Recently I attended a book reading and signing by singer/songwriter Josh Ritter on his debut novel, Bright's Passage. The book is a delightful tome set in a dark background -- the story of Henry Bright, a WWI veteran whose bride dies during childbirth. There are a confluence of demons chasing...
Posted July 26, 2010 | 11:14:15 (EST)
Christopher Reeve said it best:
"Our nation cannot tolerate discrimination of any kind. That's why the Americans with Disabilities Act must be honored everywhere."
President George H.W. Bush put it this way: "Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down." He said these words exactly...
Posted October 7, 2009 | 15:25:34 (EST)
This year may long be remembered for the many the cultural, political, and scientific icons of our lifetime who passed on -- Walter Cronkite, Michael Jackson, Norman Borlaug, Farrah Fawcett, Ted Kennedy, and many others. Five years ago this week, we lost another icon, one who managed to bridge these...

Posted September 9, 2011 | 18:36:43 (EST)