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I recently overheard a couple of 20-somethings on the patio at an open-air mall talk about how they will vote in the upcoming election.  T...

A recent Gallup® poll found that Americans believe the top three most important problems facing the country are unemployment, the economy,...

A few days ago, a friend related, after a visit to the doctor, that a sign in the doctor’s waiting room stated that the doctor would no lo...

During a newscast concerning the impacts of this summer’s drought which is decimating corn crops, the reporter stated that the President p...

One of my childhood heroes died recently. Neil Armstrong, 82, was commander of the Apollo 11 mission, the first lunar landing. As I got ol...

Last week, the kids headed back to school.  As with every new school year, there was a mixture of excitement and angst.  Even the kids wer...

Recently, while waiting for a flight, I ran across an article on CNN.com titled, “Ryan’s Dangerous Vision”.  The headline caught my eye, s...