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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Further thoughts on the great response of Shawnee Mission East High School students to Fred Phelps
Why the Shawnee Mission East High School students got it right when they responded to Fred Phelps & co.--and one former Marine got it wrong.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Fred Phelps gets his comeuppance from high school students with no tolerance for intolerance
Hundreds of students at Shawnee Mission East High School turned out yesterday to counterprotest Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church, who had shown up across the street because the school elected a gay homecoming king.
Friday, January 16, 2009
So long, farewell, Mr. Bush!
Bush's farewell address last evening had the look of a living room recital, of the Von Trapp children singing their goodnight song.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Barack Obama could do worse than keep "The Education of Henry Adams" on his nightstand while he stays at the Hay-Adams
Henry Adams would have been delighted to know that Barack Obama had the opportunity to observe the White House from his own vantage point for a couple weeks before occupying it.
Monday, December 29, 2008
"The Education of David Frost"
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The recent opening of the movie "Frost/Nixon" coincided not only with the holidays but also with the legacy-building tour of President George W. Bush, who's been scrambling like an undergraduate with a term paper due to paste together something resembling an honorable narrative about his disastrous presidency.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Would you have volunteered if you knew Rick Warren's was the first voice you'd hear?
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Of all the churches and all the pastors in America, how did Rick Warren end up at the top of the list? In fact, why did the role have to be filled by a Christian at all, or even a believer?
Bob Sommer, Uncommon Hours
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Movie review: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Whoa! Keanu Reeves plays Klaatu. Save your money on this one and rent the original 1951 version.
Monday, December 8, 2008
WAR IS OVER!
John Lennon: Oct. 9, 1940 - Dec. 8, 1980
A fictional tribute by Bob Sommer
Saturday, December 6, 2008
"The most important election of our time!"
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Hint: It wasn't this year!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Who speaks for Bill Ayers?
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The efforts of the McCain campaign to paint this relationship into something other than what it is smacks of desperation. Frankly, an Obama administration could do a lot worse than consult with Bill Ayers on education policy.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
When the President Does It...
It's not too late to hold Bush accountable for the wreckage he's left behind.
Friday, July 6, 2007
A Special Few Bear War's Burden
If all Americans shared the burden of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,the outcomes would have been very different.
