I received the following from a friend of mine, who sent it to his local paper as well. I’ve asked his permission to post it here, in its entirety. It concerns an issue which, while we may hope represents an … Continue reading
Listening to a talk show at work yesterday, I heard some fall-out from the recent suicide of the young girl who had been “duped” on MySpace. When I first learned of this tragedy, I ran through a series of thoughts … Continue reading
What if I were In Charge? Dangerous idea, that. If you were in charge–if you were King–what would do? What would you fix? What would you ignore? The Socratic ideal is the philosopher king, whose first act upon accession to … Continue reading
The state of Missouri has never had an official poet laureate. Like many people, I didn’t know that, although unlike many of those many people, I should have. One of the hats I wear is as the president of the … Continue reading