I want to start today with a warning about "charitable giving" and end with a primer on wealth inequality. The two are closely related, as I'll explain. We're on the cusp of the biggest gusher of "charitable giving" in history. Beware. We tend to think of "charitable giving" as unambiguously ...
War is Not Christian To the editor: A hot topic these days seem to be the war with Iran with its ever changing reason for being and continuing. So much so that even some of the most diehard President Trump followers are questioning the need since it is causing a negative impact on our country. Sadly, their main reasons for concern seem to revolve around such things as how much it is costing, the price increases or that some Americans have died, but the true cost is that it is another act that is not Christian. Such acts jeopardizing the salvation of Christians that have supported this ...
Was Odysseus, the legendary Greek warrior, actually a wimp? The most trenchant criticisms of Christopher Nolan's new blockbuster movie involve how he portrays the hero of the tale. In the original, Odysseus is a clever, multifaceted hero who comes up with the idea for the Trojan Horse and ...
Lake noise To the editor: Lake noise shouldn’t be of the level that makes you want to put on industrial ear protection, like needed on the airport runway or when riding 1200 hp, no muffler airboat in the Florida Everglades. Yet, this Saturday there was a speedboat on the lakes for more than an hour that would compete with the loudest of these “feel-it-in-your-bones” noise sources. To what end? Probably early deafness for the operator or anyone within a couple hundred feet. That particular boat had no purpose on our lakes. Why is it allowed? Why didn’t the lake police slap ...
As we approach the forthcoming college fall semester, much discussion has centered on the difficulties a lot of Gen Z students are having with reading and critical thinking. One Chronicle of Higher Education article that many of my colleagues at Ohio State University's Lima campus recently ...
Writing a column isn’t usually physically challenging. Unless you count wracking my brain. Sometimes I pull a muscle in my cerebellum. Today I’m having to work at this. Wednesday morning, I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right wrist. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to type after ...
