![]() By DAVID KLEMENT published in the Bradenton Herald The hypocrisy on both sides of the political spectrum regarding the value of human life during the Covid-19 pandemic doubtless will give ethicists and moralists fodder for debate for years. On the left, you have people calling for the government.... READ MORE
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![]() This White Paper was published on the website of The Sarasota Institute by David Klement in his role as a member of its Advisory Board. In this extraordinary time of pandemic, The Sarasota Institute —like almost every other organization – has been forced to adjust its strategies to seek – and share – answers to the big questions facing humanity in the 21st century. READ MORE ![]() By DAVID E. KLEMENT Now I know what it feels like to be a marginalized American. I am not black, Asian, Hispanic, female, LGBTQ or physically disabled. I am in fact a white male with a post-graduate degree. So what makes me think I can identify with those in the above racial, ethnic, gender or sociological groups to whom marginalization – or worse – is a fact of life? I am old. READ MORE ![]() By DAVID KLEMENT As I sat in the drive-up line at my local Outback Steakhouse for curbside delivery of our Easter dinner –Alice Springs Chicken, of course, my all-time favorite – I reached for my wallet and took out a $10 bill. Even though I knew my wife had put a 20 percent tip onto her credit-card order, I wanted to do something more for the harried server going car to car checking on orders and handing out bags of meals. A sudden swell of emotion passed through me as I handed him the $10 bill and said, “Thank you for being here for us.” READ MORE ![]() By DAVID KLEMENT Going through a pile of unread magazines the other day while dutifully fulfilling the mandate that the Covid-19 quarantine is the time to declutter, I came across the February edition of one of Sarasota’s glossy magazines. Surprised that I had overlooked it when it arrived in late January, I leafed through it to see what I might have missed. What followed was a jolting account of just how much I – we, all of us – have missed in less than two months since that magazine came out. READ MORE |
AuthorDavid Klement - A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with 45 years of editing and writing experience for major metro as well as small-city newspapers. Categories
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