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Silence often serves us best amid tragedy
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Harris Blackwood
Updated: Dec 23, 2012, 6:00 AM
Published: Dec 19, 2012, 10:40 PM
Television, especially the 24-hour news channels, has an insatiable appetite for the talking head. The idea is simple: Get someone to appear before a camera and weigh in on the news of the day. However, there are times when the so-called experts should keep their mouths shut.
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Column: Graduation season brings out best, worst speakers
Harris Blackwood
Harris Blackwood
Harris Blackwood
For The Times
Published: May 13, 2022, 11:24 PM
Once again, it’s graduation season. In the next few weeks, there will be thousands of high school and college graduates taking that walk across a platform to receive a coveted diploma.
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