GAINS & GLEANINGS | Even at his worst, his bark was way worse than his bite
Our friend Ben Perez passed away. It was unexpected and we don’t have medical report, but even if we had more answers, it would still be jarring. Ben was a… Read more.
GAINS & GLEANINGS | Loving beyond what we dislike: Hating the world while loving its people
There’s a one hit wonder – with a one-word title – from the 1990s by a woman named Meredith Brooks that starts, “I hate the world today.” Some days Read more.
Vantastic episode ends in failed ATM heist
Some weeks are odder than others. Two Thursdays ago, I was sitting on a hospital bed in the pre-surgical prep area at AHN Wexford about to go in to have… Read more.
GAINS & GLEANINGS | Reclaiming ‘rudiments’ as building blocks for life
In most areas of life, we don’t use the term rudiment anymore. We use other words and concepts to describe what makes up the rudiments of a particular function, Read more.
GAINS & GLEANINGS | Shortchanging the people and town that I love is a non-starter
“Why get involved in that?” “Is that really a role for a minister?” “Shouldn’t you just stay in your lane?” These questions Read more.
GAINS & GLEANINGS | As the pace of change accelerates, the world spins on just the same
Life on Earth was a hard, mostly rural, wearying slog for centuries, and technological advances were made at a stately pace of one or two major changes in any given… Read more.
It starts with courage: Making shootings in our towns old news
I was recently pursuing a regional online news site and noticed a bold headline about a homicide in McCandless. A 38 year-old man was shot and killed in the lush… Read more.
Time to sue? ACHA’s track record for making pretty promises, walking away continues
When I was approached about Allegheny County Housing Authority proposing a broad new, nice, mixed-income, mixed-retail/residential plan to rejuvenate the dilapidated Read more.
GAINS & GLEANINGS | The master has gone but there’s something to be learned
Santa Rosa, CA/USA - 3/6/19: Gordon Lightfoot (front and center) performs at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. A Canadian singer-songwriter in folk, folk-rock, Read more.
GAINS & GLEANINGS | Unfairly stained: Declarations should be built on more than assumption
One of the reasons I can’t stand the cavalier use of cries of racism when something doesn’t go a person’s way is because it can serve as an easy excuse… Read more.