For some of us, the good news is that President Obama has vetoed the bill that Congress passed to approve the XL Pipeline. Those in favor of the pipeline are not so happy. And more delays to the pipeline that would bring tar-sands oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast are coming from Nebraska. On …
There was an interesting article in last Sunday’s Dallas Morning News written originally in the Princeton Alumni magazine by Lawrence Otis Graham, an attorney and author. His article, Wealth can’t protect your kids from racism, had some interesting things to say about the problem. What prompted the article was in incident involving his 15-year-old son …
A long time ago when asked in an interview why I want to be a writer I voiced grand and noble ideals about the power of the written word to impact society. “If the words I write,” my answer continued, “can make just one person laugh or cry, think or question, then I will have …
