Note: This is an update of an older post from my Blog. The thing that reminded me of it was Mrs. Clintons “nouning” of the…
Read MoreBanked, Unbanked, and Deplorable vs. Deplorables (12/15/2009)
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Once we get past the major peripheral presidential campaign issues currently dominating social and left and right wing media, there are three subjects that deserve…
Be careful with the following sentence about the original intent of our founders. It is the longest I have ever written. I’m dividing it up…
Two or three weeks ago I saw on Facebook one of those irritating little “Quotes in a Box” attributed to USA President Calvin Coolidge. I…
Read MoreA Nerdy President Everybody Could Trust (8/19/2014)
Designated Giving, Loss Leaders, and Planned Parenthood (Originally Posted 7/31/2015)
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Encouragement of designated giving can be an effective fundraising tool but, except in the case of major capital campaigns for specific projects, has little or…
Read MoreDesignated Giving, Loss Leaders, and Planned Parenthood (Originally Posted 7/31/2015)
Facebook is an excellent tool for, among other things, propagation of preposterous propositions. Just a few days ago I saw one of those little memes…
Read MoreTroops or Teachers (Updated: Originally Posted 11/30/2012)
(Originally Published 9/27/2012) In a September 19, 2012, WSJ article, Geoffrey A. Fowler reported that more billionaires are signing on to the idea, promoted by Bill Gates and…
Read MoreStinginess Not the Only Alternative to Philanthropy
Paying for Marriage, A Welfare Idea (Originally Published 9/25/2009) The phrase, “You get what you pay for,” is usually used to justify a seemingly high…
Shrunken (Now Vanished) Kodak and its Southern Offspring (Originally Published 8/21/2010) In 1972 I was employed (since 1965) by the third largest company in the…
Read MoreShrunken (Now Vanished) Kodak and its Southern Offspring
Sevier County Tennessee “Taliban” (Originally Posted 9/14/2010) Sevier County, nestled in the foothills of The Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee is best known as…