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Encouragement of designated giving can be an effective fundraising tool but, except in the case of major capital campaigns for specific projects, has little or…

Facebook is an excellent tool for, among other things, propagation of preposterous propositions. Just a few days ago I saw one of those little memes…

(Originally Published 9/27/2012) In a September 19, 2012, WSJ article, Geoffrey A. Fowler reported that more billionaires are signing on to the idea, promoted by Bill Gates and…

Paying for Marriage, A Welfare Idea (Originally Published 9/25/2009) The phrase, “You get what you pay for,” is usually used to justify a seemingly high…

Shrunken (Now Vanished) Kodak and its Southern Offspring (Originally Published 8/21/2010) In 1972 I was employed (since 1965) by the third largest company in the…

Sevier County Tennessee “Taliban” (Originally Posted 9/14/2010) Sevier County, nestled in the foothills of The Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee is best known as…

Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the USA (Originally Posted 2/22/2011) Living in Japan in the early 1990’s, we often read and heard that Japan is a…

(Originally posted December 11, 2012) I have been thinking about the income inequality issues, both gender income differences and class warfare issues, and scouting around…

Some folks like the idea of a smaller and less intrusive government, lots of dynamic and competitive private business activity, and individual citizens making choices…

A person vaguely familiar with Scripture may mistakenly remember Jesus advising against building a house on sand and in favor of starting with a good…