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Comedy, public policy and ‘Mr. Mayor’
By Richard Lee Mr. Mayor, the NBC comedy that completed a short nine-episode season last week, captured many of the day-to-day activities that go into the job of running a city. Mayor Neil Bremer (played by Ted Danson) dealt with… Read More ›
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Video: How can music fans promote social justice?
In a Feb. 15 forum, the Jandoli Institute explored the role that musicians’ fans can play in promoting social justice. Dr. Alex Gillham, an assistant professor of philosophy at St. Bonaventure University, led the program, which was titled “Prevention, Proliferation,… Read More ›
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Radio: How the Pandemic Has Changed Life as We Knew It
Songs about what we’ve missed since the arrival of the pandemic just about a year ago: “We’re Having a Party,” “On Broadway,” “Smiling Faces” and more from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 19 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3)…. Read More ›
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Presidents Day: More Than an Opportunity to Sell Cars, Clothing and Electronics
By Michael P. Riccards When I was a boy, we had off Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday, and the media each year featured stories on each of these great men. Now we have combined the two days into Presidents Day… Read More ›
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Is Equal Voting for All a Given?
By Adam Odolil Voting is an integral part of our democracy, and yet it appears to me that simply being a citizen of the United States is not a sufficient condition for being able to vote. One key component of… Read More ›
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The Pandemic Behind the COVID Pandemic
By Abby Borkowski Imagine this: a world where the government guidelines and media focus on sharing how to fix the root problem by incorporating healthy lifestyle behaviors, (e.g. movement, healthy eating, sleep, managing stress, and self-care) to help change the… Read More ›
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Radio: Rock Hall Nominees
Music from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 12 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3). Lee’s show streams live on Fridays at noon at on the WSBU livestream site.. More… Read More ›
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‘Tis folly to say the people must have news’ – Sherman, the press and our own culpability
By Chris Mackowski In a Feb. 18, 1863, letter to his brother, Sen. John Sherman of Ohio, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman lamented what he saw as a deterioration of American ideals. In order to defeat the Confederacy, he feared… Read More ›
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Our next forum will explore how music fans can promote social justice
In a forum scheduled for Feb. 15, the Jandoli Institute will explore the role that musicians’ fans can play in promoting social justice. The forum, “Prevention, Proliferation, and Prioritization: The Good You Can Do as a Fan,” will begin at… Read More ›
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Revisiting the 2016 Iowa Caucuses
By Richard Lee Five years ago today, the 2016 presidential campaign kicked off with the Iowa caucuses. Because the caucuses are the first contest in the race for the White House, they receive abundant amounts of attention from the candidates… Read More ›
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