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Category Archives: Faith
Summer Shorts: Fifty Years Gone – What Have We Learned?
Everyone of us who is the parent of a teenage child understands the problems of raising children today. Every vice seems to be hurled at these youngsters. It is almost as though we are wrestling with the Devil himself. Parents … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Faith, Family, History, Local, Media, Youth
Tagged Allegheny County Police, Betty G.Y. Shields, Boy Scouts of America, Child Sex Abuse, Cynthia Dworchak, Human Trafficking, John Besong, Juvenile Runaways, Leet Township Police, Leetsdale Police, Missing Children, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Rev. John Guest, Roman Catholic Church, Sewickley Herald, St. Stephens Church Sewickley
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The Summer of our Discontent
After a June that was rainier than usual, July and August brought with them the kind of sticky, unpleasant, hot weather that becomes annoying quickly, especially when the car air conditioner isn’t working. There is reasonable certainty of relief from … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Faith, Government, Justice, Local, Media, Movies, Pittsburgh, Politics, Public Safety
Tagged Antwon Rose, Dulane Cameron, Dundee Farm, Fred Rogers, Henle Park Splash Pad, Leetsdale Borough, Leetsdale VFW, Quaker Valley COG, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Heights Borough
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Summer / Autumn Decennial Digest
The days are moderating into the familiar, blessed coolness that brings with it the anticipation of harvest festivals, apple cider, and pumpkin spice everything. I’ve been collecting things to summarize – things that I’ve touched upon before, things that are … Continue reading
With Wings As Eagles…
I hope that this past month has been a good one for you. I spent the first weeks of this month preparing for a trip to Colorado to observe and celebrate my son’s college graduation – a watershed moment in … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Grand Junction, Media, Personal, Public Safety, Travel, Youth
Tagged Bald Eagle, Graduation, Pittsburgh
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Goliath in the Mirror
It’s been interesting and somewhat satisfying to see Memorial Day have greater emphasis and visibility in recent years. Regardless of who is responsible, we as a country and a society have a continuing obligation to recognize the sacrifice of those … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Government, History, Personal
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Searching for Father Cyrus
It’s been too long – I hope that the New Year has been good to you thus far. The path we take through the Holiday season, beginning with Thanksgiving and continuing through the end of the year, typically brings contacts … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, History, Media, Personal
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The Paths of Resistance
Would it then follow that climbers take the hard way, but have their ups and downs? Is it necessarily an advantage to prefer a steadier path, even though you may never see anything from the top? Credit – Wikipedia … Continue reading
Civics and Civility
Civics is the study of the theoretical and practical aspects of citizenship, its rights and duties; the duties of citizens to each other as members of a political body and to the government. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Faith, Government, Local, Media, Schools
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Holiday Potpourri
I hope that everyone has had a blessed holiday season thus far. It’s been a somewhat hectic few weeks. Over the course of that time, I’ve been trying to catalog those stories, observations, and ideas that made for short stops … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Government, Local, Politics, Schools, Technology, Transportation, Travel
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September Sunday Self-Reflection with Stephen
– The Colbert Report We know that Stephen Colbert is paid to make us laugh, and of course make money for himself and his employer. He does his job very well, by making us think while we’re laughing. Here, he … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Human Rights, Humor, Media
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