Opinions

Newtown: A New Call to Ban Weapons

By Mark Burgess

In the wake of the deaths at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut this week, many feel the need to do something.  Such a horrific tragedy, children sitting at their…

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Recipes

Cast Iron Pan Steak

By Mark Burgess

Full disclaimer: I’m a griller primarily: plank salmon with prosciutto, loads of taragon lemon butter basted chicken cooked slowly on the grill with a cider sprayer to put out fires. …

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Courtesy Protocol

The Courtesy Protocol

By Mark Burgess

The Courtesy Protocol is the grammar of interaction. It represents the positive patterns of successful behavior that rule everything in human and physical life on earth – and maybe elsewhere. If…

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