Dan Keating left his mark on America, Oklahoma, Tulsa

I first met Dan Keating in 2004 when he was instrumental in raising funds for the first Senate campaign for former Sen. Tom Coburn. We met but we didn’t speak a lot. Not too much later, Dan asked me to join him for lunch. I didn’t know what to expect. I thought he might be…

As a Christian nation, we enjoy freedom of religion

In normal times, six days after a general election the results are known and final. As this is written, it seems as though in at least two states the final, unchangeable results are now decided. These, as anyone interested in the outcomes would know, are Arizona and Florida. And there may be a few other…

Christmas music includes a wrap session

A quick question: What kind of music do you listen to the week before Christmas? Wrap music. Enough of the Christmas puns. With our grandsons getting older, Christmas has taken on new life in the Moore home. Titus the Honorable is already anticipating presents, Christmas trees and family. Cohen the Goodhearted is just looking forward…

The Health Insurance Tax needs to be repealed as soon as possible

A little-known provision of the Affordable Care Act has been stealthily contributing to higher health insurance premiums. It’s called the Health Insurance Tax, or HIT — and Congress is finally ready to do something about it.   Earlier this summer, a bipartisan House majority voted to suspend the HIT through 2021. Now it’s the Senate’s…

“When I am weary and cannot sleep.I count my blessings instead of sheep.And soon I fall asleep… Counting my blessings. When my bankroll is getting small.I think of when I had none at all.And I fall asleep, counting my blessings.” – Sung by the late Bing Crosby in White Christmas. You get in trouble when…

A Four-Year Thanksgiving

There is probably no book that sets forth Thanksgiving as well as Bob Greene’s true story of the American spirit, Once Upon a Town. As he puts it, he was not sure he would find it on a long hot drive across Nebraska.  He was seeking: the best America there ever was or at least…

Political races aside, we had a great Veterans Day

For a more pleasant change of pace after the recent hectic two-year election season, the need for more relaxing and pleasing subjects is obvious. One subject immediately evident is the immediate holiday now labeled “Veterans Day.” My church home, Kirk of the Hills-Presbyterian, has for the last several years on the last Thursday preceding November…

Thank God for hope, family and dishes

In my den, I have a large picture window that overlooks my backyard; it is my favorite feature in our house. My man-chair faces this window, and here, I have spent many hours watching the world go by. For me, that window has provided some of the best medicine. When I return home after a…

Global Warming Movement’s dangers

For many of the entities driving the global warming debate, the goal has never been about climate. Their long-term goal is to unite the world under a single socialistic government in which there is no capitalism, no democracy, and, ultimately, no freedom. United Nations’ treaties such as the Paris Agreement on climate change are the…

Pugnacious pug puppies are populating our ‘kennel’

For 15 years, my wife and I and our kids enjoyed our wonderful Boston terrier Maggie. Maggie passed earlier this year and with all of our kids grown, we kind of enjoyed a dog-free period for a while. Don’t get me wrong. We both love dogs. But when dogs get older, it’s hard to go…