Category Archives: In the News

Conscience Conundrums, Loose Cannons, and Civic Confusion – Part I

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Developing this post brought to mind the evolution of Hillary Clinton’s e-mail ‘explanations’. It started off simple enough, but then it kept getting bigger than I expected, and soon became too lengthy for a single article. So in an effort … Continue reading →

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Allegations, Outrage ~ and a Grip on the Vital Issues

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

If you happen not to be in a coma, and if you’re not so ‘off-the-grid’ that WikiLeaks and the Russian hackers can’t find you, then you’ve likely had recurrent visits lately from emotions you’d rather avoid, like anger, frustration, disgust, … Continue reading →

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Crude vs. ‘Criminal’

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I had planned to post an article about debates and biased moderators this morning, but the revelations dumped on the American populace last night relative to things said by the leading candidates for President compel me to respond differently. The … Continue reading →

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Real Problems? No ‘Crayola’ Solution

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Baseball used to be referred to as America’s ‘National Pastime’, but other things have clearly displaced it these days. The wildly popular pastime of worry, for instance, has more active participants than anything baseball could have ever claimed, even in … Continue reading →

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A ‘Deplorable’ Situation

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Fingers have been flailing across keyboards all over the country in response to Hillary Clinton’s statement assigning half of Donald Trump’s supporters to what she called her “basket of deplorables”. Obviously, a lot activity has resulted, so maybe I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Which Way Are You Running? … ‘Round 2’

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I’m doing something today that I’m not in the habit of doing. Today marks the 15th anniversary of the worst attack we’ve ever suffered as a nation. In light of that, a piece I wrote last spring seems too relevant … Continue reading →

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