Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 13:07:20
Fierce Five and Olympic Records
Our fascination with the Olympics goes beyond the near-perfect performances of the athletes. It also includes their stories. We watch and experience the trials and triumphs of people who fail, who get up and who triumph once again. Possibly through....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, July 26th, 2012 13:06:42
Olympic Inspiration
I'm ready for the Olympic Games, ready to watch the best athletes in the world giving it all they have. I'm ready to be inspired. After a long Republican presidential primary soap opera, continuing mediocre economic news, ongoing information on....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, July 19th, 2012 13:05:51
Enthusiasm
When I think of the word enthusiasm, I am reminded of a scene out of the 1987 movie "The Untouchables" about gangster Al Capone. In the scene, Capone (played by Robert De Niro) is walking around a table that is....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, July 12th, 2012 13:04:59
It’s Still The Economy
What are Americans interested in? According to a Gallup poll released on June 14, it's the economy, in a variety of forms. The poll found that "68 percent of Americans mention some aspect of the economy when asked about the....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, July 5th, 2012 13:04:13
American Optimism Must Be Renewed
There is something special about looking forward to something. Knowing that there is something good that is going to happen, or even might happen, gives us a reason to get up a bit earlier and work a bit harder. Optimism....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, June 28th, 2012 13:03:24
Retaining Harder than Declaring our Independence
We declared our independence from Great Britain 236 years ago next week. It was a declaration long in coming, brought about by the overreaching rule of King George III and Britain's insistence on taxation without representation. The taxation began in....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, June 28th, 2012 13:01:06
Words Matter
Words have power; they create images and possibilities, and provide a window into the future of what could be. The best leaders use positive words to communicate a potential future for a country that is possible if actions are taken.....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, June 21st, 2012 13:02:46
A City on a Hill
John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, crossed the ocean from England to New England aboard the Arabella in early 1630. While aboard, he penned a directive that he read to those traveling with him either while....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, June 14th, 2012 13:02:02
My Children’s Father
The most important decision that many of us will make is whom to marry, with whom should we share our time, our home and our lives. For those who are already parents, or who go on to become parents, this....
Read the complete article at Townhall.com....Thursday, May 31st, 2012 13:00:28
Freedom is Never Free
An 8-year-old boy loses his father to an execution squad. Imagine the shock, questions and hurt at losing his father at such a young age. Why did his father have to die? Could his death been avoided? Why did he....
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