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Clift: Gift of friendship

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By Elayne Clift Verified
| Times Argus Verified
They sat on the steps of their cabin, two teenage girls, long into the night. It began as a camp conversation and quickly metamorphosed as they began their journey toward becoming best friends. The friendship grew and grew as they became BFFs over the years, like a perennial plant that blossoms in vibrant colors repeatedly over time. I was one of those girls. Recently, I suddenly lost another close friend with whom I’ve had the glorious gift of female friendship for over four decades.
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Clift: Healthcare deficit looms large

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By Elayne Clift Verified
| Rutland Herald Verified
Mahatma Gandhi said, “The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” His words strike the heart of a question we need to be asking, and indeed, demanding: Where is humanity in our current state of healthcare? In a time that lacks compassion and empathy, that is a dangerous, and depraved, omission because it causes people to suffer and even die. It should be clear that humanity in healthcare is essential to the quality of life, as well as survival.
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Clift: From cutting flowers for Mother’s Day, to cutting women in science

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By Elayne Clift Verified
| Rutland Herald Verified
As May was nearing an end, two ideas kept nagging me. One was the commercialization of Mother’s Day, which florists and greeting card companies love, and the other was the slashing of funds for science, which profoundly affects women scientists. I kept thinking there was a connection between the two, and finally I got it. First, it struck me as superficial, disingenuous and trivializing to wish moms “Happy Mother’s Day” once a year. Didn’t mothers deserve more than a bouquet or a sentimental card?
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