Reading Victor Joecks’ commentary (“Why we are unable to resolve debates that divide America” October 16, 2025) calls for more reflection on the age-old debate about church and state, or religion and politics. In determining the relationship between the two in our country, there are two ...
Recently I was discussing cannibalism with students in the context of human behavior. The Fijian Ratu Udre Udre deserves a place in the Cannibal Hall of Fame. He’s actually in “Guinness World Records” under “Most Prolific Cannibal.” He lived on the island of Viti Levu until his death ...
My two boys recently got new passports. The little books are gorgeously designed. On thick paper, drawings are etched of wheat fields and farmers, statues and monuments. Quotes from great Americans - former Presidents George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, as well as the ...
It appears that the immigration debate never ends. In 2015 I published an opinion piece in the Standard Examiner titled “A toxic debate on illegal immigration”, where I expressed the hope that both political parties would compromise and work out a bi-partisan bill on immigration to design ...
Electricity bills are climbing almost everywhere, and the reasons have little to do with ideology. Three forces are driving prices higher: massive new utility spending on infrastructure, rising natural gas costs, and growing capacity shortages in electricity markets as power demand soars from ...
Amid discussions about furloughs and firings of federal employees, we often forget that most are ordinary citizens trying to make ends meet. Some hold these jobs for the benefits they provide, and others because they genuinely enjoy helping people and take pride in where they work. We must not ...
