by Blaine Paxton Hall | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog
Initially published in the Raleigh News & Observer November 23, 2016. Two thousand years ago, effusive in his wonder and reverence, the Alexandrian mathematician and astronomer Ptolemy wrote in the “Almagest”: “When I trace, at my...
by Blaine Paxton Hall | Apr 10, 2022 | Blog
Reflecting on the milepost of my 25 consecutive years as a licensed NC physician assistant, the last 20 at Duke, I recalled my black leather medical bag which was a graduation gift. As I’ve been 100 percent hospital-based for the past 22 years, it hasn’t...
by Blaine Paxton Hall | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
Initially published in the Raleigh News & Observer on February 7, 2016 “Today I will no longer hide my light. Today I hold my head high; and I will look you in the eye and tell you of my wasted years, gifts, talents and experiences.” When I left...
by Blaine Paxton Hall | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
Initially Published in the Raleigh News & Observer on 9/14/2016 “Children are a heritage from the Lord.” – Psalms 127:3 This past spring I witnessed this arresting avian behavior: My attention was yanked skyward as I heard loud, harsh,...
by Blaine Paxton Hall | Dec 28, 2021 | Blog
The day before the James Webb Space Telescope was launched (December 25, 2021), I noticed a prominently displayed, handwritten “protest-like” sign with this exhortation: “Buy books from people who want to sell books not colonize the moon.”...
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