As I stared out at the corn fields from the middle of our charter bus, a light rain danced and wiggled down the window. We were less than 100 minutes away from meeting an actual survivor of the Holocaust. I was anxious, and didn’t quite know how to feel about meeting her. Should I be [...]
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Justice Reexamined
Justice is a colorful word. It means a plethora of different things in different situations to different people. Dictionary.com has nearly a dozen different takes on the word, all with slightly unique ways of describing the idea. Personally, I tend to associate the word “justice” with an idea of someone getting what they deserve, or [...]
Pat Tillman Remembered
Last month, ESPN produced a nice 8-minute piece on Marie Tillman, the widow of Pat Tillman. While speaking to a group of high school students last month after the Ft. Hood shooting, our discussion touched on the volunteer nature of American armed forces. When someone mentioned how much soldiers have to sacrifice in order to [...]
Tuesday Newsday – Tale of a Transexual Sportswriter
On April 26, 2007, the Los Angeles Times printed a story about one man’s transition from male to female, and the road that led him to that decision. The twist, in this story, was that the essay was written by one of their own (a sportswriter). It was news that shocked many, but gave courage [...]
Tuesday Newsday – Ft. Hood aftermath
The dust has settled from the tragedy at Ft. Hood. With it, little else is known about why Major Nidal Malik Hasan felt compelled to take so many innocent lives in a storm of bullets at the deployment center. As I wrote last week, it is possible that Hasan was attempting to go down in [...]
Robert Enke’s Tragic End
Even if you consider yourself a soccer fan, unless you live in Germany, there’s a decent chance that you have never heard of Robert Enke. That might have changed during the summer of 2010, with the expectation that South Africa’s World Cup will be the most watch soccer tournament in history. You see, Enke was [...]
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Tuesday Newsday – Roman Polanski Arrested
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What’s next for Jon and Kate?
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Daddy, why don’t you go to church with us?
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Are Brad Pitt’s beliefs worth more than yours? (Or less?)
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Elizabeth Lambert – AKA The Dirty Female Soccer Player
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Summer of Love
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Anne Rice Outs Herself from Christianity
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Gaps… Gotta Love ‘em!
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Atheists… who needs them?
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Love is Blind: From an Aficionado of LOST
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