December, 2011
AMERICA’S, “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE”
AMERICA IS STILL BEDFORD FALLS – If We Believe My favorite holiday movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Critics thought it was a terrible movie with little chance of succeeding, but the 1947 cinematic classic of a man who lost hope and found it again — with the prompting of a guardian angel — reminds [...]
CHRISTMAS at the Five and Dime
A Five and Dime Christmas These are the days for family, light hearts, and also sober thoughts of love, gratitude and giving. For a child they are days of wonder. Christmas cheer often has a flip side for those under stress of financial burdens and losses. This year many will suffer from the feelings they [...]
MUSLIMS, CHRISTMAS AND REALITY CHECK
Muslims celebrating Christmas? Ten hours sitting on a commercial aircraft with very little to do leaves the mind wondering. I just returned from a brief overseas trip for work in Europe and cannot stop thinking about it. Work remains on my mind but trapped more was a conversation I had with a small handful of [...]
Mr. Smith, Washington, and a Simple Solution to Crisis
In Washington DC the old adage, “He who owns the gold makes the rules,” has been twisted for over a century to mean, “He who controls the gold makes the rules.” Elitist mentality and “ruler’s law” has overcome the decency of common consent–that republican form of government where representatives earnestly strive to fulfill the wishes and [...]
