These are the units to measure the worth,Of this woman as a woman regardless of birth.Not what was her station? But had she a heart?How did she play her God-given part? These words, inspired by “The Measure of a Man” by Albert Schweitzer, are carved into the path in front of a statue of Princess Diana unveiled by her sons yesterday. William and Harry wanted it to “recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world, and help... Read more

Actor Bill Cosby was released from prison yesterday after his sex assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court. The actor had been convicted of drugging and molesting Andrea Constand, a Temple University employee, and has served more than two years of a three- to ten-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court stated that it found an agreement with a previous prosecutor preventing Cosby from being charged in the case. It also stated that testimony... Read more

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel today with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to visit the border with Mexico. Several other Republican governors are sending troops to assist Texas and Arizona in securing their borders. If your sympathies lie with Republicans, you probably believe these are positive steps toward doing what the Biden administration allegedly will not do to secure our southern border. Mr. Trump’s visit follows Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to the border last Friday and her... Read more

Let’s begin today with a great story: A man who jumped into an Ocean City, Maryland, bay last May to save a toddler was honored Friday by the Air Force’s Thunderbirds. Jonathan Bauer was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the Route 90 bridge over Assawoman Bay. A twenty-three-month-old girl fell out of another car in the crash and into the water. Bauer saw the baby in the bay and jumped more than twenty-five feet into the water to save... Read more

Let’s begin the week with some good news: CNN reports that “the world’s most premature baby has celebrated his first birthday after beating 0 percent odds of surviving.” Richard Scott William Hutchison was born five months prematurely and weighed 11.9 ounces at birth. His parents could hold him in a single palm of their hands. He spent six months in the hospital before going home. On June 5, Richard celebrated his first birthday. One of the results of being made... Read more

An apartment building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed yesterday. The death toll has risen to three as of this writing; nearly one hundred people remain unaccounted for. President Biden approved an emergency declaration early this morning and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts. Viewing the pictures makes the tragedy even more real. When I first heard the news, I was shocked by such a horrible tragedy. It’s difficult to imagine what it would be like for the... Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris will be visiting El Paso, Texas, tomorrow to see the immigration crisis on the US–Mexico border firsthand. She was tasked by the White House with dealing with the root causes of migration from Central America and will be visiting alongside Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. That much seems objectively true. How you view the rest of the story depends on the perspective you bring to it. As with so much of our politics these days, what... Read more

Rev. Steve Ranney is a Presbyterian pastor in Tustin, a town in the Los Angeles area. Last week, his hair was shoulder length. If I had met him before he led last Sunday’s worship service, it would not have occurred to me that he’d stopped cutting his hair in December 2019 as a sign of “lament” that his congregation was not able to meet in person due to the coronavirus pandemic. Or that he would have it cut after the... Read more

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is worth nearly $200 billion, but money doesn’t necessarily buy popularity. For example, after Bezos boards the suborbital rocket New Shepard  on July 20 for an eleven-minute voyage into space, a sizable number of people hope he doesn’t come back. The petition “Do not allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth” has collected more than 74,000 signatures as of this morning. Other petitions are making the same request. Our post-truth culture views reality through personal sentiment.... Read more

Joe Duncan came home from working a twelve-hour shift as a cement technician to learn that his daughter was having difficulty breathing. His wife, Sara, wanted to take her to the hospital, but Joe had to return to a morning shift a few hours later. She encouraged him to stay home and rest, but he insisted on making the one-hour drive with his family to the hospital. Their daughter received treatment and was cleared to go home after two hours.... Read more