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“Everything counts in large amounts.” – Martin Gore It looks like we finally know Republicans will maintain a razor-thin majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years. Yet, early this week there were still a few House races without a winner declared which naturally leads to questions as to why it… Read more

“You find out that life is just a game of inches. So is football. Because in either game, life or football, the margin for error is so small.” – Al Pacino as coach Tony D’Amato in the film “Any Given Sunday” I mentioned last week I had a hunch about whom the winner of the… Read more

“Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others.” – Winston Churchill It is a bit strange writing a column on a presidential election before knowing the results. As you are glancing over this article, beloved reader, you have a mountain of information to which I do not have access since I… Read more

“And now for something completely different.” – segue between comedy sketches on “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” I would hazard a guess that the week leading up the presidential election every four years is the highpoint of the average American’s attention to politics. It is the one time every four years when there is at least… Read more

“People say believe half of what you see, son, and none of what you hear. But I can’t help but being confused. If it’s true, please tell me, dear.” – Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield One thing about vocabulary that never changes is that vocabulary is always changing. Our great-grandparents probably looked just as confused… Read more

“Oh, well, a touch of grey kind of suits you anyway. That was all I had to say, and it’s all right.” – Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia There are a lot of themes you could choose when it comes to the political year 2024. In most years I would choose the major policy issues,… Read more

“The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists.” – H. Allen Smith I do not think I am catching anyone off guard when I say we are living in a society where taking disputes to the courtroom is a common occurrence. Watch “The Price is Right” or “General Hospital” when… Read more

“It’s a hell of a thing killing a man. You take away all he’s got and all he’s ever gonna have.” – Clint Eastwood as William Munny in the film “Unforgiven” In the past couple of weeks, Alabama sadly made headlines due to a couple of incidents resulting in the loss of life. The two… Read more

“But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one. Men know him not, and to know not is to care not for.” – from the novel “Dracula” by Bram Stoker One of the coolest aspects of being on a college campus for as long as I have – as both a student and,… Read more

“Numbers, letters, learn to spell, nouns and books and show and tell, at playtime we will throw the ball, then back to class through the hall, teacher marks our height against the wall.” – Jack White I never planned for the third grade to become a major part of my life. I thought it was… Read more