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Why bother to be thankful?

Matthew Arnold Stern — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:26:13 +0000

Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States, but there doesn’t seem to be much reason to be thankful. The economy continues to limp along with no relief in sight. Congress appears to have failed in its efforts to end the budget impasse. Economies and governments are imploding throughout Europe. Our nation seems to be divided …

Why be thankful

Matthew Arnold Stern — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:23:22 +0000

It’s tough to be thankful nowadays. It seems that everywhere you look, something’s wrong. The economy, unemployment, war, disease, the environment. Political talk radio and TV – both left and right – makes things sound even more miserable. The right is mad at the president because he’s too liberal, and the left is mad at him …