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Fixing Clean Power Plan sensible first step

Washington loves controversy. And critics are undoubtedly clucking right now about the Trump administration’s plan to replace the Clean Power Plan (CPP) with a...

Getting the best of your anger

Some time ago, I had a discussion with a couple who were in their later years of life. It was the second marriage for...

Thanking God for the paths we take

There are special times that stand out in our lives because they are ordinary, and it is their very ordinariness that makes us stop...

It’s simple: Stop when the bus stops

School started last week, and once again we share our streets with those friendly, yellow buses.Many of us have fond memories of riding the...

No, you can’t make me run

Seeing the school buses begin their seasonal journeys again brings memories of my school days of long, long, long ago (I should have stopped...

‘I just love to hear the ping’

Today I want to talk about utilizing this year’s garden produce. With the great weather that allowed early spring planting and abundance of rain,...

Want to create jobs? Reduce fossil fuel use

We’ve all heard claims that fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas are major job creators. President Trump says so all the time.But...

Build your ‘be better, not bitter’ program

We need a march of ministers, not a national military parade.We need a parade of pure-souled priests and a rally of righteous rabbis. Not...

Mom, Saint Peter and the hobos

My late mother has been on my mind a lot recently.This past Saturday would have been her 108th birthday. She has been gone since...

Click your heels together three times

We sat in one of the most out-ot-the-way places along the Alaska Highway. It’s a combination gas station/café/motel/lodge/bar/scenic overlook that sits at the north...