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6 feet and beyond: That would be Wilde
What happens when you clear 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump as a high school senior?
Exploring history is living life
“The student interprets the age of chivalry by his own age of chivalry, and the days of maritime adventure and circumnavigation by quite parallel miniature experiences of his own.”
What the world needs now is more real liberals
Liberals — God bless them!
Picking rocks is stone-cold hard work
It’s ironic that I ended up owning an acre of land full of rocks because at some point in my youth I’m sure I shook my fist in the air and vowed: “As God as my witness I will never pick rocks again.”
Lay claim to Constitution - or lose it?
One of the most worrisome social trends today is that many Americans no longer claim ownership of the Constitution.
Racial profiling: It's only cool if it DOESN'T save lives
The backlash against Arizona for having the audacity to try to protect its citizens from a known and identifiable threat would be laughable were it not so dangerous.
Upswing in bullying is appalling
Bullying is not a new phenomenon, but the viciousness woven into many recent acts of violence by students against other students is nothing short of horrifying.
America's moral crisis is threat to our security
Without law enforcement, there is no law.
Just who do they think they own?
I have for some time been looking for a model to describe the relationship that currently exists between the people and the federal government. At different times, I have labeled it as feudalism, serfdom or slaver…
Tea: Vaccine against the Partisan Virus
Democrats cannot save this country. Neither can Republicans.
Egg dyeing takes an ancient turn
There are Easter eggs, and then there are Ukrainian Easter eggs. And once you’ve tried your hand at making the extraordinarily ornate designs that originated in Eastern Europe so many centuries ago, you’ll never be…
On liberty and legal plunder ...
It’s not socialism. It’s just an “income shift” from the rich to the poor.
Who owns you? The risk of 'unlimited submission'
Hear ye, hear ye:
Congress and the incredible shrinking Constitution
Con-sti-tu-tion-al — adj. (3) of, in, authorized by, subject to, dependent on, or in accordance with the constitution of a nation, state, or society.
A tempest in a nuclear reactor?
Where's the accountability?
Dental care in the days of yore
People are always amazed and somewhat horrified that as a child I endured getting cavities fixed without the benefit of Novocaine to stymie the pain.