Franke: Essential Characteristics of Public Leaders
by Mark Franke A group of friends were talking one afternoon about what we should look for in our elected officials. What characteristics must be displayed in a candidate in order to deserve our votes? It is easy to be cynical given the clown circus on display in Washington D.C. I just succumbed to this Read the full article…
Morris: Property — Imagine It Anew
by Leo Morris Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of man — “Imagine,”1971 I don’t know if John Lennon was self-aware enough to see the irony of a filthy rich superstar longing for a utopia in which everything belongs to everybody, so nobody has to do without anything, Read the full article…
Franke: The Black Hole of Genealogy
by Mark Franke Allen County, where I live, is known for several things but perhaps the genealogy department at the public library is one of the best-known outside God’s country. I am told it has one of the largest collections of official and family documents in the nation. Serious researchers know its reputation and use Read the full article…
Morris: Now It’s Un-Memorial Day
by Leo Morris There are several stories about the origin of the three-shot volley fired at military funerals. Some go back to ancient Rome. At the end of the day of battle, one story goes, when the field was cleared, those removing a fallen soldier would say his name three times in honor of his Read the full article…
McGowan: The Sexes — Follow the Science
By Richard McGowan, Ph.D. ”It is illegal to tattoo anyone under the age of 18 unless they are accompanied by, or have written consent from, a minor’s parent or legal guardian. This written permission from a minor’s parent legal guardian must be obtained on-site before any body piercings or tattooing is completed.” — Indiana Tattoo Read the full article…
Franke: Are We Living in ‘1984’ or ‘Dune’?
by Mark Franke A friend of mine, a professor at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, was musing about what artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT could do to teaching. What he really was asking is what it would do to traditional grading of tests and papers. How can he know if a student actually Read the full article…
