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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025
The Observer

Opinion





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The crave for stagnant cognition

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What legacy do you want to leave behind? Are you a circus animal, or are you something else? Only you get to decide that. The more people that decide right, the easier this world will be to live in. 



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Thoughts after a midnight ‘happy birthday’ wish

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“There’s something romantic about getting old. Happy birthdays may dwindle as people grow apart. My drive for success may slowly dissipate. And years of experience may place wedges in relationships. But, as time flies some still stay. This year and the next I know they will wish me a happy birthday at midnight without hesitation.”



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The quotebook

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“I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who once said that ‘A house divided against itself cannot party rock.’”





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Rest so you can grow restless

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Sometimes it's true that absence makes the heart grow fonder; taking a break from working toward change can remind you what you are fighting for.


Flyover Country

The election hinges on flyover country

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“There’s potential for flyover country — as a culmination of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, with a combined 44 electoral votes — to determine the election and choose the president-elect with unity and with undoubtedly narrow margins.”


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What do I call myself?

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In a journey of self-definition and resilience, Hannah Alice Simon grapples with reclaiming the word “blind” from an ableist world.


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On civil discourse

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“Male loneliness is not a reaction to growing female power. It’s a sense of hopelessness taken out on others.”



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Trump’s final battle?

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"To quote Odysseus, 'Men rise and fall like the winter wheat,' but this name will never die. If they ever tell my story, let them say that I lived in the time of Trump."


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The arena

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“Let us stand by our convictions, explain our stances to those who disagree with them and face the consequences.”