Headlines: let the reader beware
Mark Twain said, “There are three kinds of lies: plain lies, damn lies, and statistics.” He might have said four, adding headlines to the list. I suppose that was true when Twain was a journalist, but misleading headlines seem to have reached an art form in the age of social media. At least when a […]
Living an uncommon life: seeing people as people
A few days ago I had the privilege of giving a talk to some student athletes at Grand Canyon University, and I had an assigned topic: Living an Uncommon Life. Why, I wondered, would someone give that topic to me? Have I lived an uncommon life? Am I uncommon? The answer to both questions is […]
One of our greatest treasures is being stolen. This is not good.
There have been three incidents in my adult life when something was taken from me or a family member. At least that I know of. The first of those happened in St. Louis back in the days when most cars had a radio antenna. My wife and I came out of a shopping center to […]
