October 25, 2016

HOW CHILDREN PICK UP AND EMULATE WHAT THEY HEAR AND FEEL

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Two of my grandchildren: 3 1/2 year old Hubbard to 1 1/2 year sister Rhoda. "Rhoda, I love you. I am very proud of you"....
October 21, 2016

AN HOMERIC TRAGEDY--THE VIETNAM WAR

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A BRIGHT SHINING LIE” BY NEIL SHEEHAN – AN HOMERIC TRAGEDY It’s hardly surprising that this book, written 25 years ago, won the Pulitze...
October 10, 2016

CHARACTER IS DESTINY--A MESSAGE TO DONALD TRUMP AND ALL OF US

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A message to Donald Trump and myself and all of us: "Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words; they become you...
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September 30, 2016

THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS-WHAT IT HAS TO TEACH

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A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS In reading the recent biography of Robert Kennedy,  Bobby Kennedy:   The Making of a Liber...
September 17, 2016

MR. TRUMP: "HAVE YOU NO SENSE OF DECENCY"; NO REGARD FOR THE TRUTH?

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"Until this moment, Senator, I think I never fully gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. Have you no sense of decency?" J...
September 3, 2016

SOMETHING BLINDNESS HAS TO TEACH

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My wife,  Francie ,  and I have offered stipends to students at Xavier for many years so they can spend their summer working for non-profit...
August 26, 2016

LIFE: A MIXTURE OF THINGS WELL DONE AND NOT WELL DONE-A BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE W. BUSH

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Jean Edwards Smith’s,  Bush , the newly published biography of George W. Bush, demonstrates the reality I’ve come to appreciate more and mo...