I have commented on Facebook about the NFL kneeling controversy, but I have concluded that more time needs to be spent on the subject than is generally allowed by Facebook…
Month: September 2017
Pundits on the right and the left are bewailing the lack of restraint by their opponents on the other side. Some of each persuasion have even gone so far as…
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Today’s offering will be just a collection of various thoughts and questions about recent events in the political arena. Not much will be resolved, but sometimes just bringing the subjects…
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Every year the sophomore English classes at Paris High School read Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451. In the novel, Guy Montag, a fireman, is part of a society where people…
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Growing up in a rural area of north central Missouri, travel overseas was not part of my plans for the future. We were farmers, and had no one in our…
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Almost eight months into Donald Trump’s presidency, one constant is seen — the almost visceral hatred of him by his detractors. My question is simply — where have those who…
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An announcement came over the intercom in our classroom — it was time again for our semi-annual drill that would protect us from an impending nuclear attack. We were high…
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The other day one of my daughters-in-law posted a scripture passage on Facebook from Isaiah 61:3 where the Lord, speaking to His people, promises “to console those who mourn in…
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The Southern Poverty Law Center does not regard Black Lives Matter as a “hate group” despite their rhetoric against the police. Black Lives Matter is a movement which, according to…
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According to The Southern Poverty Law Center, Black Lives Matter isn’t a hate group. Originally, I had intended this blog to be about Black Lives Matter, but as I looked…
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