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“A.L.S.”

“A.L.S.”  I doubt there are fewer dreaded combinations of letters than these three.  This diagnosis of ALS—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease—is a death sentence.  There is no cure, no treatment as yet to send it into remission.  The average patient with ALS survives for two to five years.  There is a progressive loss […]

In Remembrance…

As I reflect back on the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, I cannot help but recall a moving global tribute to the victims of 9/11, one year later on September 11, 2002.

Charter School Funding

Scenario: Your high school friend from Georgia called you about a great travel package he and his wife just got for a Rhine River cruise next fall–$1300 per person, double occupancy. (He knows a Rhine River cruise has been on your bucket list since…forever.)

Paging Benjamin Harrison!

Welcome to the Republic! This Republic of ours is a representative constitutional government at the federal level. We directly elect representatives to act on our behalf in Congress.

Fixing or creating problems?

Forgotten by many has been the National Labor Relations Board decision in March to permit college football players at Northwestern (a Big Ten Conference school) to organize a college players’ union and collectively bargain.

To Protect and To Serve

Despite being one of the largest cost-drivers for a municipality, most citizens support a local police force to protect and serve the public. As such, the safety of law enforcement personnel also should be a priority, especially when it might involve an officer’s life.

Nanny, Meet Cathy

New York Mayor Michael “Nanny” Bloomberg in his Friday (5/17) radio show told listeners that less-than-stellar high school students should consider plumbing as a profession rather than waste their time or money on a college degree.  Plumbing, he noted, is a well-paying profession, cannot be outsourced and is always in demand. Mayor, meet “Cathy”, a […]