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There are multiple reasons why it is ‘March Madness’

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Maybe 30 years ago, Oral Roberts University hosted an NCAA men’s basketball regional. Before the actual invitations went out, it looked like Arkansas would be sent to Tulsa. The Hogs at that time were coached by Nolan Richardson, who coached a few years at The University of Tulsa. For some reason, Arkansas was sent elsewhere…

Despite all the setbacks, there seems to be a glimmer of hope

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It seems as though some things may be changing to offer some encouragement to those of us who revere the freedom we were born into and the Constitution that was written to guarantee those freedoms as coming from God.  As mentioned previously, some of us consider it that it was the doing of God that…

Modern warriors must battle for truth

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The day after our team finished carrying the cross up Mount Kilimanjaro, we had a day of rest and then toured the Tarangire National Park, where we rode among the elephants, zebras and lions. On our way out of Tanzania and into Kenya. we stopped alongside the road where some Maasai warriors were selling trinkets…

Why don’t scientists reveal the Sun’s impact on climate?

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Why is the public generally unaware of the important research that connects variations in the output of the Sun with climate change? They should know about it, since the Sun is responsible for far more climate change than anything we cause. The reason for this ignorance is that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

When you devalue human life, consequences will result

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When the government considers the life of an unborn child worthless, there are consequences that follow.  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democrat officials of the State of New York rejoiced earlier this year as that state passed the most liberal abortion law in the nation. Basically, the new law allows the murder of an unborn child…

Our government is really a Republic, not a democracy

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It has been a long and irritating experience for me to watch the way media personnel appear to knowingly twist and abuse our language (United States’ English).  And these abuses are not limited only to media individuals, but include elected officials, government employees and others who should know better but, in my opinion, deliberately misuse…

A Friend who is better than James Taylor

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I have only been to three secular concerts in my life. In the late ’60s,  I attended the first. Two bands played back to back: The Mamas & the Papas and Gary Puckett & the Union Gap. If you grew up in that era, you will never forget these groups. As a hormonally imbalanced, pimply-faced,…

No need for a new definition of the Great American Dream

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What is the “Great American Dream?” When I was growing up, that meant that you could do whatever you wanted to with a large measure of freedom and a chance for great success. For other Americans, that dream is for a large central government that provide, housing, clothing, food, jobs, health care, free cell phones…

It’s now time to ‘vote out the bums’ – the U.S. progressives

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It seems that those of the Communist/Fascist/Socialist movement have no other way of pushing their agenda than that worn-out method of (as usual) screaming labels such as racist, sexist, Nazi or homophobe – loudly and falsely at their enemies.  Those further out in left field have even gone into using the accusation that PRESDT-45 is…

Take a baby bump on your babymoon

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If you have read this column for more than a week, you know I am expecting my third grandson at the end of March. Last week, my son and daughter-in-love asked my wife and me if we would take care of Titus the Honorable and Cohen the Goodhearted while they go on a babymoon. A…