by Nicholas Provenzo | Nov 15, 2006 | POLITICS
According to the Dalai Lama, Saddam Hussein deserves a reprieve. Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has appealed for Saddam Hussein’s life to be spared, saying the deposed Iraqi president was not beyond redemption. “The death penalty is...
by Lisa VanDamme | Nov 14, 2006 | Education, POLITICS
This year, I have the pleasure of teaching literature to our school’s Elementary 1 students, children in second and third grades, a class that includes my own seven-year-old daughter Lana. Their uninhibited enthusiasm for learning, their eager quest to see...
by David Gulbraa | Nov 13, 2006 | POLITICS
With Casino Royale opening on November 17, the James Bond movie franchise now encompasses 21 films and 44 years. Considering how much the world has changed since Dr. No in 1962, what explains the longevity and continuing interest? Obviously, a journalistic...
by Lisa VanDamme | Nov 12, 2006 | Education, POLITICS
Several years ago, a teacher from my school was tutoring Kevin, then a freshman in high school. One day, Kevin came to their session asking for help in preparing for a test on protein synthesis. The tutor went over the information Kevin had been presented, helping him...
by Carl D. Bradley | Nov 11, 2006 | Abortion, Women's Rights
The “pro-life” movement is on a faith-based crusade to ban abortion no matter the consequences to actual human life.
by Lisa VanDamme | Nov 10, 2006 | Literature
One of the great joys of the present school year has been the addition of an art appreciation class, taught by art enthusiast and VanDamme Academy teacher Luc Travers. Mr. Travers’ unique approach to analyzing a work of art has transformed my esthetic life,...
by Lisa VanDamme | Nov 9, 2006 | Antitrust & Monopolies, Education, POLITICS
Science education is a frequent topic in the news these days. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced a campaign to improve math and science education in the Seattle area. According to Brad Smith, a senior vice president and general counsel for Microsoft:...
by Nicholas Provenzo | Nov 8, 2006 | POLITICS
In watching evangelical preacher Ted Haggard’s life implode amid his admission that he popped methamphetamines and had repeated homosexual sex with a prostitute, it suddenly dawned on me how the twisted logic in his mind must have worked. Prior to his public...
by M. Zachary Johnson | Nov 7, 2006 | POLITICS
A central premise of many of the pro-Republican arguments for the election is the idea that we are at war, and that in one way or another this makes Republicans a superior choice. But I think America is at war only in the minds of some individuals, not in reality. As...