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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

REFLECTIONS ON THE NEWS FROM FERGUSON

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Prosecutor Robert McCullough        St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch’s announcement earlier tonight that Ferguson ...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT

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Photo by Isaac Brekken/AP         Thank you, Mr. President!         Given the unwillingness of the House of Representatives even to dis...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

DON'T WAIT, MR. PRESIDENT!

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        The President should act on immigration.         He has waited long enough for Congress to bring him an immigration reform bill he ...
Monday, November 3, 2014

WHAT WOULD ISAIAH SAY? (A Preelection Sermon)

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[This is a shortened and slightly modified version of the sermon I preached yesterday to the Pennswood Village Interdenominational Congregat...
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Friday, October 31, 2014

SAY NO TO THE PARTY OF NO!

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        It is incredible to me that this mid-term election could result in a Republican controlled Senate, as well as a Republican controlle...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

SHORT MEMORIES

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker        Too many American voters have short memories.        Take the Wisconsin electorate as an example...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

TIME IS GENTLE

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My grandson, Seth Olsen, writes beautiful poetry. Here is a sample. He sent me this poem a couple of days ago, and with his permission I am ...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

SWEETHEART OF THE NASSOONS - Part 4

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The Dinky         What Princetonians affectionately call “The Dinky” is a two-car train that runs back and forth between Princeton and P...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

REFLECTIONS ON THE RAY RICE INCIDENT

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Janay and Ray Rice holding press conference         Domestic violence is a serious problem in our culture. It is usually hidden from pub...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

SWEETHEART OF THE NASSOONS - Part 3

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        The spring of 1947, my final semester as a Princeton undergraduate, was in full swing. I could not have been busier, with the baseba...
Monday, September 8, 2014

BOYCHOIR

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L to R: ABS Music Director Emeritus James Litton, Francois Girard, Dtin Hoffman, and Fernando Malvar-Riz.         The world-renowned Am...
Saturday, August 30, 2014

THE REPUBLICANS' CONSISTENT INCONSISTENCY

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They even criticized him for appearing in a tan suit!         No matter what happens, good or bad, the Republicans find some way to faul...
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Monday, August 25, 2014

YOUR RESTAURANT VOICE

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        Some people talk too loud in public places.         My wife Margie insisted our children use what she called their “restaurant voic...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

MY FIRST AND LAST PITCH

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        Last Friday night, August 8, the Baltimore Orioles and their fans (43,743 paid) had a huge celebration at Camden Yards, marking the...
Monday, July 28, 2014

THE SWEETHEART OF THE NASSOONS - Part 2

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        I need to back up a bit to early December, 1946.  Clear the Track , the eagerly anticipated Princeton Triangle Show , was shaping u...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

THE SWEETHEART OF THE NASSOONS - Part I

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One exception to the rule!         I mentioned in an earlier post (see How We Got Started ) that the Princeton Nassoons’ rehearsals in t...
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Monday, July 7, 2014

LOVE LETTERS

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The first letter in Margie's file of my letters to her. Months before, while I was overseas, I had written another letter, which she...
Friday, July 4, 2014

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Time for a musical interlude. I've been an admirer of the Dutch conductor André Rieu since before he became popular in the United S...

GETTING YOUR AFFAIRS IN ORDER

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        When King Hezekiah became critically ill, the prophet Isaiah paid him a pastoral call of sorts, with this message from God: “Thus sa...
Monday, June 30, 2014

OUR PARTISAN SUPREME COURT

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The Supreme Court of the United States         There has been so much going on in our nation and the world about which I should like to ...