle launch in four years

2008, the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of alleged crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency

2010, in Britain's worst political violence in years, student protesters rained sticks and rocks on riot police, vandalized government buildings and attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, after lawmakers approved a controversial hike in university tuition fees. ALSO: Actor Wesley Snipes began serving a three-year sentence at a federal prison in Pennsylvania for failure to file income tax return

2011, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blamed the United States for encouraging opposition protests that had broken out since parliamentary elections

2012, U.S. special forces rescued an American doctor captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan. A Navy SEAL, Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque of Monroeville, Pa., was killed during the rescue of Dr. Dilip Joseph of Colorado Springs, Colo.



[ I N S I G H T ]

Wesley Pruden: The killer wind from Hurricane Donald

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Updates --- Oh, my!

Lenore Skenazy: Warning: Ball May Bounce

Mona Charen: Obesity, fatty foods, death and science

Suzanne Fields: Shakin' Up the Little Red Schoolhouse

Greg Crosby: Sick of Being Sick

Rich Lowry: The Party of Workers

Michael Barone: The Collapse of the Political Left

Josh Rogin: Former Pentagon chief Leon Panetta says Democrats should give Mattis a waiver to be defense secretary

David Limbaugh: Obama's National Security Report Card --- Unsatisfactory

Donald Lambro: Going out with a whimper

Jonah Goldberg: Trump presidency an opportunity to sell liberals on federalism

Dick Morris: Trump's Best Appointment . . . Ever!

Charles Krauthammer: Tweets and theater entertain, but Congress is the main event

Dry Bones by Ya'akov Kirschen

Mallard Filmore

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