On this Mother’s Day 2016 we find the world all around us continuing to be torn apart by the cross currents of economic, racial, ethnic and religious… Read more “MOMS”
Category: Opinion
POP GOES THE BOOM!
The running boom is over, and you can blame the millennials. So says an article in the Wall Street Journal quoting statistics from, among others, Running USA showing… Read more “POP GOES THE BOOM!”
America, The Brand – Or, Where is the West if Lewis & Clark Are No Longer Searching?
So here it comes, Ali-Frazier `71, Bird-Magic `84. Really, once his golden escalator eased The Donald and his wife Melania down into the lobby of Trump Tower last June… Read more “America, The Brand – Or, Where is the West if Lewis & Clark Are No Longer Searching?”
WHAT MEAN THE STRUGGLES IF THE BATTLES GO UNNAMED?
There were several sad stories in the news this week that helped keep perspective in proper alignment. Each concerned people in the prime of their lives, each… Read more “WHAT MEAN THE STRUGGLES IF THE BATTLES GO UNNAMED?”
STICKIN’ IT TO THE CONSUMER
Everywhere you turn these days you find another example of industries who are just out to stick it to the consumer. Some of you are old enough… Read more “STICKIN’ IT TO THE CONSUMER”
ODDS & ENDS
I was watching Oregon v Oklahoma at the NCAA West Regional Final on CBS over the weekend. One of the promotions on the broadcast was for the USGA… Read more “ODDS & ENDS”
HEALING BEGINS
Last week’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon has been praised for its innovations in track & field presentation, things like NBA-style player introductions, music during… Read more “HEALING BEGINS”
THE CHARMIN SUPREMACY
For decades the U.S. wrestled the Soviet bear for international primacy in a long and bitter Cold War. Finally, the bear and its Communist system succumbed, driven… Read more “THE CHARMIN SUPREMACY”
COMITY AND OTHER LESSONS FROM LINCOLN
(POLITICS, NOT RUNNING) The heat and passion of political discourse is but a measure of the times, not their cause. And so in this particularly rancorous presidential… Read more “COMITY AND OTHER LESSONS FROM LINCOLN”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILSON KIPSANG
Happy birthday to Wilson Kipsang, the former marathon world record holder, who turns 34 today. Last year Wilson ran a strong second to fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge… Read more “HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILSON KIPSANG”
