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There are some days where the digressing moral pattern in this country causes me to stop, drop, and take notice. Whether is be an acceptance of a previous, absolute immorality or simply the disrespectful tone in which we sometimes speak to one another, it oft seems clear to this casual
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Years ago I read a book written by bestselling author, William J. Bennett, entitled The Death of Outrage. While Bennett spoke of the relevance of then Pres. Clinton’s sexual misconduct and how that potentially affected his governance, the focus of the book is the lack of indignation surrounding unscrupulous
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On the front page of my Sunday paper ran the following headline: “Climate Change Already Changing How Americans Live” In an editorial from USA Today, the author wrote a solid, lengthy piece on the global, economic impact already visible via global warming. In addition to heat waves, downpours, droughts, and
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Pres. Obama blames congressional Republicans. Congressional Republicans blame Pres. Obama. Senate Democrats — well, I’m not sure who they’ve found yet to blame. Gun control advocates blame semi-automatic assault weapons. The NRA blames criminals. Samsung blames Apple. Apple blames Samsung. Oscar Pistorius blames an imaginary intruder. The liberal
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Years ago when I was still trying to figure this faith thing out, I remember observing a plethora of preachers and teachers. Never will I forget the man effusing fire and brimstone. You know the kind. Such are the ones who seemingly attempt to motivate you to follow God because
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Last week I had a conversation with my oldest son that was — well, allow me to simply yet transparently say — entirely unproductive. It wasn’t a serious nor significantly sobering topic; we were discussing what time his friends should be leaving on a school night. Jake has some terrific friends.
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Years ago I was asked, “What’s your favorite punctuation mark?” At the time, truth be told, I found it a fairly funny item to be asked. I pondered for some time. And some more. Then we come to days like today where I realize the answer to that question
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This idea of a new pope has really got me thinking... Now while not a member of the Roman Catholic Church (even though some seem to think my membership would be fairly solid), the Intramuralist promotes great respect for all faiths. I appreciate Catholic tradition, and like-faith or not,
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She did it. She finally did it! Next Sunday, the 55th running of NASCAR’s signature event takes place. It's the Daytona 500 — the first race of the year — and it's also considered NASCAR’s most prestigious event. It's where Richard Petty became a
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Did you notice the reaction to Sunday night’s Grammy Awards? (... no worries if not a music fan...) “See Katy Perry's 2013 Grammys Dress!” “Kat Dennings Grammys 2013: Actress Stuns In Strapless Dress” “Rihanna Flashes Toned Tummy For Grammys After-Party” It doesn’t have to be from
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Today marks our 4th annual State of the Government address. In our initial analysis, we made the following primary observations: The State of the Government is too partisan. The State of the Government is too influenced by money. The State of the Government is too big. The State of the