This spring my consulting has involved research and analysis on college athletics. One aspect of the work has encompassed the faith-athletics connection. If sportsmanship and godly character are well established among athletes, is winning performance also critical? Questions like that. (Turns out this topic is a relevant and widely discussed one just now, as recent work on a 'declaration on sport and the Christian life' demonstrates.)
So it was that thoughts about sports, God, and their interplay bounced around in my head as I ran the Marine Corps Half Marathon. It was the third half marathon I'd ever run — my first being in 2004 (before I had my gaggle of kids) and my second being in 2014, shortly after I'd moved to Virginia.
STATE HOUSE — In the wake of reports of long-time state employees walking into retirement with lucrative compensation packages boosted by payouts for unused sick time, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday unveiled legislation to cap sick leave accrual at no more than 1,000 hours, or six months of work.
The governor believes the state can save up to $3.5 million in cash payouts annually with the reform, but a legislative sponsor of similar legislation predicted just last week that the idea would face a tough road toward becoming law this session with strong union opposition.
