“It’s good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for a while their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.”
—Maya Angelou, American poet and civil rights activist

Imagine this: A fella drives into his neighborhood, hits his garage door remote, makes his way into his garage, hits the remote again, and goes into the house through an interior doorway. He orders dinner via a food-delivery app, opens his computer […]

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
—Thomas Edison

Perhaps you, as am I, are still troubled by the statistics I cited in my June 23rd blog regarding U.S. citizens’ views of our country. Clearly, we live in a nation where a significant percentage of people don’t appreciate the blessing it is to be an American. That’s especially true for our young adults.

If there are two words that best characterize the U.S., […]

“Sports has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand.”
—Nelson Mandela, social activist and former President of South Africa

If the television ads are to be believed, my wife and I are the only two people in the world not watching the World Cup. I’ve got nothing against soccer, I just didn’t grow up with […]

“God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her, through the night with a light from above.”
—from “God Bless America” (words and music by Irving Berlin)

I suspect most of you would respond “Yes” to today’s title. Sadly, not all Americans would agree. This being my last post before our nation’s 250th birthday, I want to address some articles I’ve come across.

A recent Associated Press poll of almost twenty-six hundred U.S. adults reported only twenty-five percent […]