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July 07, 2007
Ownership has its privileges and pitfalls
July 05, 2007
Time to return the support we received
June 30, 2007
A nation of immigrants immigrants
While on the phone with an old friend who happens to be married to a man from the Middle East, she slid two sentences into our conversation about health and family: "The immigrant community is devastated by what is going on in Washington. You have to understand that they believed in this country more than anyone else."A nation of immigrants
June 28, 2007
What is your address
June 23, 2007
Outsourcing ethics
June 21, 2007
Happy Juneteenth
June 16, 2007
Extreme fatherhood
June 14, 2007
Fly the unfriendly skies
June 09, 2007
... the corner where you are
I visit my parents more often now. They are older and can use my help.... the corner where you are
June 07, 2007
Satisfied
June 03, 2007
It is all about the Benjamins
May 30, 2007
White makes right
May 26, 2007
Car culture
More than any other one thing, the car signifies full membership in American society. Forget registering to vote; register to drive! Getting your first driver's license is the coming-of-age ritual for teens.May 19, 2007
To be or not to be: The Wayne Theatre question
To be or not to be. That line, written by William Shakespeare several centuries ago, speaks directly to the choice the Waynesboro City Council faces today. If the Council decides to appropriate $300,000 of taxpayer money to renovate the Wayne Theatre, those memorable words might be repeated on its stage someday, or more likely, some evening, soon.Falwell offended some, empowered others
Jerry Falwell made a big splash with his life. He made life happier, better, more meaningful for many, many people. And he made life much more difficult and unhappy for many other people. My life will leave few ripples in its wake. His life will leave big ocean waves.May 17, 2007
Other solutions needed
May 12, 2007
Cash culture
Kickbacks. Rebates. Votes for the bills that favor the industry making big campaign contributions. There is an epidemic in this country of people being bought.May 10, 2007
Good or bad, black or white
Many white Americans want the non-whites in the U.S. and the rest of the world to think that the color of a person's skin doesn't matter, but their past and in some instances their current actions indicate otherwise.April 26, 2007
Sooner than thought
April 21, 2007
Little Ease
In the Tower of London there is a dungeon called the Little Ease. Its dimensions are about 4'x4'x4'. Thus the prisoner can never stand upright nor lie stretched out.April 19, 2007
Counseling needed
Monday, right before heading to lunch, MSNBC, my Internet homepage, broke the news of the first two murders at Virginia Tech.April 14, 2007
Religious literacy
Stephen Prothero is trying to understand why Americans claim to be so religious yet lack the most basic knowledge about religion.April 12, 2007
