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McCain’s Acceptance Speech

A lot of you have seen the speech, some have not.  Overall, high marks for contents.  Very high.  I think he brought out the right issues, positions, and comparisons with Obama.  He’s working out the differences, which he needs to continue to do.  Probably the...
Gustav Gives Us An Obama Dry Run

Gustav Gives Us An Obama Dry Run

My husband has been after me to contribute my thoughts to his blog instead of just hashing them out with him. After reading the story “Obama: My donors can help victims” in the Des Moines Register today, I decided it was time. I confess I was taken in by Obama’s...

Can’t Spell? Let’s Make It E-Z On You.

This story (page 1 of Friday’s WSJ) takes the cake.  And it’s the last line that sums up why I’m frustrated by it: We just want to make it [English] a little easier to spell. Changing the spelling of words to be phonetically exacting is just wrong. ...

How Important Is Parenting?

I’ll admit that my experience in parenting is lame.  My 15-year-old niece spent a year in our home.  Our appreciation for parents skyrocketed within a week. That said, I think we have significant challenges in raising a generation of people in our society that...
Academic Freedom?!

Academic Freedom?!

New Writer Dr. Bob Stouffer is Superintendent of Des Moines Christian School in Urbandale, Iowa, and the newest addition to The Conservative Reader’s Editorial Team. On Monday, April 14, 2008, I was privileged to join a large theater audience in Des Moines for a...
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