By Art Smith. Posted Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:50 pm Filed Under: Faith, Integrity
I was pleasantly surprised this morning to hear (on the New York Times Audio Digest) this story about the Pope’s speech to the US Bishops on Wednesday.
It was an excellent assessment of the lives we tend to live in America where we’ve gotten comfortable compartmentalizing our faiths or belief systems away from the realities of [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:48 pm Filed Under: Bottle Bill, Chet Culver, Democratic Party, Iowa, Iowa General Assembly, Iowa Politics, News Media, Schools, TAXES
Good news: The Iowa General Assembly has decided that the “new” bottle bill tax proposed by Iowa Governor Chet Culver (see earlier story) is dead for 2008. As you would probably think, I’m pleased. It’s not clear if the reason for the timely demise is that there’s too much confusion, the idea needs [...]