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Bad day? Look for a man on a bike
The day had started off poorly. Stepped on a tack getting out of bed. Ran over the garbage can leaving the driveway. Had two calls from life insurance agents before I could get some caffeine. Went into the post office with my fly open. Basically, a normal Wednesday. My brow was furrowed. My mood dark. Unsaturated venom oozed on the tip of my tongue, waiting for the enemy who dared to say “howdy.” Then, as I was scowling, driving acros...
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The history of American conservatism
Pinpointing the date or location of a discreet event in human history such as a birth, a death, or a battle, is often a simple task made easier, in many instances, by the discovery and/or review of actual historical records. Pinpointing the date of the emergence of a philosophy, an ideology, or a religion, which are not discreet events occurring at specific instances in time, is often much more difficult. Such is the case with American conser...
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An antidote for a TV-induced bad attitude
One of the problems in today’s world is that we watch the television news and let it affect our attitudes. After awhile we think that everybody is corrupt and that all of us are doomed. Admit it. Your worldview is more pessimistic than it used to be. We need some hope. This week I turned off the TV and watched and listened to the people around me. Here’s what I found. A lawyer called me. He had some questions and I did what I could to...
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A tragic week in review
Two weeks ago the Boston Marathon was interrupted by a terrorist attack. Two brothers born in Kyrgyzstan who migrated to the US from Chechen a decade ago decided to kill innocent civilians in a cowardly act. It is befuddling that young Muslim Jihadists can be so easily persuaded to kill without remorse for a perversion of Islam. Islamic extremists Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are terrorists and for that reason alone they should have been ...
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Extra, Extra! Newspapers aren’t dead!
“Extra! Extra! Newspapers aren’t dead!” This is quoted from a recent headline in USA Today. The article, by Rem Rieder, reports a new business model has taken shape that makes newspapers a mature industry and, at the same time, an emerging industry. And who doesn’t love the local newspaper? Where else will we find a picture of our grandchild hitting a baseball over the fence or our daughter receiving an award for winning the spelling bee? W...
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