*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on January 14, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. The Pikes Peak Library District has unfortunately been dragged onto the battlefield in the community’s war over homelessness.…
*Note: This essay was published in the Pikes Peak Bulletin print edition on January 10, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. Over the past few months, as some readers will know, I’ve written a lot about why it’s time…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on January 6, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. Like many others, our family is recovering from holiday travel. We spent the past week with my side…
*Note: This essay was published in the Los Angeles Times print edition on December 24, 2018, under the title “If only in their dreams.” It can also be found online here. Bing Crosby will forever remind me of a giant Latino sergeant I served with in the Army on my first deployment to Iraq in 2003. A…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on December 21, 2018. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. Tis the season for all of us to reflect on the past year’s deeds. And while we’re counting…
*Note: This essay was published in the Pikes Peak Bulletin print edition on December 13, 2018. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. Manitou prides itself on being artsy, so I’m hoping readers will be familiar with the film-musical “The Greatest…
*Note: This essay was published in the Pikes Peak Bulletin print edition on December 6, 2018. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. Morality can pass harsh judgments. Praise or blame? Favor or shame? Disgrace or fame? The line between the…
*Note: This essay was published in the Pikes Peak Bulletin print edition on November 29, 2018. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. Americans are lonely. A recent survey from Cigna found that most Americans have sustained feelings of loneliness and…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on November 22, 2018. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. This week is for giving thanks, and sometimes those things we’re most thankful for are in the unlikeliest…
*Note: This essay was published in the Pikes Peak Bulletin print edition on November 22, 2018. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. When the Manitou Springs Public Library’s doors opened on February 22, 1911, William Howard Taft was president, China’s…