Category current events

Undignified News

The presumption of innocence…is the principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty. Scanning through my news feed this morning, I saw a raw video posted by a local news station, claiming a “strong reaction” from a defendant’s mother…

And the next Miss America is…

Nina Davulur (Wikimedia): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nina_davuluri_2013-09-16_14-14.jpg

Miss 7-11 Miss Al Qaeda A terrorist Not blonde, so not really American Like our President, not American I honestly did not know the Miss America Pageant was even on last night until Jen Hatmaker filled hijacked my Twitter feed.…

The Morning After

ground zero 2006

The sun rose and life was different. “Pinch me,” many of them probably said. “Is this real life? Tell me this is a dream.” Mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, husbands and wives, awoke on September 12 trying to understand…

“Support the Troops!”

Support Our Troops

Living generously starts at home with the people we encounter most. But what about a national, patriotic call of duty? How generous are we? Last weekend, the U.S. Army supported a college football game I attended, and at a break…

Quoted: About the Cicadas

We have heard the cicadas for a few weeks, but the “deafening” roar isn’t in our neighborhood. It’s nearly a mile away! Drive over there, and there is no mistaking what is taking place. When I heard the Times-Dispatch’s Rex…