Kids These Days
Entitled. Lazy. Disrespectful. These are just a few of the words I’ve heard “grownups” use to describe kids these days. “Those darn Millennials,” an angry, old crank might say, “They
Plenty of things to think of in Spring
Among my many annoying habits is that I often have a thought come to mind, which I need to communicate to someone else, I tell them as soon as it
Kindergarten Cops
The following is a column I wrote for the September 17, 2014 edition of the Journal. In light of the renewed interest in the idea of arming teachers, I humbly
Winter/Political games take too long
It took 18 days to get the Winter Olympics to complete every slide, end, jump and flip off the half-pipe. George Frederick Handel wrote his famous Messiah in a third
Prayers for Braeden
You may recall reading a column I wrote a few years ago about Shelly and Wes Sconce, two of the best human beings you’ll ever meet. I’ve known Wes since
Steps must be taken to make our schools safer
Last Wednesday’s Florida school shooting can no longer be called an “unimaginable horror.” If fact, such massacres have become very imaginable. Tragically, they have become very predictable horrors. A predictable
Naughton for Governor
I was a seventeen-year-old, trombone-playing band geek when George H. W. Bush was elected president of the United States in 1988. In the eight previous years, the benefits of Ronald
Winter Olympics right outside
It’s Winter Olympics time and this past weekend I got to see Huck, our Boston Terrier, compete in the short track speed skating. On weekend mornings, it is typical that
Fathers, Daughters, and Thin Mints
Ever since I was recruited to be a group leader for the local Girl Scouts’ summer camp a couple years ago, I have been a big fan of the organization
The worst news for a kid in 1968
You will be seeing a lot of news items this year reminding you of all the news items of 1968 – it was 50 years ago that all kinds of
