by Barry Fagin | Oct 3, 2011 | Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 5-17-07} Two men were kicked out of a Boston Pops concert last week. Apparently, they started fighting because one of them wouldn’t stop talking during the performance. If that’s true, getting kicked out was too good for the...
by Barry Fagin | Apr 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 2009-11-25} Guess what’s not in the news? Gas prices. Gas does not cost $4 a gallon, and hasn’t for a while. Anybody remember when this was a big deal? In 2006, before Republicans lost control of Congress, we were treated to...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Feb 24, 2012 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
Between several articles and videos about firearms posted here (mostly coincidental), I entered a debate of sorts on LinkedIn about repealing the 2nd Amendment. This article is not about that. I’ve heard enough about the question of constitutional relevance...
by Barry Fagin | Jan 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
{Colorado Springs Gazette, 6-25-09} They don’t get many tourists at the Blockade Museum, and of those that come, none are Americans. Even if you know the right subway stop, it’s still a good fifteen minute walk. And don’t expect any language inside but Russian. An...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Mar 11, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Religion & Spirituality
{from July 2007} An interesting though struck me at Mass this Sunday. Practicing Roman Catholicism, I hold the belief that the bread and wine becomes the Christ in its very essence. I have a more specific, personal belief that the shared cup cannot transmit disease....