The Disappointing Debate
June 28, 2024 By Jim Towey Last night’s presidential debate left me wondering how wonderful it would have been if a substantive debate on the issues had taken place instead of what we witnessed. You...
View ArticleAn Octogenarian’s Legacy
July 11, 2024 By Jim Towey Photo Credit: Howard Chandler Christy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons At 81 years of age, after upwards of 50 years in public office, at a time his beloved country was...
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A Nonagenarian’s Legacy
July 25, 2024 By Jim Towey Ever hear the one about the barkeeper who was Mother Teresa’s driver? That sounds like the prelude to a bad joke, but it actually is the story of Gene Principe. He died...
View ArticleWhy Motherhood Matters
August 9, 2024 By Jim Towey One of the joys of getting older is the delight of witnessing your children bloom into adulthood and your grandchildren get lost in wonder – and mischief. This week three...
View ArticleLooking Back on the XXXIII Olympiad Games
August 15, 2024 By Jim Towey The 2024 Olympics in Paris delivered seventeen days of compelling, heart-pounding, breathtaking competition. What did we see? Excellence. From all around the globe,...
View ArticleA ‘Dawn Breaking’ in Ireland
August 28, 2024 By Jim Towey There are some things about summer that Labor Day can’t erase, like my memories from a recent trip to Ireland. My grandfather was born in County Roscommon and my dad was...
View ArticleFive Questions to Ask at the Trump-Harris Debate
September 7, 2024 By Jim Towey I expect viewership of this week’s presidential debate will be, well, “yuge.” Forget the polls that say that very few “undecideds” remain. My sense is that many people...
View ArticleWho’s In Charge?
September 23, 2024 By Jim Towey As I watched the presidential debate and the two candidates fail to answer questions or make obvious rebuttals to each other’s arguments, my mind drifted back to the...
View ArticleOf Hurricanes and Human Life
October 10, 2024 By Jim Towey Major hurricane. Death toll in the hundreds. Devastating floods. And another major storm bearing down in its wake. All of this was on my mind yesterday when I visited...
View ArticleElections Imitate Professional Wrestling
October 24, 2024 By Jim Towey The campaign for the presidency of the United States finally draws to a close. Most voters now see the race as good versus evil. The back-and-forth in the polls has been...
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