Superstitions and the power of one
It’s funny the little things we do. Some of them are done without really thinking about it. Some of them are very much on purpose. Call them habits. Call them…
Economic safety net needed
There will always be people that have. And there will always be people that have not. That’s just a fact of life.Even if you took all property in the world…
From politics in 2012 to family at Easter
As if you weren’t already sick of the race to the White House this year, last month, The Washington Post had a bracket-style poll for potential candidates for the presidency…
Take a look at us now
I’m not sure why, but we seem to have a tendency to romanticize the past and fantasize the future. We look around at the world and think, “this must be…
So I bought myself a Mega Millions ticket
I had a dollar. And now I have a dream. I’ve never been a big fan of the lottery. In fact, I abhor it. I feel that it prays on…
Light the Night
There was a candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin in Lockport on Monday. This week’s column focuses on the death of Trayvon Martin, who was killed on Feb. 26. Rather than…
We’ve come a long way, but we’re not there yet
It’s been nearly 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will…
Good words …
“We’re not as racist as we used to be, we’re not as sexist as we used to be, we’re not as homophobic as we used to be. Our only remaining…
Observations from my bike ride
It was far too nice to stay home and watch Scrubs all day (although I did some of that this morning), so I dusted off my bike and took it…