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Moving Words

Since today is President’s Day, my mind traveled back in time to one of the greatest speeches ever written, “The Gettysburg Address.” Edward Everett, who preceded Abraham Lincoln on the day the speech was given, spoke for more than two … Continue reading

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Brevity Beckons

“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” Mark Twain Back in the days when Mark Twain was a riverboat pilot, steamships ruled the Mississippi. When a railroad decided to build a bridge over … Continue reading

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