“Don’t be on your phone,” my manager said to me in a hurried fashion. “They’re watching us right now, and I don’t want to have to get yelled at.” So went a night at my part-time job a few weeks ago. I hadn’t actually been on my phone, but my manager was giving me, and Read More
So the legendary Bob Dylan played to more than 3,000 admirers – young and old – at the CFSB Center last Saturday evening, and he did not disappoint. His cracked 71-year-old vocal chords made it hard to decipher some of the lyrics to songs that may not have been familiar unless fans had purchased or Read More
When the smoke cleared May 1, 1886, 11 people had died in Chicago’s Haymarket Square. More than 100 were injured, and more than 100 were placed under arrest by Chicago police. What had begun as a peaceful rally for the establishment of an eight-hour workday had ended in tragedy as an unknown person threw a Read More
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are Read More
When I found out that Mitch McConnell would be giving Murray State’s commencement address, I nearly crashed. And I mean that literally, because I was driving when I got a text message informing me that the Senate Minority Leader would be on campus in the flesh May 11. What a stark change from McConnell’s normal Read More
On my birthday in December 2004, I found myself on a research trip to Oxford, England. More than 50 years earlier on May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister, for the first time, broke the 4-minute mile in a time of 3:59.4. Although he had failed to medal in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, placing fourth in the Read More
“The best way to honor Baroness Thatcher is to crush liberalism and sweep it into the dustbin of history,” said Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) in a statement released upon news that the “Iron Lady” had passed away from a stroke at the age of 87 Monday. Stockman, who has recently gained notoriety for a dubious Read More
Since I had open- heart surgery, I do not believe I am the same person. Along with a new heart valve, I also look out upon a new world in a new way. It takes me longer to complete routine tasks. Orienting myself in this brave new world has been at once challenging and exasperating. Read More