I won’t stop there
54th Edition When I launch my campaign for president it’s going to be based on a few bold slogans. I realize as a relatively unknown candidate I have to create a broad appeal, so my first slogan will be – All Lives
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Does America still lead the world?
53rd Edition Columnist Walter Russell Mead recently wrote a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal titled, “A Distracted America Still Leads the World.” After reading it once, I knew I was going to respond, but I had to read
Volunteer, read and unplug
52nd Edition My church recently did a study of the book “Unafraid – Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times” by Adam Hamilton. The premise of the book, and the reason for our church-wide study is that fear is becoming
The Long Jump
51st Edition The world of track and field is up in arms about a proposed rule change for the long jump. Currently, the long jump is measured from a fixed line. In essence, athletes must make their jump as close to that
Momentum swings
50th Edition I’ve always felt that in sports the toughest thing to do is to reverse a momentum swing once it has happened. Momentum swings are inevitable in virtually every competitive team sport contest, and more often than not, they determine
Career planning for the next generation
49th Edition We are expecting our first grandchild sometime in late May, and that exciting and long-anticipated event has caused me to rethink a few things. Several of my friends who are already grandparents have given me lots of advice, starting
Message in a gas tank
48th Edition The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article about General Motors’ struggle with its attempt to transition into electric and driverless cars. According to the story, GM’s CEO, Mary Barra, has received a fair amount of criticism for terminating
Medals that matter
47th Edition Do you remember the first trophy you ever won? I do. It was in a swimming race when I was seven years old. There were two of us in the race and we had to swim the width of the pool. About
The Hershey Hill
46th Edition In the early 1980’s when I was an equity analyst, I used to enjoy visiting manufacturing operations to learn more about the products companies made. One memorable trip was to Hershey’s chocolate plant in, you guessed it, Hershey, PA.,
Our Destiny?
45th Edition Allegations of repeated plagiarism at the highest level of one of our most prestigious universities, which led to the resignation of its president, has shocked much of our country. What shocks me is that so many people were shocked. In