Time to stop looking for the perfect burger
An innumerable number of awards adorning the red and white tiled walls of Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries proclaim the goodness of this family friendly diner. The diner is…
The Gryphon Café: A place for everyone
So you’re looking for a place to study. Maybe a place to hang out with your friends. Perhaps you want to get a quick cup of coffee or to engage…
Bathroom conversations set a precedent for world peace
On the day that SPEAK hosted the Gerry Adams event, I stood at the entrance of the Campolo School parking lot wearing a maroon Eastern t-shirt and giving parking instructions…
Inquiring Minds: The final stretch: how to survive and keep up your grades
The end is near. Thanksgiving is in a week, Christmas in less than a month. Papers, tests, and projects are mounting. Stress is escalating. This is the most important and…
The emperor wears no clothes. Somebody tell the kids!
I was 12 when Jimmy Swaggert stood in his televised pulpit and wept a confession into my living room. “I have sinned against you, my Lord,” he said with a…
Nov. 7 election brings big changes: an analysis
The Democrats swept both the House and the Senate. Americans awaited the results of the Virginia and Montana elections. Despite the close race of Jim Webb and George Allen in…
Notes from afar: Tim’s LA farewell
I can only imagine how cold and wet the East Coast must be this time of year. It hit 90 degrees in L.A. this week, and of course it’s been…
Homeschooling and the big, bad world: Bring it on
Homeschoolers aren’t weird. Unfortunately, I’ve had to explain this to a lot of people over the years. Although homeschooling affects far more than the social life of a student, many…
Buy Nothing Day
While turkey and cranberry gelatin are still digesting from Thanksgiving, Black Friday hits with a vengeance, filling shopping malls and department stores with people whose appetites have moved quickly from…