Chuck Clevenger

Dialog is superior to debate, cooperation to competition.

And, one cannot leave a voicemail message for Mr. DeWine b/c his voicemail box is full.

What am I missing? The column is open but clicking on the link only gets me a page insisting I subscribe to read the story.

The first act of love is always the giving of attention.

Dallas Willard

I am saddened by how our nation has treated Canada. I asked an online Canadian friend for a food bank in Canada that I could support. He suggested www.kvfoodbasket.ca. Please consider supporting them.

The pleasures of the rich are often acquired by the tears of the poor.

Tolstoy, A Calendar of Days.

I volunteer at a local food pantry. Recent gov't changes mean we will get less food for the hungry.

Cincinnati's largest foodbank will lose $2 million from a federal program that allows it to purchase from local farmers.

I guess we must sacrifice to pay for the tax cuts given to the rich.

Opinion | Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Struggle With Faith The Russian novelist accepted the idea that belief includes doubt and embraces wonder.

@brianzahnd.bsky.social
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According to the World Inequality Database, since 1970, the world is 700% richer (as measured by GDP per capita).

The average person's income has increased by about 8% during that time. Meanwhile, the top 0.01% of earners have seen their incomes rise by 4000%.

What could possibly go wrong?

Competition is the primary cornerstone of capitalism.

I wonder what things would look like if we built our economic system based on cooperation instead?

Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves. Ps. 49:11

God is angry w/ the wicked every day – Ps. 7:11

God’s anger last only a moment – Ps. 30:5

Decades of research from the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveal that the quality of our friendships is the strongest predictor of longevity. Great relationships w/ friends means a longer life.

Is the same true w/ countries? Great relationships w/ allies means the country lasts longer?

We’re witnessing the overthrow of the US government. This blitzkrieg of illegal actions is being hidden by a smokescreen of distractions and our short attention spans can’t comprehend the frightening reality of it.

“When you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins.”

Benjamin Cremer

What a strange thing! Many scoundrels try to disguise their dirty deeds by their dedication to the interests of religion, or by their high morals, or by love for their motherland.
— Heinrich Heine

(quoted in "A Calendar of Wisdom" by Leo Tolstoy)

There is a time for everything.

This is a time to mourn w/ those who mourn.

In 1925, Mahatma Gandhi published his list of Seven Social Sins. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

• Politics without principles.
• Wealth without work.
• Pleasure without conscience.
• Knowledge without character.
• Commerce without morality.
• Science without humanity.
• Worship without sacrifice.

What do you mean "It's open..."? The past couple times I've clicked on your "open" links, all I get is blocked by a screen wanting me to subscribe to the Indy Star. Am I missing something? I really appreciate your writing and would like to read it! Thank you.

“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

— Maya Angelou

“I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

Ohio State beat IU by 23 - then No. 1 Oregon by 21.
Notre Dame beat IU by 10 - then No. 2 Georgia by 13.
IU won the other 11 games on its schedule by 33.5 ppg, and beat Michigan ... which beat Ohio State and Alabama.

Conclusion: No more nonsense about #iufb not belonging in CFP.

“...the national interest is not always the sum of all our single or special interests. We are all Americans together, and we must not forget that the common good is our common interest and our individual responsibility.”

President Carter’s farewell address, Jan, 1981.

Excessive focus on individualism has resulted “single-issue groups and special interest organizations to ensure that whatever else happens, our own personal views and our own private interests are protected.”

President Carter’s farewell address, Jan, 1981.

While the elites of college football whine about being excluded from the CFP and condemn IU for being included, has anyone considered the possibility that Notre Dame is REALLY good? #iufb

IU's magical season has come to an end. 11 wins and 2 losses, (on the road to OSU and Notre Dame). Grateful for the team's success; looking forward to next season. #iufb