Russell Frank
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We All Grieve
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Concerned friends want to know how I’m doing. Not because I’ve had a health crisis or a family crisis. Because I’m Jewish. I appreciate their asking. They’re right to think […]
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Want to Live Longer, Pennsylvanians? Start Packing
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“Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” – Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) I’ve long thought it would be handy if, […]
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I Can’t Hear You, I’ve Got a Candle in My Ear
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Sometimes we columnists put ourselves in harm’s way so that you, our readers, won’t have to. That is why I spent part of my Sunday afternoon with a lit candle […]
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A Chatbot Did Not Write This Column
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As you may have heard, the possibility that students are subcontracting their schoolwork to chatbots has academics in a tizzy. The concerns take two forms. One stems from the professoriate’s […]
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Happy Birthday to Me Is Really Happy Birthday to Us
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We all know adults who belittle birthdays. At a certain point, they say, older is not better. And being the birthday boy or girl is embarrassing in all kinds of […]
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All Jobs Too Big
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If you’re familiar with “You Bet Your Life,” the quiz show Groucho Marx hosted after making all those delightfully ridiculous flicks with his sibs, you might recall what happened if […]
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Ol’ Rocking Chair’s Got Me
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I’m on my rocker. Well, not yet. My rocker awaits me in my office when I return from my summer travels. It’s my 25 Years of Service Award from my […]
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Move the Bench!
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We met up with friends on Allen Street for some arts festing last Thursday afternoon. We were between downpours, which meant it was hot and humid. The benches in the […]
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Yes, Baseball’s Faster, But It’s Also Louder
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You know you’re losing it when you yell at the TV. I’d watch a pitcher gaze at his catcher like he’s pondering “Guernica” at MOMA, and I’d say, loud enough […]
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Imagine Crossing Borders Illegally, by Yourself, at Age 14
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THESSALONIKI, GREECE — I used to balk at letting my three teenagers go on sleepovers, so I have a hard time comprehending how Omer’s and Shahzaib’s parents gave them permission […]