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WHO WOULD WANT THE JOB?

WHO WOULD WANT THE JOB?

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If you’ve got good health and a decent pen­sion, being a retiree has a fair share of perks, not least of which is free­dom from the down­sides of going to work. As a ben­e­fi­cia­ry of those, I’ve been amus­ing myself by con­jur­ing up sym­pa­thy for peo­ple with jobs that make me won­der why any­one would want them in the first place.… Read the rest

Luck, tragedy and The Blame Game

Luck, tragedy and The Blame Game

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For jour­nal­ists who cov­er con­flicts, luck is like a blind trust fund; You can make with­drawals, but not deposits, and you have no idea how much is left.” I wrote that as part of an epi­taph for two of my friends and col­leagues — Paul Dou­glas and James Brolan – who were killed in Bagh­dad on May 29, 2006.… Read the rest