Category Archives: In the News

He Said–She Said

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

You may have heard about the upcoming court case in Massachusetts regarding a young man’s suicide. The case focuses on a series of conversations between him and a young woman and hinges upon the nature of those conversations, and the … Continue reading →

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Admonition–Be Compassionate

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

The unavoidable reality of what happened to those Coptic Christians on that beach last Sunday keeps running around my head in a loop these days. Many are asking, including me, what would it take to generate a response in this … Continue reading →

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Pesky Personal Pronouns

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

The Ohio State University ‘Buckeyes’ football team won a national collegiate championship game last Monday night. Officials certified that the Buckeyes managed to accumulate more points than their opponents, thus securing that team’s right to exuberantly boast, “We won!” That … Continue reading →

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Believe It or Not

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

As most of you already know, I don’t generally engage in adding more comments to those that are already pouring out about whatever hot-button issue might currently be flooding the airwaves. If virtually every other human being with a keyboard … Continue reading →

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The Bulls are Loose Again

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Welcome to early January, 2015. This is always a special time in our calendar year, a time that brings different things to celebrate—like our very own personal renovation. It’s the time when we witness an unleashing of a restless, pawing … Continue reading →

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Drill, Baby, Drill?

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Irony and paradox fill our news sources this Thanksgiving week. Our TVs, computer screens, newspapers, and many of our personal conversations are consumed with elements of it. In Ferguson, MO, individual violence and anarchy have begotten mass violence and anarchy, … Continue reading →

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