WHAT’S THE POINT?
Today is July Fourth. A day that in American culture has come to mean burned hamburgers, scantily clad women, Tom Cruise in a wheelchair and a
Criminal ignorance is what will doom the U.S.
Education is such a rich topic of discussion. This past week I have had three engaging and enlightening conversations about the
Last week, I had the opportunity to be on “Week In Review” on a local cable channel. The show is a roundtable discussion of various topics of local, state and
WHAT’S THE POINT?
As the song goes, “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.” Maybe when you don’t have to deal with tourists, out-of-school kids, and harried
A candidate’s value is worth uncovering
Values. It’s a simple word packed with meaning. Much of that meaning has been hijacked by marketers trying to sell “new and
WHAT’S THE POINT?
We are a people who revel in our gluttony. We take excess on a mass scale, to extremes that no other country can conceive of. The
WHAT’S THE POINT?
I’ve known the truth of that statement for years. But I had a poignant view of its truth this past week.
I was in court
Politics is a dirty business. We hear that almost every day. And with each new scandal to come out of the White House, each report of new corruption amongst our
The latest figures have shown consumer confidence in the economy is again on the rebound. Consumer spending is up.6 percent. Construction of new homes is up.
The cost of
I was speaking recently with a friend about the gas price crisis. He asked me my opinion on what President Bush should do to correct the situation. He was certain
WHAT’S THE POINT?
My first reaction was abject horror. We have an Austrian governor and any system that reports names to the government just evokes images for me of
Focus on moochers, not illegal immigrants
As the topic of illegal immigrants has become the hot button to get politicians free air time, rally the teenagers and distract the public
