I saw this interesting segment on ABC news a few nights ago. Apparently Americans spend of average $700 on Christmas shopping. ( I assumed that is per family but I might be wrong.) If 10% of that amount (per ABC News – $64) was actually spent on an item made in America …. 200,000 new […]
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The horrific earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan last week, made me do two things in earnest. First, I started to pray for Japan. I had the opportunity to visit Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara as a medical student. I have not been to Japan in over 20 years. When I was there, I found the […]
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