Numbers are attractive. They look precise. They fit neatly on dashboards. They let us say, “We are on track” or “We are off track” with confidence….
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Read moreMy Christmas reading has offered a surprising perspective of hope for Ukraine from a new book about the 17th century Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. Vermeer lived,…
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