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In grade school, we were required to try our hand at playing an instrument. I, along with about 30 of my fellow 4 th graders, wanted the drums. I ended up with the clarinet. I did not want to play the ...

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I never met David Bartholomae, the longtime University of Pittsburgh professor of English who passed away on April 4 at the age of 75, but he changed the trajectory of my life. Bartholomae is a ...

Over the weekend, I went to dinner with a small group of friends. When the bill came, one of my friends picked up the tab, and we all Venmoed him. What was interesting was the remark he made as he ...

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