By Ken Walker – Only those who have juggled multiple writing and editing projects on deadline can appreciate the kick in the gut I felt recently when an editor kicked back a devotional I had written. He said it didn’t quite fit theme and he wanted a new version. At the time, I was behind…
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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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When I read that Taylor Swift drew 70,000 people to the concert opening her first tour in five years, it brought back memories. Not of Swift’s music, since I’m too old to be a fan of hers. Instead, I thought of being in a similar size crowd Aug. 2, 1975 for a Rolling Stones concert…
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Amid the craziest March Madness in decades, the three-year contract extension of Marshall University basketball coach Dan D’Antoni didn’t catch that much attention outside of West Virginia. But it wasn’t the fact that a coach at a mid-major college is sticking around until 2027 that was so newsworthy. It’s that when the Herd tips off…
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When the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed Mar. 10, it sent shockwaves across the nation. The waves continued as more details of this sad saga continued in the weeks that followed. Ironically, this happened after Congress relaxed some of the safeguards put in place after the real estate debacle of 2008 plunged the country into…
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As we pause on the forthcoming Good Friday to reflect on the Resurrection, it’s worth noting that the first two people to witness the empty tomb were women: Mary of Magdalene and Mary the mother of James. Why is that a big deal? It’s yet another reminder of how the Savior affirmed the value of…
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In his early February State of the Union message, President Joe Biden proclaimed his affinity for the blue-collar workers and other folks harmed by manufacturing declines of late. “Too many people have been left behind or treated like they’re invisible,” he said. “Maybe that’s you watching at home. You remember the jobs that went away.”…
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