“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” ~ Frederick Nietzsche Have you ever gotten angry because of someone’s rudeness, misbehavior, or bullying, only to find yourself being rude, misbehaving[Read More…]
Tag: Editor’s Column
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Prognosticators
“I try not to get involved in the business of prediction. It’s a quick way to look like an idiot.” ~Warren Ellis, British author When did mainstream mass media stop reporting what actually happened (news) and start spending all their time predicting what might happen? Prior to the election I[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Seek similarities, not differences
“The way to go from discord to harmony is to go from concentrating on differences to concentrating on similarities.” ~ Tony Robbins Human beings are so unique that no two individuals have ever been found to have matching fingerprints, according to the National Forensic Science Technology Center. Our genetic “fingerprint”[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Sportsmanship should apply to more than sports
“When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.” ~ Paul Brown Crossing my fingers and hoping by this time next week the crackling election tension in the air will have dissipated like an air mattress with a slow leak, leaving us grounded and steady — literally. It’s wishful[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Is it ever OK to lie?
“Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holms I think most of us would say no. Let me rephrase that… I hope most of us would say no. My dad used to say, “You go to the same place for[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – A year later: health of the Herald update
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” ―Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States It’s been one year since the Herald’s near-death experience. Thanks to the dedicated support of so many of you in our local[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – October 10th, 2024
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” ―Arthur Conan Doyle I used to think presenting factual information was the way people changed their minds. Now we have all the information we could[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – October 3rd, 2024
“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?” ―Terry Pratchett Wednesday, Oct. 2 marked six years since the coroner came to my office to notify me that my oldest son was dead. For those who don’t know or remember, Ethan was 26,[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – September 19th, 2024
“Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts..” ―E.B. White The word prejudice means to pre-judge. The human brain is designed to use prejudice as a shortcut. With pre-built prejudices, we can form opinions, make assumptions, and take corresponding action without wasting[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – September 12th, 2024
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ―William Faulkner On my first visit to the ocean I waded hesitantly into the surf, feeling the ground seem to disappear beneath me as the water receded, only to be knocked down by the[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – September 5th, 2024
“What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.” ― Aristotle With Labor Day just passed, I’ve been mulling over the outrageous value of the thousands of hours of volunteering and other unpaid work and service that keep our society functioning. The presence — and necessity[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – August 29th, 2024
“I’m tired, boss… Mostly, I’m tired of people being ugly to each other.” ― “The Green Mile,” Stephen King Can you relate? If you still have a smidgen of decency left in your soul, I think you do. Maybe it’s always been this way, or maybe the ugliness has become[Read More…]
