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From Where I Sit
From Where I Sit
Living in the Present
By
Dave Schechter
Dave has learned valuable lessons in the year since suffering a heart attack, but he misses the deep dish pizza.
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July 7, 2022, 2:29 pm
Horror in a Place Once Called Home
Dave Schechter recalls growing up in Highland Park, Ill., the site of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July public gathering.
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Dave Schechter
July 6, 2022, 11:43 am
An Answer, Perhaps, to a Question Asked Years Ago
Improved relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia would continue a trend started by the Abraham Accords.
By
Dave Schechter
June 16, 2022, 2:35 pm
Living the COVID Life
Alternate realities aside, the virus is still with us, as Dave learned during two weeks of quarantining at home.
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Dave Schechter
June 1, 2022, 11:33 am
‘Refuge’ A Story of Hate and Redemption
Tens of thousands of refugees from dozens of countries have begun new lives in America in Clarkston, Ga.
May 11, 2022, 12:19 pm
The Poet was Right: Time is a Jet Plane
Dave recognizes that, as the years go by, his perspective on time changes.
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Dave Schechter
April 28, 2022, 2:36 pm
Art in the Eye of the Beholder
Dave may be less than knowledgeable about art, but a few pieces caught his attention at an event in Chicago.
By
Dave Schechter
April 20, 2022, 1:02 pm
Doomscrolling for the Latest Threat
Today’s consumers of news are no more concerned with matters of war and peace, of science and medicine, and of the human condition in general than were previous generations.
By
Dave Schechter
March 31, 2022, 1:32 pm
A Personal Response to a National Crisis
A Jewish Atlantan pledged to “bring out my tribe” in response to a serious blood shortage.
By
Dave Schechter
March 18, 2022, 3:23 pm
History Requires Us Not to Look the Other Way
The Holocaust has been caught up in the debate over teaching uncomfortable subjects.
By
Dave Schechter
February 24, 2022, 5:42 pm
Reflecting on Two Years of COVID-19 Life
Benjamin Franklin would have agreed: When it came to this virus, we never were all in it together.
By
Dave Schechter
February 18, 2022, 4:52 pm
Watching for That Slippery Slope
The latest wave of book-banning reminds Dave of his father’s friend, author Alvin Schwartz.
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Dave Schechter
January 26, 2022, 2:17 pm
Talk About Filling a Hole in the Soul
Dave catches up with an old colleague who is sharing his story of addiction and recovery on behalf of the Addiction Alliance of Georgia.
By
Dave Schechter
January 17, 2022, 8:31 am
Breaking Down the Pledge of Allegiance
Americans remain at loggerheads over the meaning of its most important phrase — “with liberty and justice for all”.
By
Dave Schechter
December 21, 2021, 5:05 pm
What Would You Have Done?
When you hear an anti-Semitic remark, you have an instant to decide whether, and how, to respond.
By
Dave Schechter
December 15, 2021, 1:23 pm
The Necessity of Anti-Semitism Rallies
Like the COVID-19 virus, “the world’s oldest hate” mutates and may never totally disappear.
By
Dave Schechter
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