TV Watch: Taking Chance

Every other review that I've done in these 'TV Watch' items has been about a television series, and so HBO's "Taking Chance" is the first movie-length program that has made the grade. An official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, this true story is one of the most moving and emotional war films of all-time, … Continue reading TV Watch: Taking Chance

Grassroots support for Philly’s embattled cops

  On Halloween morning in 2007, police officer Chuck Cassidy of the city's 35th district pulled up to a local Dunkin' Donuts to perform a routine security check and perhaps grab a fresh cup of joe to begin his work day. Bright sunshine of the morning that day combined with the lesser light inside the … Continue reading Grassroots support for Philly’s embattled cops

Feet that run swiftly to evil

Continuing in the 'Sunday Sermon' series (each entry of which can be read by clicking in to the label below this posting) with the fifth of the six things that the Lord hates from Proverbs 6:16-19 in the Bible's 'Old Testament.'This time we are discussing those times that we not only sin, not only plan … Continue reading Feet that run swiftly to evil

Netanyahu or Livni: Why you should care

Approximately three weeks ago the people of Israel went to the polls in order to attempt to elect new leadership to guide them as the troubled Jewish nation moves forward in particularly challenging times. I am no expert on Israel or it's political process, but I am going to try to explain the possible outcomes, … Continue reading Netanyahu or Livni: Why you should care

Repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth

President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party cohorts have told the lie so many times in recent weeks that one has to wonder if they even believe it themselves.The President said that his stimulus bill included tax cuts for "95 percent of working families" or what he calls the middle class.That is great, isn't it? … Continue reading Repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth