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...might even be an greater honor for these men if our society’s memorializers were to emphasize the lesser-known aspects of their works and lives in their obituaries. Readers might be tempted to learn more about these pieces, and we could reevaluate, as a society, their place in our society. This wouldn’t be revising history; it would be adding to it and, at the same time, enriching our culture. It would be the work of future historians to evaluate what we have done...
While this solution is only partial, it’s a way to start. We need a figurative Dead Writer’s Society, a place where obituaries and obituary readers do more to identify what we value in our culture. I, for one, am going to read more obituaries. Maybe doing so will help me understand the contribution of other great figures to our culture and society...
...that the loss of state aid and tightening budgets are serious matters that have been approached with care and deliberation, we still argue that laying off teachers should not be a recourse for states strapped for cash. In this sense, the debate between seniority and merit need not take place, for there should be no across-the-board layoffs of teachers...
...possible,” said Meeske, who attended Yale as an undergrad. “I’ve seen a lot of changes over the years, and I’m pleased to see how the university has moved forward. It’s an even better place now than it was when I was a student...
...1990s, where did Nordic combined sit in America's Winter Olympic hierarchy? "We were at the bottom of the barrel," says Tom Steitz, the U.S. Nordic combined coach from 1980 to 2002. "We owned last place." Over the past decade, Steitz has led the push to snare more funding for the obscure sport, which mixes ski jumping and cross-country skiing. But he recalls the days in which Nordic combined athletes trekked through Europe like broke college students, sleeping in elementary school gyms, piling into tiny rental cars like circus clowns, begging other countries to drive their skis to events...