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Fulton Sheen and me

History yields people whose influence extends far beyond their earthly lives. They become teachers to generations they never met, spiritual companions to people whose names they never knew, and reminders that faith is not merely a set of propositions to be accepted but a way of life to be ...

The strange racial solidarity of Nikole Hannah-Jones

The New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones thought she was making her educational choices to favor the interests of black people, and she was — just the wrong ones. In a long essay for The New York Times Magazine, the radical African American journalist writes about how her decision to ...

PAC-funded junk mail abounds

To the Journal editor: I’ve received lots of glossy postcards lately telling me how dangerous one of our senate candidates is. There are two separate PAC groups paying for these mailers. One candidate accepts special interest PAC money to help smear his opponent, the other candidate doesn’t. One candidate speaks to his constituents in open town halls, the other doesn’t. One calls himself “prolife” to extent that women’s health care is less important that fetal health care. The prolife candidate is interestingly against universal health care. I suppose it would be expensive ...

Focusing this week on farm safety, health

It's harvest time and farmers already are dealing with the effects of record high diesel prices this fall as they try to get their crops in for the season. That's an added strain during an already high-stress time of year for what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. This is National Farm Safety and Health Week, dedicated to understanding potential on-farm hazards and the measures needed to mitigate those risks, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development states in a news release. To ensure the ...

Many influencers are money-grubbing con artists

Not all of them. Some influencers simply want to persuade and perhaps help others better their lives or their community. Their subject could be politics, economics, music, health or fashion. But social media has become inundated with influencers who harm their devotees, some on purpose. Or ...

Corruption is contagious

To the Journal editor: Corruption in politics generally means using elected office for private gain. We have seen stories of President Trump’s corruption in the news nearly every day. The fact that his reported income rose by more than $2 billion last year leads reasonable people to believe that he has gained personally from his position. President Trump’s scandals have been related to bribery, nepotism and cronyism, misappropriation of funding approved by Congress to serve his personal interests, extortion and accepting personal gifts that could influence governmental ...