Month: July 2013

Letters

Letters, I Get Letters By Leonard Zwelling             A long, long time ago, a singer named Perry Como was a fixture on television. He hosted a very popular variety show and sold millions of records. Toward the end of each of his shows, he would read letters sent to him requesting that he sing favorite …

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A First Step

A First Step By Leonard Zwelling             For the first time since Dr. DePinho ascended to the MD Anderson Presidency, there is serious discussion about having a vote of no confidence taken by the Faculty Senate. This step has now been proposed on this blog in guest editorials by former chairs of the Faculty Senate. …

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Walking the Walkabouts Is Not Necessarily Talking the Talk Abouts

Walking the Walkabouts Is Not Necessarily Talking the Talk Abouts By Leonard Zwelling             My Random House Dictionary defines a walkabout in two ways. The first is British and is a walking tour. The second and far more colorful is Australian. This is a brief, informal leave from work taken by an aborigine to wander …

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