Dennis Garvin
DENNIS GARVIN: Some Things Just Shouldn’t Be Allowed
I have been seeing the Rev. Henry for some years now. Twice a year the reverend appears, stooped with age, shuffling into my office with the bemused expression of...
DENNIS GARVIN: Dogs, Cats . . . And God
Let's consider dogs and cats. They are the two commonest animal groups that are domesticated...
DENNIS GARVIN: Empress Pelosi Explained
I must confess to some confusion about the behavior of Nancy Pelosi in her role...
DENNIS GARVIN: The Hospital Volunteer
He is an old guy, below average height and above average weight. The parking lot...
DENNIS GARVIN: Abortion and “Hypocrirony”
I have a neologism, a ‘new word.’ HYPOCRIRONY combines hypocrisy and irony. Here is the...
Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Faith Based Giving
It was Mother’s Day. I had finished my surgical rounds and, while on the way to the parking lot, observed a couple coming toward...
Unintended Consequences: As Goes The Scottish Tartan So Goes The Confederate Flag?
It would appear that we are witnessing another ironic historical convergence. I refer to the recent actions taken against the flag of the Confederacy. ...
Forgiveness Part II
I had written a previous commentary published in The Roanoke Star about forgiveness, not knowing that a tragic contrast would underscore what I had...
The Charleston Tragedy
At the usual warp speed of demagoguery, the tragedy of the Charleston church shootings is being used to support the points of view held...
High School Reunion, Wade Hampton High School, Greenville, SC
This past weekend, I went back for the 50th reunion of my High School class in South Carolina. I traveled down I-85, the same...
I Am PC – I Have Arrived
Those of you who have read my earlier commentaries no doubt united with me in despair over my ever becoming modern. It is a...
