Doug Allen column: Technology doesn’t always make things better
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By Dr. Douglas Allen - May 29, 2026 in Column, Featured, Opinion Reading Time: 4 minutes
Do you ever feel that the world has not only become more complicated, but it has become, for lack of a better word, crummier? We now have a new word t...
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