January 18, 2022

He got the COVID shot...now he's gone

A beautiful young man died last week.  He had just turned 15.  He was becoming a talented artist with a passion for drawing, and he was developing musical skills as a guitar player, drummer, and pianist.  As a freshman, ...

June 19, 2020

There, I've said it. Somebody had to.

Blacks do not have a lock on unjust treatment.  Blacks are not the only people who have experienced discrimination.  There.  I've said it.  Out loud and in print.  What's more, all blacks are ...

May 28, 2020

All in this together?

Lawn signs sprouting in my suburban neighborhood state: "Graduating Class of 2020 — #AllInThisTogether."  Our seniors chose that message, no doubt, because it's in use everywhere.  But one more pronouncement of...

May 15, 2020

Free State Tourism for an over-the-border haircut

Hairdressers are essential.  Three months is too long for anyone to be forced to forgo a haircut.  When my hair annoys me by hanging in my eyes, I become intolerant. On April 30, when Minnesota governor Tim Walz once again move...

April 25, 2020

It's a joyless world now

Going to the grocery store is not fun anymore.  With one-way aisles, Plexiglas shields, plastic-wrapped card payment pads, empty shelves, social distancing with masked strangers, and nothing but joyless people, it's a shame that grocery...