Category Archives: Yes…But!

Please browse some of the Yes…But! columns I have written for The Belleville Intelligencer, a southern Ontario daily newspaper. Comments and inquiries are welcome.

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Year 9-12 Remember Dr. Henry Kissinger former Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon? Even today when this esteemed diplomat speaks, the world listens. Last week he stated that we, as a global community, either solve our problems together or, … Continue reading

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Year 9-11 Barack Hussein Obama is now the 44th president of the United States, an exceptional man called to serve in exceptional times, facing exceptional challenges. Until the World Trade Center calamity, President Bush was just hanging in there, only … Continue reading

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Year 9-10 With the white of winter everywhere, will a “Black Swan” be easier to spot? Not really, because a Black Swan is like the wind. And who has seen the wind? The “Black Swan” phenomenon has become popular ever … Continue reading

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Year 9-9 2009 is going to be a colorful year, with lots of pink slips, bank statements printed in mostly red, people feeling blue, hairs turning prematurely grey. Blame the difficult economic times. I grew up in such a time. … Continue reading

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Year 9-8 Year-End Time. Prediction Time. Here is my cluster shot, bound to hit something: next year will be good, bad, excellent, depressing. You take your pick, because your guess is probably better than mine. Here’s a thought: Noah’s Ark … Continue reading

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Year 9-7 The headline in last week’s New York Times was “Bad times are good for evangelical churches.” It reported that: “Many ministers have for the moment jettisoned standard sermons on marriage and the Beatitudes to preach instead about the … Continue reading

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