What do supporters of President Trump understand that his critics don’t? In other words, what do Trump supporters get right about America? It is not an exaggeration to say that I haven’t seen the country this divided since the Sixties. During my high school and college years, Civil Rights marches, Vietnam War protests, and multiple […]
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In 2015, a failed attempt by the EPA to contain polluted contents of the Gold King Mine released millions of gallons of water heavily polluted with sulfuric acid and toxic heavy metals into the San Juan River. This environmental disaster took a century to create. It is easy to believe that our ancestors didn’t understand
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This year, several low key conferences have been held about the colonization of Mars. Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have been quietly gathering the brain power needed for such an ambitious project. Their goal of having humans live permanently on Mars is not a secret. How they will go about achieving it is another
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I don’t know how to remember my son. I know how other parents memorialize their dead offspring. But I am confused for myself. There are no real maps or guidelines that work for me. Perhaps, if I could make sense of his death, it would be easier. But I am no closer to that than
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One guaranteed way to start an argument is to proclaim that one particular place “has the best barbeque.” Like many people, I love barbeque. It started when I was nine years old. We lived on the outskirts of Kansas City, Missouri in a farming community named Belton. One Sunday after church, my father took us
As much as I dread taking classes, it is like regular exercise. it’s good for you in spite of any pain or discomfort.
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