by Michael Leppert | Jun 3, 2022 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
In the last two weeks, I have heard two things regarding the state of our union that disturb me more than anything. The first was a statement made on the morning news early last week, after the massacre in Buffalo, but before the one in Uvalde. A reporter, not a...
by Michael Leppert | May 20, 2022 | Politics/Government
One of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s favorite hymns was titled, “If I Can Help Somebody.” It’s a simple little song with a simple little message about how to avoid living in vain. I have only heard gospel versions of it, and I know that it is...
by Michael Leppert | Mar 18, 2022 | Politics/Government
There are two primary things that Russian President Vladimir Putin underestimated when he gave the order to invade Ukraine three weeks ago. The first one was the surprising strength and commitment to fight of the Ukraine army and its people. Ukraine President...
by Michael Leppert | Feb 25, 2022 | Politics/Government
The last tweet I read before I turned it off to write this was simply a message released from former President Donald Trump. It read: “If I were in office, this deadly Ukraine situation would never have happened!” As ridiculous as that statement is, it is...
by Michael Leppert | Feb 11, 2022 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
I vividly remember the early summer of 2020, when the enormity of the pandemic really started to sink in. The plentiful restaurants in my neighborhood were trying to hold on by transforming into carryout-only kitchens. Staffing at all of these places plummeted, like...
