Frank Godden is baffled by Christmas trees. The truck that carries stacks of Christmas trees from a farm far away to a lot near you might as well be a hearse, the way Godden sees it. ...more

December 20, 2009

It's hard to imagine the dinner conversation when the Pilgrims hosted members of the Wampanoag Tribe at a harvest celebration in 1621. ...more

November 26, 2009

While I'm no fan of Barack Obama, it's hard to not be proud of the fact that Americans have shed enough of their prejudices to elect a black man president. As a nation we're not that far removed from segregated classrooms, separate drinking fountains and other racist policies, but we have progressed mightily very quickly. ...more

November 19, 2008

While I'm no fan of Barack Obama, it's hard to not be proud of the fact that Americans have shed enough of their prejudices to elect a black man president. ...more

November 19, 2008

The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to establishing Bible classes in public high schools, rejecting calls to draw specific teaching guidelines and warnings that it could lead to constitutional problems in the classroom. ...more

July 19, 2008

Regarding Mary Malool's recent misleading letter about gay marriage, she makes good sense until she stated, "People who are against gay marriage are trying to force their religious views on the rest of the country." I believe just the opposite is true. Marriage has historically been between one man and one woman, and although I am not religious, I believe it should remain so, for the good of this country and for the good of mankind. It is the gay minority that is trying to force society to accept a practice which is an aberration and morally questionable. ...more

June 20, 2008

Joan Morrone's article "We Haven't Learned Much in 5,000 Years," tempts the reader into thinking he will be reading a well thought out philosophical look at the world's political process without the grinding of any ideological ax. ...more

December 27, 2007