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I'm the 4th of 8 children and grew up on a dairy farm in Nebraska. Still hate to get up early in the morning!

My wife and I have 4 great kids. One is an Army combat medic - she is due to deploy to Iraq in December. One is a sophomore in college - he wants to

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Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts Scientology: Religion or cult?: 3 of 62
A "binary trap" is a question posed with two possible answers which are NOT mutually exclusive. Sort of like asking my wife is smart of pretty. Well, she is both! And Scientology is both a religion AND a cult. However, weighed on the scales of warning people, the term cult is more useful.Scientology was founded by L. Ron Hubb... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Is OJ Simpson guilty of theft?: 2 of 19
"The accused is presumed to be innocent until it has been declared guilty by a court." Presumption of Innocence is very near the heart of all that we hold dear in our democracy. Be careful of abandoning it simply because you want O.J. Simpson to get what he deserves.For most of history achieving justice has been a dismal fail... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Can US voters trust the processes for counting election votes?: 2 of 10
A thing may be trustworthy even if it does not always work perfectly. We get in our cars and drive mile upon mile even though sometimes tires go flat. Sometimes, voting does not work perfectly but that does not mean to be trusted.Certainly, voting does not always work perfectly. The reason could be as innocent as a defective ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Can deregulation and free markets lower the cost of health care in the US?: 3 of 13
My wife and I have had four children. By choice, we carried no insurance to cover the cost of the deliveries. Instead, we put a percentage of our monthly income into a "baby" account. Even though that amount was not a lot, it added up over time.Rather than being a detriment to covering the costs of prenatal and delivery care,... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should drug use get a professional sports athlete banned for life?: 5 of 21
Only if we also give other public figures a lifetime ban from their chosen field. For what else DOES drug use rate a lifetime ban?Kids idolize movie stars more than baseball stars! So let's ban Philip Seymour Hoffman [Best Actor Oscar nominee for "Capote"] who admitted he used drugs a lot. "It was anything I could get my hand... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Democratic Leaders Assessing Bill Clinton's presidency and legacy: 3 of 12
Spin the truth as one might, Bill Clinton was largely a failure as a President. This is a shame considering how few Presidents enter the White House with such potential.Bill Clinton inherited an economy that was just kicking into high gear and would be robust throughout his terms. We were at the end of the Cold War but not ye... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders (Other) Remembering President's Day in the US: 4 of 14
President's Day (if you include Washington and Lincoln) or Presidents Day (if you include them all) is the common name for the federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February. Many people mistakenly think the holiday is either a combined observance for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Others err in considerin... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Barack Obama, America's inspirational Black politician: 2 of 7
We often name our children after the kind of people who inspire us. People who have done great deeds or formed great ideas or shown great courage in face of great obstacles. I would suggest to you that Barak Obama is not a name worthy of that kind of honor. This does not mean he is unworthy of our respect or even of being cho... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Microsoft and the European Union: 2 of 7
World-wide computer users rejoice! After years of wrangling, Microsoft has agreed to pay almost $1.5 billion in fines, release it's Windows operating system without Media Player as a bundled component and, most importantly, release programming protocols to software developers like Sun Microsystems, IBM, Novell and others. Mic... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Should there be birth control for pigeons?: 5 of 15
Planned Pigeonhood! That's one of the silliest things I've heard in ages! It deserves a silly answer.First of all, how would we go about pigeon birth control? Will we form pigeon patrols to seek out nests and break the eggs? What about the poor pigeons who want to raise families but have the pigeon police take their eggs agai... More..