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There’s nothing quite like a good protest. The zillion dollar question is what makes a protest good. Better yet, what’s the definition of “good”? A good protest means the reasoning is clear, the demands are apposite, and the approach is nonviolent. * Clear reasoning means the cause is just
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Amazing. Audacious. Awesome. Badass. Confident. Dominant. Elite. Explosive. Extraordinary. Fiery. Focused. Fun. Generational talent. Grounded. Historical. Humble. Impressive. Legendary. Mesmerizing. Must watch. Passionate. Popular. Powerful. Ready. Rock star. Smart. Transcendent. Tremendous. Unselfish. Wow. And so is a simple splattering of the many words used to describe women’s basketball’s
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The scenarios… A little less than a week ago, Iran attacked Israel. Iran said that in the weeks prior, Israel hit their consulate in Damascus, Syria. Seven military officials were killed. Note that Israel neither confirmed nor denied responsibility. Iran retaliated by sending over 300 missiles and drones into the
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Today was one of those days when I was prepared to hit “post” on today’s blog selection, that I just couldn’t. Something bigger, something more significant was ongoing. Don’t get me wrong. We have lots to talk about on all sorts of topics, but today my strong
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So since it’s one of my all-time favorite topics, allow me a bit more rumination… but also, as certainly almost always, allow us to apply the learning to far more than any sport, game or event of potentially perceived less significant meaning. As the Purdue men’s basketball
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The following is the best thing I read last month. It’s an op-ed by the “sane, hilarious voice” of Ben Kawaller, an L.A.-based writer and Free Press contributor who believes in good-faith debate and the importance of finding consensus in our polarized times. He is
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What do we do with the bad stuff? How do we handle the hard? Allow me to slightly alter a recent response by an influential leader, with a live mic in front of him at a very public moment in time… You have to sit in it. You have to
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What a fascinating day… It’s Easter Sunday, a day of immense meaning for those who follow Jesus. It’s the day history records as Jesus, having died two days prior via an unquestionably agonizing means — egged on by the aspersions and ardor of the amassed local audience — supernaturally walked
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Sometimes I sit down to pen a post and then all of a sudden I just can’t. I can’t go forward with my pre-thought-out idea. Something has happened that changes my perspective. Sometimes I don’t like that. But the reality is that most of the
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A young man told me a story the other day. It was a sobering tale… deep, involved, lots of layers… ample emotion, too. There is zero doubt in me that he shared what he believed to be true. I’ll admit, it was a hard story to hear. I was
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Lions and tigers and bears! Lions and tigers and bears! Lions and tigers and bears! Or so said Dorothy, Scarecrow and the Tin Man. Oh, the diversity… now turning to madness… as we have a far grander, sundry swarm participating in this year’s NCAA Division I men's
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The whole out-of-sight-out-of-mind idea makes total sense. If we can’t see it, we oft don’t care about it. And some things are hard to care about. Allow me to start with a semi-short account, a tale which prompts immediate glee upon its