For our country

From the Book of Common Prayer: Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will.  Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure manners.  Save us from violence,

Voting

I’m continuing the weekly exercise, intending to keep this up for 52 weeks, as I recount a wee piece of the story of my life. This week’s prompt: With the election looming, tell us about your memories of elections. The first election that I remember is 1968. I have a vague memory of Bobby Kennedy

Bruni

Frank Bruni’s column this past week is worth posting here. Here’s a script with which Kamala Harris could explain her evolution There’s sustained criticism that Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t provided detailed answers to questions about changes in her positions. Why can’t candidates own that kind of transformation? What would be wrong, in Harris’s case,

Wesley Bell

I’ll be voting tomorrow for Wesley Bell in the congressional seat primary. From the Post-Dispatch editorial board: Missouri’s First Congressional District, encompassing St. Louis city and northern St. Louis County, is our region’s most direct connection to the federal government’s seat of power. For the past four years, the district has been in the hands

Voting

By 9 a.m. Friday, I had accomplished two of the tasks on the day’s list: seeing my dermatologist, and voting absentee. And I had breakfast in between at Southwest Diner. The dermatologist visit brought met the usual expectations: pre-cancerous spots on my scalp, all frozen off with his canister of liquid nitrogen. And at the