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2013 Week Nine looks into the future of unsustainable health care crisis

August 25, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

By this time next summer, if the Affordable Care Act proceeds as planned, big changes will be in effect.

Standardized billing and electronic records will become mandatory; increased funding will be provided to the Children’s Health Insurance Program and state Medicare programs that offer preventative health services; hospital performance statistics and evaluations will be publicly reported; and a tax hike of 0.9 percent on those earning more than $200,000 annually will be earmarked for health care costs.

That is if everything goes according to plan, which may be unlikely. A presidential election, along with other political movements in favor of and against the act, will likely modify, transform, or even render irrelevant that timeline.

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Duffy, Gibbs discuss research process in writing ‘Presidents Club’

August 23, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

During the late 1960s, Michael Duffy and his Nebraska-born, Congregationalist mother were driving to Ohio from somewhere in the northeast, and they stopped by the Chautauqua Institution.

“I recall peering through a fence as if at the Promised Land,” Duffy said. “I’m hoping to get a little closer to the action on this trip.”

Duffy and co-writer Nancy Gibbs will present their book, The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle selection for Week Nine, at 3:30 p.m. today in the Hall of Philosophy.

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Four 2013 CLSC books displayed in the Colonnade office of Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education and Youth Services: Immortal Bird by Doron Weber; The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski; Paris: A Love Story by Kati Marton; and What Money Can’t Buy by Michael J. Sandel. Photo by Michelle Kanaar.

Bryant Day reveals a Shakespearean 2013 CLSC season

August 20, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 1 Comment

The Bryant Day celebration on Saturday began at Miller Bell Tower and ended with books.

Bryant Day, a Chautauqua tradition, marks the start of a new reading season with a ceremony led by the Alumni Association, and each member of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Class of 2012 rings the bell.

Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education and Youth Services, announced a few CLSC selections after toting the books from her office in the Colonnade to Miller Park. Babcock kept the books hidden in her office until they were revealed to Bryant Day attendees.

The CLSC joins Chautauqua’s other arts programs in celebrating Romeo and Juliet in 2013, but Babcock emphasized it is in a broad sense, and all selections have themes similar to Shakespearean work.

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CTC welcomes new age of maturity with announcement of 2013 line-up

August 20, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

The 29th season of Chautauqua Theater Company closed last Friday with Bratton Late Night, marking the 52nd performance in 56 days.

The season bubbled with unknowns. Vivienne Benesch became sole artistic director; Sarah Clare Corporandy stepped into the role of managing director; and Fifty Ways, the season’s second full production, offered the first-ever CTC world premiere on the Chautauqua grounds.

As the highest-grossing CTC season yet and with The Philadelphia Story marking the highest-paid capacity of any one show in CTC history, the 29th year has been a smash hit for CTC.

“I am incredibly proud of this season,” Benesch said. “It has been a truly remarkable season.”

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In ‘Presidents Club,’ Gibbs offers insight into exclusive fraternity

August 19, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

“It’s absolutely Chautauqua. It’s history. It’s biography. It’s interacting across boundaries. It’s political.”

Sherra Babcock, the director of the Department of Education, gushed about The Presidents Club, a book by Time editors Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, which also shares the same name as the morning lecture platform theme — it’s not a coincidence.

Four years ago, Gibbs told Institution President Tom Becker and Babcock that she and Duffy were working on a book about the “private side of the presidency.” Becker and Babcock agreed it would be a perfect morning lecture platform theme.

After years of patience and hard work, Gibbs kicks off the week at 10:45 a.m. Monday in the Amphitheater by exploring the roadmap of The Presidents Club.

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Babcock talks lifelong learning at Week Eight porch discussion

August 18, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Director of Education and Youth Services Sherra Babcock spoke on the topic “Deepening Chautauqua’s Educational Impact” at the Week Eight Chautauqua Institution Trustees Porch Discussion.

The weekly topical discussions are held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays on the Hultquist Center porch.

Before opening up the discussion, Babcock gave an overview of programs that fall under the responsibility of the Department of Education and Youth Services.

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‘The Curfew’ brings a dystopia to Chautauqua as CLSC selection

August 16, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

If the Chautauqua Institution were Oceania and the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle were The Party, Big Brother would want you to read The Curfew by Jesse Ball.

For those familiar with dystopian novels such as 1984, Brave New World and Anthem, the CLSC selection for Week Eight, The Curfew, is one to read.

The book follows William and his daughter, Molly, as they live with their heads down and remain indoors before the police-mandated curfew begins. After William’s wife is taken, he risks everything to venture out after dusk into war-torn surroundings where an uprising is building.

Ball will present a reading and lecture on his book at 3:30 p.m. today in the Hall of Philosophy.

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Chautauqua spends Week Seven 2013 examining history, practice of diplomacy

August 11, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

During Week Seven of the 2013 season, Chautauquans and visitors can look forward to a week devoted entirely to the theme of diplomacy, or the art and skill of conducting negotiations among states, groups or organizations.

“At a time when America’s place in global affairs is changing daily and becoming increasingly complex, Chautauqua will look into diplomacy as a central activity of global citizenship,” said Institution President Tom Becker. “We will look at the history of diplomacy, key dates and individuals in its development and hear from contemporary practitioners.”

Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education, said the inspiration for the theme stems from the overwhelming interest in foreign affairs on the part of Chautauqua.

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