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Politics

Smell What the Trump Was Cookin’!

Two Januaries ago the winning started.  Here is the crawl, and everything cooked up since.

Apr 17, 2026
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Tech

A Moon Fly-By Is a Rerun

Why a moon fly-by doesn't impress me 50 years after we landed there.

Apr 6, 2026
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General

Living with Chronic Pain

A husband's view of life alongside chronic pain.

Apr 6, 2026
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General

Holidays Are About Family, Including Our Heavenly One

An Easter prayer for a family friend who felt alone.

Apr 5, 2026
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Politics

Anger at Thune Isn’t Doom.  It’s Leverage

Why the anger at Senate leadership is tactical, not defeatist.

Apr 5, 2026
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Politics

Why #FireThune Is Still the First Step

How the Senate got stuck and why changing the Majority Leader changes everything.

Mar 30, 2026
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General

The Sacred Vow: Marriage as Life’s Greatest Earthly Pursuit

Marriage, faith, and what I learned holding my wife's hand in a hospital room.

Feb 14, 2026
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Politics

Dear Formerly Successful and Admired CNN

An open letter to CNN about Don Lemon.

Jan 30, 2026
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General

Shedeur Sanders: Stop Rewriting History and Let the Man Work

Shedeur Sanders made bad choices, then turned it around.  You can credit the comeback without rewriting what happened in the draft.  Let him work.

Jan 30, 2026
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Politics

The Comfort of Our Constitution?  We Bled for It

A reply to the idea that Americans just enjoy the comfort of a constitution.

Jan 18, 2026
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General

What I’m Most Thankful For

A Thanksgiving list from the heart.

Nov 26, 2025
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Politics

Senator, Millions of Kids Were Already Left Behind

A reply to Sen. Mazie Hirono on the Department of Education.

Nov 24, 2025
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