Current Author: Mark Korber
Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community.
I Got Nuthin’
I’ve written this column (the Rockpile Review) for about 15 years. It varies from week to week, sometimes about the stadium experience, sometimes about an important ...
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Leaving the Past Behind
The Buffalo Bills stampeded the New England Patriots Saturday night, 47-17, but it was so much more than a lopsided playoff game. It’s well known: Bills ...
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Who, What, Where, When, and Why
Having reliable, consistent shelter is a fundamental human need. Virtually everyone is driven by this need, and the overwhelming majority of Americans find a way to ...
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Maslow’s Hierarchy
I’m sure some readers of last week’s essay (Nantucket) thought my instant anxiety about needing a place to stay one night was a bit much. Maybe ...
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Nantucket
I’ve been thinking about homelessness. What do I know about homessness? Relative to social scientists and social workers who work in the field, nothing. Relative to ...
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Restarting, At Least for a While
Someone asked the other day, “what happened to your blog?” I was flattered to be asked. Most people just wondered what took me so long to ...
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LET’S NOT CHANGE THE SUBJECT
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ...
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Open Letter to Two Friends
Open letter to my two friends: Within 24 hours you both told me of the horrors of Buckhead, Georgia. Sounds like an eruption of violence and criminality ...
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ON THE CONSTITUTION, 85%, AND IDAHO
A friend suggested that I watch the YouTube video of The Scalia Lecture at Harvard Law School presented by Associate Justice Breyer in April 2021. The ...
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COVET NOT THY NEIGHBOR’S POLICE
The Hartford Courant reported last Friday that 27 police officers left the Hartford Police Department for suburban Hartford departments in the past year. Most of the ...
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