It was midafternoon and the Sonoran desert had warmed up enough to force me to shed my coat. The December sky was clear, and the nearby ocean provided a rhythmic white noise in the background. I was accompanied by my new wife and former college roommate; we were getting a tour of the research facility […]
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I was working on my weekly calendar when the library clerk approached me. “So what do you think about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie getting divorced?” he asked. “I don’t give a flip,” I answered. I wanted to say something else, but I promised my boss I’d clean up my language around the inmates. He
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Mother Teresa was granted sainthood recently. The speed and manner in which it occurred ruffled the feathers of some Catholics who know and value the normal sainthood process. But when a pope is pushing a cause, things get done, formalities be damned. As a recovered Catholic, I shouldn’t care a whit. But I do. Teresa
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As my three faithful readers might have noticed, I took a week off from writing this column. I always take a week off during my anniversary. Other holidays have lost much of their significance for me. My sons are grown so Christmas isn’t such a big deal any more for example. I usually take my
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On August 21st 2016, the Colorado Springs Gazette published an opinion piece attacking Mylan’s price gouging for the EpiPen and comparing it to price increases by Black Hills Energy. The problem, we are told by the headline, is government regulation and the answer is free market competition. Once again the editorial staff of the Gazette
I was tucking Michael into his bed. He was about two and a half and smelled of Mr. Bubble and baby lotion. His chubby little hands suddenly grasped my face and he stared intently into my eyes. “Got bubbles inna eyes?” he said. I nodded affirmatively. I wasn’t quite sure what he meant. His imagination
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