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#1217 |
April 26, 2012 |
When is too far really too far? |
In 1948 I joined a labor union because to work in Michigan one had to a union member. For years I was a supporter of the unions and what they had accomplished over the years for both the trade and common worker. In recent years my Labor Day columns have reflected this support. But no more! The unions today, with government backing, have now gone too far – way too far. In recent years their unyielding tactics and threats of crippling strikes have cost American workers millions of jobs.... |
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#1016 |
April 19, 2012 |
March Madness: true capitalism in action |
For much of March many in America immersed themselves in what is known as March Madness, a collegiate basketball program designed to see which collegiate basketball team in America can out-play and out-last all other teams to become “NUMBER 1” in America. Sports fans love it.
But March Madness is more than a sport, much more – it is a major capitalistic business using the same formulae that allowed America to... |
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#1215 |
April 12, 2012 |
Have you noticed - spring has sprung! |
Spring has sprung, and, as it says in a favorite hymn: “there is beauty all around.” Truly, we have been surrounded here in Towne Lake with spring’s extraordinarily beautiful display of color, such beauty that it can remind all mankind, believers and non-believers alike, just how God’s creations can lift our spirits and touch our souls. It has been a breathtaking spring for nature lovers.
Each morning, for the past several weeks, as I pulled back the window curtains and... |
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#1214 |
April 5, 2012 |
Yes Joe, Christ truly rose from that tomb? |
On Sunday Christians worldwide will stop for a few moments and ponder the imponderable – the rising from the tomb of a man named Jesus. In our ever increasingly secular society fewer people even believe in Jesus let along believe he died for their sins or rose from that tomb. Some believe he was a great teacher, but not their Savior; others think there may be a God but are not really sure. Did he rise from the tomb or didn’t he? He did!
While I was once one of those who weren’... |
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#2013 |
March 29, 2012 |
What were the miracles of Holy Week? |
Would ancient Jerusalem at the time of Christ have been any different than Woodstock, Canton, or Holly Springs is today? Not likely! It was filled with people as equally divided as we are today in our local communities, each over divisive issues; they over a man named Jesus plus their hated Roman rulers; we today over divisive school issues and protecting our personal freedoms from an ever growing government bureaucracy. People were people then just as people are people today – people -... |
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#1212 |
March 22, 2012 |
Ever hear of "financial terrorism or economic warfare?" |
Anyone with investments in the stock market, especially in banks, likely noted the Associated Press article in the Tribune last Wednesday with its headline “Citibank, 3 others fail bank stress test.” The article reported that not only had Citibank failed the test but so did SunTrust, Ally Financial, and MetLife. The test, conducted by the Fed, was to determine if the banks “could withstand a crisis that sends unemployment to 13 percent, causes stock prices to be cut in half... |
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#1211 |
March 15, 2012 |
Why should America remember James Madison? |
Why should America remember James Madison on his 261st birthday anniversary tomorrow? Because James Madison was an instrument in the hands of God - as much as were Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln - who helped shape America as a land of freedom; and because Madison was one of America’s most influential Founding Father.
America should remember because James Madison was a real patriot who, almost single handedly, forced the Congress of the United States in 1787, with... |
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#1209 |
March 8, 2012 |
Beware of \"in the name of ...\" emotional issues |
Last Friday fellow columnists Marguerite Cline and Dick Yarbrough’s columns both focused on two highly emotional local political issues, reapportionment and the election of school board members from within their districts. Issues that relate to the education of children often become “In the name of the children” emotional issues with the potential of turning into political firestorms, that in many cases cause more harm than good, often with long lasting detrimental... |
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#1210 |
March 1, 2012 |
Is voting \'wisely\' a sacred responsibility? |
Is voting ‘wisely’ a sacred responsibility? Yes, I believe it is! This question came to me last week while pondering the upcoming election next Tuesday, an election for ‘we the people’ to ‘choose’ our presidential candidates for the big election on November 6, the election that could be the most important election Americans will ever vote in. This will be a pivotal election for America. It could determine if America remains a free nation or self-destructs. It... |
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#1208 |
February 23, 2012 |
My tribute to George Washington - again |
Two weeks ago I paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president. Today I pay tribute to Georgia Washington, America’s 1st president – whose 280th birthday anniversary was yesterday, February 22. He was born in 1732 in Virginia.
The accolades I could use for George Washington are far too many for my limited space so I will reflect only on the honor bestowed on this man for his service to his country... |
