• Well, was your St. Patrick’s Day good? Get your fill of shamrocks, leprechauns and green beer? Ole Saint Patty himself would’ve been proud. What’s that? He wouldn’t? Say, who is Saint Patrick, anyway? I sure love his green beer. I betcha he could throw one heck of a good party, eh? Huh? He didn’t party?…

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  • Been watching the compelling news coverage of the Pacific tsunami that ravaged Japan? Amazing, isn’t it? Thursday’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake was the fifth largest quake in recorded history, a history that only dates back to the late 1800s, but history nonetheless. The earth’s rotation was affected by the quake, scientists say, speeding up the earth’s rotation…

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  • Happy Sad Day!

    Well, today’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and the beginning of the Easter season on the traditional Christian calendar. Yesterday was Mardi Gras — not a Christian holiday — but today is the start of a period in which many believers around the world sacrifice something important for 40 days leading up to…

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  • Sovereignty. When you see that word, what images come to mind? A king or queen? A nation? A state? When I think of “sovereignty” I think of a sovereign, a king, who rules with one of those fancy scepters while sitting on a throne dressed in a flowing scarlet or purple robe, golden, jeweled crown…

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