Levine: ‘Bigger is better’ is over
The day of the "Bigger the Better" came to an epic crash when Amazon pulled out of a deal to build its new headquarters in Queens, a borough outside of New York City.
Levine: Embrace our local-global connections
The recent kerfuffle involving Chinese graduate students speaking in their native language during a break at Duke University underscores our growing hostility toward internationals.
Levine: Let America eat again
The partial shutdown that President Trump and two branches of government agreed to lift temporarily left thousands of families with no income for more than a month, forcing many to still work with no paycheck and rely on reimbursement in the vague future.
Levine: Suicide is our elephant in the room
Of the top stories summing up 2018 and predictions for 2019, few mentioned the escalating rate of suicide. Adjusted for age, the annual U.S. suicide rate increased 24 percent between 1999 and 2014, the highest rate recorded in 28 years. Yet, despite about 129 suicides a day across the country, the topic remains in the shadows.
Levine: Who’s hopeful for 2019?
It's a fascinating tradition to look at the top stories at year's end and 2018 provides an entire library.
Levine: Yummy or yucky?
We struggle to resist the temptation minute to minute this time of year. It begins with Halloween candy and proceeds to Thanksgiving dinner, exploding with holiday eating extravaganzas with the year's tastiest foods. By the New Year, the scale reveals our over-indulgence. It's no coincidence that 12 percent of gym members join in January.
Levine: Give thanks, seek peace.
Thanksgiving isn't just food, family, football and Black Friday.
Levine: Breathe, but make it quick
Are you taking a deep breath now that the mid-term election is over?
Levine: Holocaust lessons at Memorial Auditorium
When I heard that Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss was speaking in Chattanooga, I seriously considered staying home.
Levine: She said, he yelled, we all fall down
The Brett Kavanaugh hearing featuring his accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, was an emotional roller coaster for both "witnesses," a term that implies a trial and jury although it was more of a job interview.
