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On inauguration eve, the bar is set at a record low

January 12, 2009

A chaotic cancer cell symbolizes perfectly the nation and world Barack Obama will inherit Jan. 20: American automakers on the brink of collapse. Their vaunted Japanese competitors curtailing production. Factory orders suffering the biggest setback in eight years. Skyrocketing unemployment.

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Something to think about as a new year dawns

December 22, 2008

Bruce Hetrick

I think about the economic crisis, the housing crisis, the climate crisis, the energy crisis, the automotive crisis, the Middle East crisis, the education crisis, the college affordability crisis and all the other crises — real, imagined and manufactured — and I wonder whether they'll drive us to the precipice, or even the apocalypse, and whether we'll change at the last minute, and, should we survive, whether we'll remember what we want to forget or forget what we want to remember.

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Hetrick column appreciated for its thought-provoking candor

December 8, 2008

I find your writing to be thought-provoking, and I especially liked your [Nov. 24] piece.

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In a recession-ridden holiday, shop and give locally

December 8, 2008

Bruce Hetrick

When it comes to holiday shopping and charitable giving, act locally.

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Be open to change, as difficult as it may be

November 24, 2008

Bruce Hetrick

The movie, "The Visitor," is a good reminder to be open to change because it can instill hope for the future.

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Change begins with everyone, not just Obama

November 10, 2008

Bruce Hetrick

Sen. Barack Obama's election and call for change and hope, as well as Ind. Gov. Mitch Daniels' re-election after dramatic changes, shows that Americans can become successful again.