Among the many legendary boasts attributed to the great boxer Muhammad Ali (also known as “The Louisville Lip”), is a little-known taunt he made during his three-year exile from professional boxing after his refusal to serve in Vietnam on religious grounds: “That boy ain’t nothin’ to ...
Three weeks ago, The New York Times released a poll of Americans on the question of whether America’s political system could still solve the nation’s problems. The overwhelming response: no. In September 2020, 51 percent of Americans believed that America’s system could still address ...
The Fisher Foundation has decided to start selling pieces from the Fisher Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art collection. As a past director of the Central Iowa Art Association, I am saddened, disappointed and just plain sick to my stomach to their lack of foresight. For nearly eight ...
Ah, Halloween. My memory flies back to small town Monroe where I grew up. The local yokels (me included) loved to go about town tipping over outhouses, moving farm machinery to the town square, tee-peeing teachers’ houses, soaping windows and generally causing harmless mayhem. Any fireworks ...
If he can do it, I can say it. But why did he do it? You know why? The same reason your kids would — ridicule; mockery. A visible showing of contempt for a significant percentage of what we used to call your fellow Americans. Can you imagine Ronald Reagan doing it? I remember speaking at ...
As Medical Assistants Recognition Week shines a light on these essential healthcare professionals this October, it’s the perfect time to think about your own future in medicine. Are you drawn to a career helping people, but aren’t sure if the path to becoming a nurse or doctor is the ...