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As a current events observer, one of the aspects I find increasingly frustrating is how politics has polluted governance. To pollute: “to contaminate with harmful or poisonous substances.” To contaminate: “to make impure.” Call me a purist, but I believe government is less effective and ethical when pollution reeks. Of
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Each year we examine the strengths of the Lions and Tigers and tough-tackling Bears. Ok, not the Tigers -- they’re still busy playing baseball. Yet as much of the nation is again consumed by the games on the gridiron, the Intramuralist enjoys taking a brief snapshot at the stories
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So once again, this week the world witnessed the gruesome beheading of an American journalist via terrorists’ heinous hands. Let me humbly share a limited listing of what we know for certain about the deteriorating situation... and what we do not know. First... what we know... ISIS, the Islamic State
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This past weekend I had the privilege to gather with several members of my family. There were 27 of us. It was full of feasting and joy and precious both one-on-one and large group time. We laughed and cried and were both silly and serious. There were ample
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After multiple insights, expressions, opinions, and articulations... silliness, seriousness, sincerity, and sarcasm... stories of triumph, struggle, heartache, and hope... let me say one thing: I’m back! It is with great joy, my friends, that I pick up my metaphorical pen, resuming our respectful dialogue of current events. I believe
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I have an incredible fear of bridges. It’s not the getting on or reaching the other side. It’s the trusting that the bridge has the ability and strength to withstand the weight in the middle. I suffered a major anxiety attack a couple of years ago while having
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Many years ago I was privileged to sit in the classroom of an outstanding professor at Butler University. I admit it was an unexpected path that brought me there. My life plan had been un-expectantly turned upside down and inside out…a roller coaster ride, if you will, though
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"The IRS is not targeting conservative groups." There is "not even a smidgeon of corruption" at the IRS. Two "rogue" employees in the Cincinnati office were principally responsible for the "overly aggressive" handling of requests by conservative groups for tax-exempt status.
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Are they all yours? Don’t you know what caused that? You must have your hands full. I can’t imagine your grocery bill. How are you paying for college? Aren’t you glad you have boys so you don’t pay for weddings? These are just a few of
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Throat tight, fiercely pounding heart throbs in my ears. Eyes wet. And that smell. Why do hospitals always have that smell? We walked silently to the elevator together after meeting with the doctor. I wasn’t sure I’d make it. My legs felt funny. Weak. Wobbly. I literally didn’
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For my second ever guest post on the Intramuralist, I wish to explore the often over-looked values of television, a medium that receives a lot of bad press from those smug people who are oh-so sneaky by saying they “don’t own a television” (like we don’t
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If you had told me thirty years ago that I would be following the heroic antics of Marvel superheroes in movie form, I would have laughed and walked away. The closest I ever got to comic books while growing up was a stack of Archie and Richie Rich back issues