Columnists
Of Bears and Men and Meeting in the Woods
Sadly, a meme, while giving voice to fears of women, added insult to injury instead of healing.I've seen of late the assertion that a woman meeting an unknown man...
Hope of Israel Congregation Remembers The 6 Million Murdered in The Holocaust
On a quiet Sunday evening a somber 'Hope of Israel' congregation remembered the six million...
MORGAN GRIFFITH: A Very Problematic Healthcare Hack
Our country is experiencing a massive shift in technology. Our daily activities often revolve around...
MIKE KEELER: One Big Bottle of DUH
Let us now praise the pandemic.It was poetic that on the 50th Anniversary of Earth...
FRED FIRST: My Wee Musical Man-Cave
Digital Tones and Frets and Reeds: Oh My!A month ago this small room behind me...
The Trap is Being Set
On the ninth anniversary of his first campaign run for President, Mr. Obama was back at the Illinois legislature to refresh his talents of...
Reviving an Old American Valentine
There’s a sweetheart of an American tradition that has mostly vanished. It’s called “love of country.”
But “country,” here, means more than campaign talk. At...
The State of Black Fatherhood: Parenting Behind Bars
At age eleven Imani’s world would drastically change forever.
“I had just came home from school and the house phone rang.” Her father called to...
The Story of Commodore Duck
His story went like this: he wanted to sell his boat and buy another, so he spent the day tuning the motor of his...
Addicted To Certainty
I found myself saying that I am this very thing to a dear friend after asking her for some advice in a particularly troubling...
The Problem With ‘Focus’ And Special Interest Groups
Our country has always had to deal with special interest groups. In the Revolutionary War, it was Patriots versus Loyalists. In the new republic...