Before I begin, I want to acknowledge that we live in sensitive times. Actually, I suppose, it is not the times that are sensitive, but the people that live in these times. It is difficult for a writer or a speaker...

"Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon...

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care...

"Yet Freedom! Yet thy banner, torn, but flying, streams like a thunderstorm against the wind." Lord Byron Radio commentator Paul Harvey would use the tag line, "It is...

"Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. - Oscar Wilde Charity has always been considered a virtue. The idea of sharing your blessings with those who are less fortunate is...

There is an oft repeated quote that such great football coaches as Darryl Royal, Bear Bryant, Vince Lombardi, and Tom Landry have employed to admonish their players not to make fools of themselves after scoring a touchdown, "When...

Avoiding the low hanging fruit of the Sebelius resignation, you will I hope bear with me if I delve into the weeds a bit in this week's blog with a brief (or possibly not that brief) excursion to local...

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may...

"When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no...

"Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good" ...