“How we react to the tragedy of one small person accurately reflects our attitude towards a whole nationality, and increasing the numbers doesn't change much.” Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist, murdered in 2006 Do some journalists report from a political slant? Yes. Do some journalists wallow in the most gruesome, salacious types of news for ratings?… Continue reading Real patriots need news
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How to not get shot
One second we were walking through the church doors. The next, there were alarm bells. Not long after, there was one very twitchy policeman demanding passwords and phone numbers we did not have. Two more police came and the three of them, guns drawn, barreled into the thankfully empty sanctuary like something out of a… Continue reading How to not get shot
A sense of place
“There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” Wendell Berry, American author All this week, I have been mentally revisiting a place that I hold sacred. The Indiana Dunes is the place of my childhood, the place where I fell in love, the place that appears without fail in any… Continue reading A sense of place
Small-town dreams
Well, I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Probably die in a small town Oh, those small communities. John Mellencamp, American rocker Some books are a delightful dream. Take Martin Walker's The Dark Vineyard, for example. The food, the cadence of rural French life, the unfolding of a justice… Continue reading Small-town dreams
The cure for loneliness
“Two kinds of people have many friends, one with bank balance and other with boldness.” Amit Kalantri, author and magician Martha Stewart has gotten me in trouble more than once. She just has ideas that are so ... interesting. Once, I destroyed our ironing board cover mostly following her directions on how to make a… Continue reading The cure for loneliness
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