Archive for January, 2018
Donald’s Deals
Friday, January 26th, 2018Growing up I’d love to spend summers at my maw maw’s house. One of the daily rituals was watching game shows including “Let’s Make a Deal.†We got a chuckle when someone picked a Zonk, one of the meaningless prizes. We are now into season 2 of Donald’s deals in Washington. Behind every door and […]
Remember Texas Education
Friday, January 19th, 2018Long ago, coal miners learned to take a canary with them into the dark. Digging for coal released methane, a silent killer. The small canaries suffered the negative effects of the gas much faster than the miners. Seeing the dead canary prompted the miners to survive a near certain death. If you value public education […]
A Tale of Two Amendments
Thursday, January 11th, 2018How often have you heard people say, “We respect our teachersâ€? When the Teacher of the Year from Vermillion Parish Louisiana spoke her mind, however, we saw with our own eyes how meaningless this statement has become. On January 8th Deyshia Hargrave stood up to exercise her First Amendment rights during a School Board Meeting. […]
Monkey Cage: Makers vs Takers
Friday, January 5th, 2018I always need this explanation of government benefits. Conservatives constantly lie about who gets help. We, the government of the United States of America, help the least among us.   There simply isn’t a large percentage of people taking advantage of the system. Of the 24.7% of Americans who did not work and received government benefits […]
Merry Christmas
Thursday, January 4th, 2018The commercial Christmas ended at Midnight December 25 as retailers switched to Easter candy. Believers, however, have had the rest of the Twelve Days of Christmas to reflect. Christians and non-Christians alike celebrate at the darkest time of the year to remember the light. It’s no wonder then that light plays an integral part of […]