My mother used to tell me that there is a right way and a wrong way to do things. It was her way of expressing the principle–much honored in the breach, I have since noticed–that the ends do not justify the means.
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Author Archives: Sheila
The Way We Weren’t
There has been a lot written recently about cases of "suppressed memory syndrome," involving childhood incidents so hurtful or frightening that the person suppresses all memory of them, only to recall them years later. There is bitter debate…
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A New Entitlement
There has rarely been a more misnamed proposal that the so-called "Religious Freedom" amendment to the Constitution being promoted by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and other House members.
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Trouble in River City
Recently, as I was watching "The Music Man" with an impossibly young Robert Preston on cable, I was struck with the truth of an old adage: the more things change, the more they stay the same…
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Trivializing Prayer
The recurring debate concerning government sponsored prayer must rank among the least edifying of public conversations, and that is regrettable because the issue of governments proper role in our lives is truly the issue of our time.
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