Published on August 2nd, 2016 | by Ken Levin
Some of us, both educators and students, have witnessed a great number of new semesters. This is my 21st new college semester as an undergraduate, and each is distinctive for a variety of reasons. My college career …... Read More →
Published on April 12th, 2016 | by Ken Levin
Embed from Getty Images In the 1960s, under the guidance, leadership and strong arm of President Lyndon Johnson, Congress passed legislation called the Voting Rights Act, with the common sense idea that every U.S. citizen who is …... Read More →
Published on April 6th, 2016 | by Ken Levin
In my lifetime, I have lived under 14 U.S. presidents, starting with Herbert Hoover, and have survived 21 presidential campaigns. Despite hearing from several of those campaigns that this election will be the end of America as …... Read More →
Published on March 30th, 2016 | by Ken Levin
When I was a boy, hero worship was kind of common. In fact, my first two personal heroes were Tom Mix and William S. Boyd. Mix was sort of the first motion picture cowboy hero back …... Read More →
Published on March 8th, 2016 | by Ken Levin
I have owned and used a variety of firearms for most of my adult life. I made certain to teach my daughters the responsibility of owning and using firearms, the uses of different weapons for a …... Read More →
Published on March 1st, 2016 | by Ken Levin
For the past 20-some years, I have always had a certain little book with me. That isn’t entirely true because this beat-up, kind of raggedy copy is my third copy, since the original two that I started …... Read More →
Published on February 17th, 2016 | by Ken Levin
About 12 years ago, I was in the hospital nearly dead from a repeat bout of pneumonia. One day, my wife and son walked into my room carrying a wrapped up bundle, and when they handed …... Read More →
Published on February 10th, 2016 | by Ken Levin
Sometimes, the good guys win, and last week we saw the Texas legal system work properly. Last summer, we all heard and watched the news, lambasting Planned Parenthood for profiting from the sale of body parts …... Read More →
Published on February 4th, 2016 | by Ken Levin
I am about to celebrate my 85th birthday. But to me, it is the 13th anniversary of my 72nd birthday. Why? Well, it seems that all of the males on both sides of my family live to the ripe …... Read More →
Published on January 27th, 2016 | by Ken Levin
Once again in the great state of Texas, a combination of ignorance, gross stupidity and bigotry are about to prevail. What is becoming more and more commonplace in our state, the person leading this narrow-minded charge …... Read More →
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