I was not a fan of the late Senator Edward Kennedy. I was not a fan of Senator Kennedy when I lived in Massachusetts for three years in the 1980s. Senator Kennedy took positions on countless issues with which I disagreed on first principles. Had Senator Kennedy been just another politician, I may not have [...]

There probably aren’t many people who have had the distinctive experience of having had brain surgery. I happen, through no fault of my own, to be one of those people. So I’m more than intrigued by what Obama has planned for me and all other Americans. The kind of plan that has been proposed is [...]

The Fifth Annual Walk for Life West Coast will take place on January 24th. I plan to be there again this year, amateur radio and camera in hand, and this time I will be taking my adopted child with me. What better statement than to bring my child who might not be alive today if [...]

There are a number of conferences coming up on Humanae Vitae, the encyclical on artificial contraception written by Pope Paul VI. Forty years have passed since Humanae Vitae was issued on July 25, 1968 and many of the predictions that it made have proven true. Anyone interested in learning more about this prophetic encyclical and [...]

Randy Stroup has an 80 year old mother and five grandchildren. He has prostate cancer and needed chemotherapy treatment. He applied to Oregon’s government run health insurance program. Lane Individual Practice Association (LIPA), which administers the Oregon Health Plan in Lane County, responded to Stroup’s request with a letter saying the state would not cover [...]