My Turn: Teachers Need Protection

After reading about the teacher at Narbonne High School who lost composure because of a student's heckling, not only could I relate, but I sighed with resignation: " The more things change, the more they stay the same." I felt for her. She did not...

Christie's "I Won't" to Gays' "I do!"

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has said "I won't!" to any legal appeals to block gay couples from saying "I do!" in the Garden State. His decision is both pragmatic and calculating, determined but also disappointing. Marriage as defined...

What Republicans Have Gained Following the Shutdown

AP reports suggested that the TEA Party movement has crippled the crippling influence of Big Business over the Republican Party. It's about time. No special interest, whether Big Business, or Big Labor, should be able to collude with Big Government and create...

Jesus, The Friend Broken Who Makes Us Brothers

"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." (Proverbs 18: 24, KJV) This verse has diverse translations, all of which attempt to reflect the rich fullness of the original Hebrews. "One...