Grandpa Borgman My maternal grandfather is one of my favorite people. Even though he died almost forty years ago, his memory lives on in...

Apostle’s Creed XI This is the eleventh in our series. I have maybe two more. I just realized we have been examining the Creed for six...

Income Inequality I read and editorial the other day that claimed income inequality as the most serious problem facing America today. The...

New Push For State Income Tax There are 147 people who meet every two years in Olympia with the power to decide the future of our state....

Apostle’s Creed X This is the tenth in our series. It is usually at least two weeks between installments but Steve and I had to trade...

Life Without Smiles We went to Seattle last week to visit family. Those people are crazy. They wear masks everywhere. Joggers, hikers,...

Sermon Apostle’s Creed IX: Apostle’s Creed IX This is the ninth in our series on the Apostle’s Creed. Last time we talked about the...

Quality of Life Has Been Ignored When I was a kid, we were allowed to take risks. Risks that are unacceptable today. I remember my ornery...

Reparations Won’t Work President Biden has apparently given up on his pledge to be President of all Americans. It would seem his strategy...

Medicare For All is a Bad Idea When Obamacare was enacted in 2013, it had no real impact on me. Obamacare was not socialized medicine,...

Minimum Wage is a Bad Idea I almost didn’t watch the last presidential debate. The first one was more of a shouting match than a debate....

Nothing Makes Sense My wife and I had multiple doctor’s appointments last Monday. At our age, we have come to accept doctor’s...

Sermon: Apostle’s Creed VIII This is Chapter eight in our series on the Apostles Creed. The last time I spoke, we talked about the nature...

Carbon Emissions are Public Enemy Number One I read a column in the paper last week reporting General Motors expanding production of...

Stimulus Checks The Republicans and Democrats are locked in a heated debate over stimulus payments. They are not discussing whether or...

The Politics of Racism Granting special consideration to any ethnic group is racism. Biden announced before the primary election that, if...

Trust the People I was watching the news at noon the other day when a glitch in the local cable caused the news to be a still picture of...

Sermon: This is number 7 in our series based on the Apostle’s Creed. Last time we talked about the line that says: on the third day after...

In Your Face Our new President has the opportunity to break the cycle of “in your face” politics that has dominated our government for...

Unenforced Rules are No Rules What is the difference between the riots that occupied the Capitol two weeks ago and the racially motivated...