On November 30, 1965, Ralph Nader’s “Unsafe at Any Speed” was released to the chagrin of auto manufacturers. Few thought the book would sell, but within six months it became a…
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In his classic novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays a heroic woman in Hester Prynne who is forced to bear a mark of shame by wearing a red A, meaning…
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The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide. – Hannah Arendt, 20th-century…
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November 4th was a big day for Clear Creek. For the first time in nearly two decades, the CCHS Golddiggers got to the football playoffs. They played a gritty, hard-fought game.…
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I remember the ballot card my mother gave me to play with when a boy after she had voted at Bellwood School. It was on 3”x6” white stock with red and…
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Pop quiz: Name the three branches of government. List the rights enumerated in the First Amendment. Which Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law? What does suffrage mean? True or False:…
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Last week, I began to explore tribalism as what essayist Andrew Sullivan calls, “our default human experience.” We’re born into tribes, choose tribes, feel stronger attachment to some, and rationalize our…
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Before the October 1st Oakland Raiders game, a wondrous unfolding took place at Mile High Stadium: A show of unity within Bronco Nation that had been buffeted by the White House…
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Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake Thy gory locks at me. Macbeth (III, iv, 50) Macbeth is seeing the ghost of Banquo who was murdered by Macbeth’s paid…
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Even 25 years ago, traffic would back up, but it would be for an hour or two. Now, it’s four or five hours. What we’re going to move into is six…
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It is written that it’s never too late to find religion, to drink the Kool-Aid, to swoon and cry out in exultation, “I believe!” When one is raised Catholic, mea culpa,…
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But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. – Matt. 19:14 (KJV) Nice sentiment, but sorry Big…
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Everything has a cost. Cost, though, has a double entendre. Cost can be the price one pays for a product or service that becomes the amount a business or person providing…
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There are times I miss the classroom. Last week was one. The Great American Eclipse taking place in the middle of a school day was a boon for Colorado teachers. I…
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The war being over . . . and the questions at issue . . . having been decided, I believe it to be the duty of everyone to unite in the restoration of the country, and…