Blog 296
A break, hiatus, sabbatical, time away or whatever you want to call it, I will not be publishing my blog for a few weeks. I looked at our schedule. We are traveling, participating in a wedding, and hosting a variety Read more…
Blog 295: Healthcare, Privileges
The Working Poor. We attended the Victory Health Partners dinner on Tuesday. Several hundred people gather at a convention center in Mobile, Alabama in support of a Christian ministry to the working poor. Since I worked in a summer camp Read more…
Blog 294: Holidays, Basketball, No Kings
Happy Passover to all my Jewish friends. Enjoy your Seder meal. My understanding is Passover is a family, community and education. I wish you the best. Happy Easter to all who share the pain and hope of the season. The Read more…
Blog 293: March Madness, Hypocrisy, Mueller
March Madness. March Madness and post season basketball tournaments are up and running. NIL money has changed the landscape of college athletics. Clearly the highest level of the NCAA Men and Womens Division 1 Championship will be played between professional Read more…
Blog 292: Immigration, Election Integrity
Azalea time in Mobile. Beautiful time of the year. Immigration. As most of you know, I think our problems are more sophisticated than the simplistic my-way or the highway, black-white approaches. I think that most issues have complexities and subtleties Read more…
Blog 291: Good News, A Comparison, Criticism
Charles Sonny Burton. Previously I wrote of my sorrow that the State of Alabama was going to execute a man who did not kill anyone. A child of the victim, jurors and others did not want an execution. The man Read more…
Blog 290: Execution, Retribution, CO2
Thou Shalt Not Kill. I am very sad. Look closely at the picture. The state of Alabama is going to kill the man this week. He was one of several men who robbed a store. He left the store. One Read more…
Blog 289: Duvall, Economy, Deportation
Death. At my age, loss is something you learn to accept. Friends, family, classmates, church friends have all died with the last year. Losing famous people is a different matter. If they improved our world, made my life more fun Read more…
Blog 288: Escape, Budget Surplus, Agriculture.
How I Escape from Our Divisiveness. I am a big sports fan. Last week I shared the story of an amazing young runner. Several events between last Thursday and Monday night provided an additional abundance of great sports moments for Read more…
Blog 287: Sam Ruthe, Border Security, Thomas Sowell
Sam Ruthe. In the early 1960’s, I happened to be home from college and decided to attend a track meet at my old high school, Wichita North. I was uncomfortable attending the meet because one of my biggest disappointments in Read more…