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The Old Codger on Pop Music
Well, I may be just an old codger, but let me tell you: I know a thing or two about a few things, and here's what I think about today's pop "music": It stinks!!
Culture
Commentary
No Father, No Peace
It's baseball season and I relish taking my sons to a game or, sometimes, a good baseball movie; or even a bad baseball movie … like the one my oldest and I watched 16 years ago. I slouched in my theater seat when I suddenly sat up, straining to
Commentary
The Chief Business of America Is Entertainment
The entertainment industry has become a dominant force in American business. Social media — one of a key and growing segment of the entertainment businesses — includes tech devices, such as cell phones and pads, magazines, print newspapers, movies, games, and pornography. It has emerged because of the digital way we work
Commentary
Pence the Promise-Keeper vs. Those Who Hate Promises
Hard to tell who are the Scribes and Pharisees these days. Used to be easy to label any religious zealot, call them a fanatic, and ignore their judgments. That's what Jesus did, right? He lambasted those who looked for the worst in people, while ignoring their own, obvious
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We Need a ‘Take Your Son to Work Day’
In 1993, Gloria Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for Women launched an event which was called "Take Our Daughters to Work Day." It was founded in order to expand the career horizons of young women. And its effect has been dramatic. In fact, the results were so explosive
Commentary
The Nerve of These Christians
It is amazing how easily people can be offended by anything to do with religion. Consider the victims of Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. The town is home to Villanova University, a nationally prestigious school that one resident admits is important "to our community."
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The Southie St. Patrick’s Day Parade Battle Is Over … Or Is It?
Visions of angry protests and the potential loss of one-third of the budget led the chief organizer of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston to reverse course and invite a group of homosexual veterans to march with no strings attached, he said in an interview. But
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Meat on St. Patrick’s Day for Catholics in New England?
Roman Catholics everywhere in New England are allowed to meat on St. Patrick's Day, even though this year it's a Friday during Lent. Catholic bishops have the authority to offer a dispensation from the ordinary rule, and all of the bishops in New England have.
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