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Thinking ahead to 2021

27 Dec 202027 Dec 2020
What do Americans need to consider as the new year approaches? Forget about us having serious conversations about the important issues dividing us. Do you really think after the hate…
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The power of the positive

18 Nov 2019
When I’m around people who are proud of who they are, where they live and what they do, I like seeing their positive nature ringing through. Today and tomorrow, I’m…

Who’s more valuable? Roger Goodell or LeBron James?

24 Sep 201823 Sep 2018
And your answer might say more about your politics than you think. The New Yorker examines the always contentious relationship between politics and sports, in the Sept. 24 issue. The…

Stop feeling, start thinking

13 May 2016
Those four words -- stop feeling, start thinking -- were among the favorites of the pastor of the Catholic Church my wife and I attended when we lived in central…
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Russia continues to push its narrative about Ukraine (UPDATE WITH INFO ABOUT RUSSIAN TROOPS IN UKRAINE)

15 Mar 201415 Mar 2014
1st UPDATE: The New York Times examines what the Ukrainian government described earlier today as a deliberate provocation from Russia. Scores of Russian troops landed by helicopter and seized a gas…
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My values are better than your values

28 Dec 201328 Dec 2013
The national conversation that ensued recently after a certain man from Louisiana dared to share his personal beliefs in a magazine profile reminded me yet again that too many Americans…
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Peyton Manning has class. Tons of class.

13 Jan 201313 Jan 2013
Check out what he did yesterday to show his appreciation for a retiring fellow athlete. Read it carefully and note how long after the game this exchange occurred.
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David Petraeus is out as CIA director

9 Nov 20129 Nov 2012
The Washington Post reports the four-star general admitted to an extramarital affair. Left unclear at this point is when the affair took place. However, Slate reports the president struggled with…
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Disrespectful cowards profiting from their trash

23 Oct 201223 Oct 2012
The sad, desperate persona that is Ann Coulter, who suggested President Obama is a "retard," is symbolic of American society that continues to believe it is acceptable to tear down…
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What? You were expecting the presidential campaigns to be filled with meaningful, adult conversations?

15 Aug 201220 Aug 2012
What would ever make you think that, considering both parties much prefer nonsensical drivel and name calling? But good news, America. We have only 85 or so days until the…

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