Hanukkah begins Tuesday, December 16 and we are just 10 days away from Christmas. The holiday season is in full swing. The November to December holiday Season—also known as the Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Year’s sprint—can be a magical time for children and a special time for families.Turkey with all the stuffing. Christmas …
Read More »Election Day – Washington’s pomp and circumstance
Washington political insiders joke that every former high school class president ends up in Washington. I should know. I am one. With so many high school political types here it is no surprise that Washington politics seems like one big high school drama played out on a national stage. Political …
Read More »Did you hit my car?
Dear Unknown Driver: On September 10, 2014, sometime between 8 and 10 p.m., you were driving northbound on Rt. 11 – Main Street – in Woodstock, Virginia. You were right in front of our quaint, small town movie theatre in the heart of Shenandoah County. Of course, you know that …
Read More »State vs. Bill O'Reilly: Spokeswoman attacks Fox News host as ISIS threat grows
Marie Harf, whose career has alternated between government jobs and campaign jobs, is the deputy spokesman for the State Department, and if her recent communications are any indication, the face of the most acute foreign-policy crisis facing these United States is Bill O’Reilly’s — an admittedly self-satisfied visage, to be …
Read More »Why I'm glad the NFL called an audible on Muslim prayer
It’s been said that football is the unofficial religion of America. And while that point might be debatable, there’s no denying the relationship between God and the Gridiron. From Dixie to the Dakotas, you can be certain find churches serving up plates of chicken and biscuits before the Friday night …
Read More »Prayer for injured teen sparks atheist outrage
The injured player was on the ground being tended to by trainers and coaches. So the Seminole High School football team did what many football teams do. The teenage boys took a knee, bowed their heads and prayed for their injured teammate. But that simple act of compassion and humanity …
Read More »Nobody wants Ukraine. Even Russia just wants slivers
While the United States, European Union and Russia battle over whether Ukraine will follow Crimea back into the Russian camp, there is a little secret that none of them dare utter in public:despite all the posturing and hand wringing over Ukraine, none of them wants to be left holding the …
Read More »Maya Angelou and me
Three years ago I hosted an “Evening with Maya Angelou” at Christ Church in Greenwich, Connecticut. Several weeks prior to her appearance I asked her if she would would tell me the names of her favorite hymns so we could perform them prior to her presentation. I told her I …
Read More »Proposed ban on whole milk: When lawmakers get nutrition and diet all wrong
Editor’s note: The following op-ed originally appeared on Reason.com. It is used with permission. A new billmaking its waythrough the Connecticut legislaturewould ban daycare centers and home childcare providersfrom serving whole milk or 2% milk to the kids in their care. Setting aside for a moment the sheer lunacy of …
Read More »Five things you can learn from Pope Francis' first year to live your faith at work
Being pope is a full-time job. And when the white smoke went up a year ago, and the world gasped at the name Jorge Bergoglio, and cheered at the name Francis, and smiled when he askedthemto pray forhim, quickly did we know that this man was serious about the work …
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