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Why can't atheists solve exponential equations? Because they don't believe in higher powers. How do you describe a schizophrenic Zen Buddhist? A man who is at two with the universe.

Well, the hype of the season is past and the reality of another year faces us. After typing and deleting a dozen or so sentences exhorting myself and you, my readers, to look back over 2012 I eliminated them all.

Says the Master to his pupil: "Do you understand that you don't really exist?" Upon which the pupil replies: "To whom are you telling that?" When we stop to reflect we realize that our happiness is related to conscious awareness of aspects of our liv

The bronze statue of T.C. Douglas stands in silhouette at sunset on Sept. 19, along with the wheat sheaves that stand alongside the Riverfront Boardwalk.

Last evening Stewart was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal and I was awarded the privilege of an invitation to the event. Although low key in ambiance, it was a prestigious occasion. Over the years Mr.

If this column is published that means we're still enjoying the Christmas and upcoming New Year's season, meaning we've still got time for more celebrating.

Happy New Year! Another brand new year, the year of 2013, will begin next Tuesday. That Tuesday will not be just an ordinary Tuesday; it will be a very special day, New Year's day.

In one of history's dark hours, on a cold Christmas Eve during the Korean War, a young woman struggles along a village street, about deliver a child. "Help me! Please. My baby." No one pays any attention. A middle-aged couple walks by.

Although I rarely comment on current events I cannot ignore the grief and confusion associated with Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. In reality, it is everyone's tragedy.

Christmas day is around the corner. A week later, a new year will arrive. Time keeps on ticking. Day time is getting shorter and shorter. During a long night time, all kinds of thoughts and memories are bombarding our minds.