In these days of GPS on everyone’s phones, a Rand McNally Road Atlas may seem like an antiquated tool. But for those who consider me a dinosaur for favoring a printed map, consider what happened on our recent trip to Long Island. Unfortunately, I forgot to pack our atlas. After checking into our hotel in…
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then one in a mid-May dispatch from Time magazine was worth at least five times that many. While not available for reprinting, the picture—which accompanied a story on immigration—showed five people pressing against the border fence between Texas and Mexico. Several had arms and hands extended through…
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While most people have left graduations in the rear view mirror, because of another state’s long school year, we have one more high school ceremony to attend this weekend. Since it involves our great-niece’s commencement, it is a welcome celebration. Our frenetic spring so far has included one graduation ceremony, invitations to two others that…
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After finishing season 3 of The Chosen recently, we received a dose of bad news: season 4 won’t air until 2024. The prospect of waiting a year until our next viewing filled us with disappointment. Considering the top 10 national box office performance of two recent theatrical packaging of season 3 episodes, plenty of viewers…
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Because my wife and I were past the typical marrying age when we tied the knot, we had to pay for our wedding. That’s one reason the only invitations were issued by word of mouth and the reception was in our new home. It was one of the best days of our lives. Crammed elbow…
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Asking the right questions can make all the difference in life, according to Eric Yuhasz, a middle-school science teacher in Orlando, Florida. He knows because he never asked them before launching into the TV news business that he thought he would like, only to discover he hated it. After a long, twisting road, he wound…
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This weekend kicks off high school graduation season for our household. It starts with several members of our church plus a great-granddaughter. After a Memorial Day family cookout, we will be looking forward to a great-niece’s June graduation on Long Island. Actually, we’ve already attended a graduation reception for the daughter of a good friend…
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I’ve never been an environmentalist. I see the movement as long ago hijacked by hysterical doomsday cultists predicting the demise of our planet even as it keeps chugging along. If you don’t believe me, check your history books for Thomas Malthus, who predicted we would all starve to death a couple centuries ago. Didn’t happen.…
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The world’s attempts to create a gender-neutral phraseology of parenting will never replace the truth of Ephesians 6:2-3: “‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first commandment with a promise, ‘so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth’” (MEV). As we approach Mother’s Day this Sunday,…
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When it comes to consideration of the 2024 political races, most people are probably weighing which presidential candidate to support. After all, jockeying for position is well under way. Behind the headlines, though, is a foreboding situation: the fading influence of local news media in political races. Especially newspapers, a key check-and-balance on local and…
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