Friday, June 20, 2025

Fifty Summers Ago and One Big Shark!

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You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”               --Chief Brody, from the 1975 film “Jaws” Welcome to this, the first day of summer, June 20...

Fifty Summers Ago and One Big Shark!

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" You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”    --Chief Brody, from the 1975 film “Jaws” Welcome to this, the first day of summer, June 20 th ...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Don't Give Up the Flag. Don't Give Up the Fight.

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All of us ... should remember that no amount of flag-waving, pledging allegiance, or fervent singing of the national anthem is evidence that...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

What Is a Human Life Worth? To Some, Not Much.

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“Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?”   ― the late ...
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Friday, May 23, 2025

They Did Their Part for America. Could We? Will We?

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" In some way, suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds meaning, such as the meaning of sacrifice.”   --Victor Frankl, ...
Friday, May 16, 2025

To Teachers Who Inspire Us: Thank You. THANK YOU!!!!

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“Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” –William Butler Yeats I am who I am, in large part, because of the te...
Thursday, May 8, 2025

Is Nothing Sacred? In These Strange Times, Who Knows?

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“We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter. Do ...