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August 30, 2008

Mr. Obama

hope.gifThe entire staff here at KIW continue to be mightily impressed with Mr. Barack Obama.

Watch his speech accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States.

28 August, 2008; Denver Colorado

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August 27, 2008

no one is an island . . .

Contemporary research indicates that the physiological effects of loneliness are dangerous and profound.

Humans are a deeply social species. The closer our connections with others, the healthier we are.

Listen to this hour-long interview with the president of the Association for Psychological Science.

The Diane Rehm Show; 26 August, 2008; John Cacioppo: "Loneliness"

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August 24, 2008

a cold day and a thin jacket live forever . . .

freewheelin.jpgEver wonder about . . . this girl?

Suze Rotolo is an artist who was a big part of Bob Dylan's life in the early 1960s.

Like Mr. Dylan's, her life has been pretty cool . . . even though she split from freewheelin' Bob just as he was achieving fame.
Theirs is a love story. A "young love" story.

Listen to Suze in this thirteen minute interview clipped from the August 23, 2008 version of 'To the Best of Our Knowledge.'

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Los Angeles Times; 2 May 2008; 'Suze Rotolo's revealing look at young Bob Dylan'

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