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We tend to think of the Amish as shutting themselves off from the outside world, but one Amish man in Michigan is embracing a modern trend in his own innovative way.Timothy Hochstedler of Colon, Michigan, has added his own spin on the fairly newfangled concept of ride sharing with what he calls "Amish Uber." For $5, Hochstedler will take you where you need to go in his horse and buggy and provide stories and conversation along the way.WMMT reports that Hochstedler received his inspiration from Uber's immense popularity. "Uber is a cool thing, every single year something new comes in and Uber...

Modern educators are dismissive of cursive. Indeed, many are hostile to such a degree that you should immediately suspect that they are up to something. Here is an education journalist providing the Party Line: "Cursive writing is an anachronism. Spending any classroom time on it is comparable to teaching how to use an abacus: it's interesting as a history lesson, and probably offers some side benefits, but it is not at all practical as a day-to-day skill in the modern, connected world." A professor of education argues: "Cursive should be allowed to die. In fact, it's already dying, despite having...