A CASE FOR CIVILITY

The open-minded see the truth in different things; the narrow –minded see only the differences. AnonymousDuring the course of a recent discussion about current events, I referenced the parable of “the blind men from India and the elephant.” For those of you not...

THE ROOT CAUSE

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. MenckenI recently had occasion read one of my graduate student’s papers. The assignment was to explore elements of a rather complex topic, and the student had done a thorough and articulate...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall….

Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute; this is wrong,” it helps others do the same. SteinhemMirror, Mirror on the WallWho is the strongest of them all?When I was nine years old in 1954, I played on the first Little League baseball team inmy community...

HOW DO YOU MAKE PURPLE?

Paragraph Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally, and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make each of us unique. D.B. Harrop Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally, and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make...