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During the month of February, we celebrate romantic love on St. Valentine’s Day. However, other kinds of love are practiced throughout the year such as love for family, friends and pets; love …
A recent Reuters headline read, "Yellen, Rice tout economics as key to fixing American inequality."
It was supposed to snow this weekend.
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There was nothing “frivolous” about the annual spelling bee finals.
Words matter. How we describe something affects the way others perceive it and react to it.
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“History and hope.”
It was in the middle of a two-year legislative session. In a body that operates largely based on seniority, I was elected as number 46 – out of 46.
On Jan. 6, a large mob invaded the U.S. Capitol Building, disrupting Congress, causing extensive damage and killing five people, including a Capitol police officer (who was a Trump supporter) …
Frustration. Anger. Confusion.
Let’s start with the obvious. The storming of the U.S. Capitol by segments of a largely pro-Trump group on Jan. 6 was disgraceful. It was triggered by the president’s speech that day asserting…
While sitting in the Delta lounge in the Atlanta airport waiting for my flight back to Washington, a white gentleman approached me and struck up a conversation.
What now? Where do we go from here?
In my role as the Department of Energy’s under secretary for science I have been fortunate to oversee management of the Savannah River Site. I have made several trips to the site, each time co…
It may be comforting to expect that in a few short weeks genial Joe Biden will take the reins of U.S. government, and comity and equanimity will somehow float through the door. But look around…
One of the many beauties of freedom is there is always surprise.
We are three days into the new year, and I haven’t broken any of my resolutions for 2021.
What would our nation look like if every day, every American – of every background and ethnicity – were to wake up with the conviction that they are 100% responsible for the circumstances of t…
Good riddance, 2020.
"Hello. I'm Grandpa."
Now that we are well into the month of December, my three teenage daughters have provided me with their extensive Christmas lists - both electronic and hard copies - in triplicate. Full of the…
President-elect Joe Biden says that “it’s time to heal”.
This year has been unlike any year in recent history. As a country, we have experienced trying times as we navigated through 2020. My prayers and sympathy are with all families impacted by the…
A retrospective on President Donald Trump's four years in office must be put in perspective of what he himself promised to accomplish when he ran: Make America Great Again.
It’s almost the end of the year, and that can mean only one thing.
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Sometimes, the legacy of great men is that the world doesn't realize how great they were until they are gone.
I’ve learned a lot in my 55 years on this planet.
Like most Americans, I am instinctively inclined to trust our government and its processes. Despite our political disagreements, we can accept an election outcome even if we don’t like it. For…
There is no word more overused in political life than "historic."
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Big questions remain about what exactly happened in the 2020 election.
Don’t judge us, but my wife and I decorated our house for Christmas last weekend. Yes, we know that was before Thanksgiving.
Recently, the nation's leading infectious disease expert and Bummercloud in Chief, Dr. Anthony Fauci, expressed concerns over families gathering together for a traditional Thanksgiving celebra…
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, that uniquely American holiday when we come together with family and friends (virtually if necessary) to marvel at the blessings of life in this great land.
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I'm a conservative, and I guess I should be writing a column about my great distress resulting from this election. But I'm not going to write that column, because it's not what I feel.
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