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Genetic testing for cancer is becoming more common. What should we know? | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Of the many advances in science and technology over the past 25 years, genetic testing is arguably one of the most notable.…
Narcissism revisited | Mark’s Remarks
A few weeks ago, I bumped into someone who mentioned a column I wrote years back – something about narcissism. To be honest, I barely remembered it. But we got…
Real negotiations | Ott Observations
In the fall of 1962, our country discovered that the Soviet Union had installed nuclear missiles in nearby Cuba. The prior year, a CIA-trained paramilitary group of Cuban expatriates had…
Spooked | Mark’s Remarks
Do you ever get that weird little itch to scare yourself? Not like full-on horror movie trauma — just a good, spooky story that sends a chill down your spine…
Miracles | Mark’s Remarks
It seems to me that people get farther and farther away from God with each passing day. I read some of the drivel on Facebook and see some of the…
What are we doing? | Ott Observations
At 1 a.m. Sept. 30, ICE agents raided a five-story apartment building in Chicago. Agents rappelled from helicopters onto the roof, kicked down doors, threw flash bang grenades and arrested…
Spaces of our own | Mark Tullis
John Adams is my favorite president for many reasons, plus he had an excellent taste in women. Specifically, he married Abigail Adams — the woman who could’ve been running the…
The Future is Beneath our Feet in Valmeyer’s Caves
By Mark Munsell Over a career spanning decades, much of it spent as the Chief Technology Officer and later the Chief AI Officer for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, I have…
Only slightly interested | Mark’s Remarks
Why bother? The older I get, the less energy I have for conversations that feel like I’ve been cornered at a family reunion by someone who wants to tell me…
Important words are dying | Ott Observations
There are some words that are descriptive of the core necessities for humans striving to co-exist. One such word is “accountability.” The ICE agents terrorizing and deporting non-whites wear masks.…