Is something good for our democracy if it mostly benefits one side or the other? This question has […]

After reading two articles recently, one after another, I had an epiphany that made each one easier to […]

The following Op-Ed appeared in the December 25, 2013 issue of the Lawrence County Advocate under the title […]

The following essay appeared in the Lawrence County Advocate on November 20, 2013: Feeding the hungry in our […]

This op-ed appeared in the Lawrence County Advocate on October 30, 2013, in response to one from the […]

Ever get into an argument with someone, say your spouse, and you are hit with “You always leave […]

Note: This Opinion Editorial (Op-Ed), adapted for the blog format, was published in The Lawrence County Advocate on […]

Jimmy Fallon’s late night game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon connects the actor to any other actor […]

What do these two images have in common?  Friends posted them on Facebook.     The first image […]

I seem to see a pattern developing here.  Why I think it’s my job to call pundits and […]

Bill O’Reilley’s rambling OpEd “Are You Poor?” begins with the statement, “The folks are getting hosed.”  Upon first […]

Dang those pesky grass roots.  They take hold in your yard and spread like there’s no tomorrow, crowding […]

My friend, whom I have not seen in several years, recently moved back to her home town about […]

I have wanted to begin a civics discussion ever since I saw posters of Barack Obama wearing a […]