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…or motivation or helpless surrender did we all, hour by hour, transport ourselves within a generation from the thrill of optimism at Berlin’s falling Wall to the storming of the American Capitol?” “Political scientists have credited Gingrich with playing a
Read moreLabor Day traditionally marks the start of the homestretch of political campaigning. While we could watch with amusement some candidates’ claims of divine endorsements – or at least that of the lower angels of the gun lobby, this year’s
Read moreThe Ptolemaic astronomical system placed Earth at the center of the universe, with the Sun, planets and stars revolving around our special, God-given place in the Cosmos. It was totally wrong, of course, but you could make accurate predictions
Read moreMaybe it’s a lesson lingering from my former boss and political ally George H. Russell. For years, he served as forest practice chair for the Lone Star Sierra Club. Protecting Texas national forests – our Sam Houston National Forest
Read moreSchool days, school days. Time for Oklahoma teachers to dust off their mimeograph machines in preparation for a return to the 1950 educational model favored by Republican leaders – state and national. Thanks to a recent Supreme Court
Read moreLast week the St. Louis Cardinals split a two-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays. They did so with no contributions from All-Stars Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. Their Gold Glove cornerstone sluggers did not make the trip
Read moreThe original Puritans were among the most liberal people of their time. Emerging mid-16th century after Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church, Edward VI’s brief Protestant ascendancy and Mary I’s bloody reaction, the Puritan element of English Protestantism
Read morePolitical pundits pronounced themselves perplexed when conservative Christians – while proclaiming “family values” at every opportunity – threw their voting support behind Donald Trump. Some evangelicals even claimed Trump, a thrice-married philanderer who bragged that surviving the sexual
Read moreThere was much wailing and gnashing of teeth this spring when a Kentucky family ran an Ohio marathon as a group, which included their six-year-old son. The morning shows rounded up pediatricians to discuss the effects such an
Read moreAnd then one May day, it’s 90 degrees in the shade and spiking toward a hundred with a southwesterly blast furnace wind scouring the landscape with grit that brings tears to our eyes. And, might know, tears are
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