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Good Bye Ernie
By Steve on May 9, 2010
I had tears this week! I came home from a two week trip to Turkey to discover that famed Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell had succumbed to a year long battle of cancer. When the…
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Immigration & the Nazis
By Steve on April 29, 2010
Where would be without the Nazis? I mean every national dialogue in America these days seems to draw comparisons to Hitler’s Germany? Whether its healthcare, militia groups, or reality TV shows, the comment always seems…
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Why I’ve gotten “LOST”
By Steve on April 17, 2010
The best show on television? For me, far and away, it would be the ABC mystery drama, LOST. Since its premiere in the fall of 2004 it has been a trip down Alice’s rabbit hole…
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Bart Campolo and the Cross of Christ
By Steve on April 5, 2010
When John the Baptist sees Jesus approaching at a point early in the Gospel of John he declares, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” The sacrificial lamb John…
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“Good Friday” still good in Iowa
By Steve on March 31, 2010
Here’s what one Iowa town thought was a great political idea. Let’s suddenly change the name of a 2000 year old holiday and one that’s been celebrated in the town since practically its founding because…
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Good-bye Robert Culp
By Steve on March 27, 2010
Actor Robert Culp passed away this week and I just want to take a moment to pay tribute to the man for the small part of my life he influenced. Many obituaries focus on his…
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Oscar Recap
By Steve on March 14, 2010
Throwing an “Oscar” party has been little more difficult since moving back to Asia. The 13 hour time difference means Sunday evening in the States is Monday morning here and have you ever tried to…
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Selling Fear
By Steve on March 5, 2010
Would someone please save the Republicans from themselves! One of the charges that gets leveled at the GOP on a regular basis is that when they don’t have anything of substance to offer, they sell…
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Crazies on the Left
By Steve on February 23, 2010
I never liked Keith Olbermann! The MSNBC talk show host who camps out on the political Left irritates me more than the norm because he comes across with his deep voice and gravitas as someone…
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American Superpower X
By Steve on February 20, 2010
The American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz steamed into Hong Kong harbor on Wednesday afternoon with all the political hoopla these actions seem to generate these days. Back when Hong Kong was a British territory, such…