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Archive for October, 2004

A Day of Joy and Trepidation
Sunday, October 31st, 2004

Trepidation first:
The Washingon Redskins lost. Here’s my question, though: The Redskins toward the end of the game had a touchdown taken away from them because the officials called an “illegal procedure” penalty, and that turned the game for Green Bay. Will Kerry win because the lawyers get involved, crying illegal procedure, and turn the game?
Good [...]

Book Report: Big Russ and Me
Saturday, October 30th, 2004

Today I finished Big Russ and Me, an autobiography of the moderator of Meet The Press, Tim Russert. The author takes us through his secondary and college days in Jesuit schools, telling of the priests and nuns who influenced him; his times in law school and passing the Bar exam, which led him to working [...]

Combating Hate in Politics
Friday, October 29th, 2004

Most people know someone on either side of the political aisle who have a visceral and personal reaction to a political candidate that differs substantially from their way of thinking. Instead of discussing issues with logic and rhetoric, they resort to whining, “Bush Lied!” or “Kerry sucks!” At least if I heard someone yell, “Walt [...]

Return on Investment: Coercion vs. Charity
Sunday, October 24th, 2004

Here in the U.S. we’re not unique in our amount of social concerns, though we may be unique in the types of social concerns that we have, such as giving up gas for haunted houses. Certainly there are more serious social issues that tug at our conscience, and we employ government and non-government methods of [...]

This week in Kilgore/Longview
Friday, October 22nd, 2004

My laptop was in the shop for half of Wednesday and all of Thursday. The IT guy who resides an hour away in Bossier City dropped it off here in Kilgore this morning. The PCMCIA slots were shot and needed to be fixed. The tech also noted that the laptop was missing a couple of [...]