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Truth and lying

My brother once referred to one of my columns on our mother as a “pack of lies.” We were not at the time in the best of terms so I dismissed his comments as expressing hidden hostilities until another brother essentially said the same thing. Conversant with the wisdom...
Posted On Sep 24 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

End of summer

Aug. 7 began autumn in China when the temperature at dusk and dawn in the northeast got tolerable, though it remained scorching at midday. North China really did not feel like autumn but since Xi Jinping took his state visit to Mongolia late August, the warmth (though one could...
Posted On Sep 22 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

Speaking in tongues

Pimsleur’s work on language learning is popular. The Internet come-on is “Learn a new language in 10 days without a book or CDs.” The winsome smile of the lady promoting the website caught my attention, and though I was only methodologically curious (of course),...
Posted On Sep 17 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

Debate and dialogue

Readers of this paper seemed to have experienced Gary DuBrall as incessantly railing against the darker side of things “native and local” (e.g., Micronesians do not plan) that I thought (many did, too) contained many truths. His stance, not surprisingly, roughed up a few...
Posted On Sep 15 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara
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