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The FIFA World Cup (soccer) begins on November 20th. My wife and I attended a quite different match this week at the Boulder, CO JCC. To protect privacy…
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“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is…
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“The beatings will continue until morale improves” is a rather familiar quip of unknown origin. Two recent news stories remind of just how apt the…
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Dear Mr. Trump: It has come to our attention that you are considering re-applying, despite your expulsion nearly two years ago. While you are, of…
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“My body, my choice.” This mantra of the pro-choice movement has taken on new meaning in our family. No, there is no unwanted pregnancy. This quote is…
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“The kids at Uvalde needed JR-15s to defend themselves from the evil maniac that didn’t care about laws. At least they could have defended themselves…
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July 20th, 1969. It was a memorable night for planet Earth. I recalled this when learning of Russia’s plan to leave the International Space Station. It…
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After 50 years of protection under Roe v. Wade, it is unfathomable that the Supreme Court took away, for the first time in history, a fundamental human…
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Bye-bye establishment clause
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The “bipartisan” gun legislation in Congress is an utter sham. Among other things, it actually does nothing about guns. It is like offering a drop of…
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“The Moral Majority is Neither” This succinct summary of Rev. Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority movement was the message on one of the only bumper stickers…
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Sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees. With yet another mass murder, this time in a Tulsa, OK medical facility, the nation reels. The trees…
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