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TRUMP MEETS THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO

Michael Kurth December 17, 2015 Comments Off on TRUMP MEETS THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO

When I woke up this morning, I found a soiled envelope that someone had slid under my door. It had a Mexican postmark, and inside was a handwritten note in Spanish signed “El Chapo.”

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NO GREATER LOVE: COMING HOME FROM THE WAR

Michael Kurth November 19, 2015 Comments Off on NO GREATER LOVE: COMING HOME FROM THE WAR

A month ago, the SEED center hosted a screening of No Greater Love, a documentary about U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.  I thought about going, but didn’t. Later, several of my friends who went told

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TRUMPTOPIA: WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT?

Michael Kurth November 5, 2015 Comments Off on TRUMPTOPIA: WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT?

Trumptopia: it will be fantastic, amazing, you’ll love it! Imagine a world where America is great again. The dummies who presided over the decline of our nation have been fired; our enemies fear us

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ISLAM, SHARIA LAW AND THE U.S.

Michael Kurth October 15, 2015 Comments Off on ISLAM, SHARIA LAW AND THE U.S.

Dr. Ben Carson, a Republican candidate for president, was recently asked in an interview whether he believes Islam is consistent with the Constitution. “No, I do not,” he replied, “I would not advocate that

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REMEMBERING KATRINA EVACUEES

Michael Kurth October 1, 2015 Comments Off on REMEMBERING KATRINA EVACUEES

I will always think of Katrina not as a story about a hurricane, but as a story about the failure of the levees intended to protect New Orleans from flooding, and the political inaction

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MY EUROPEAN VACATION: PART III

Michael Kurth September 17, 2015 Comments Off on MY EUROPEAN VACATION: PART III

My last column ended with my wife, Cathy, and I stuck in a tunnel outside Innsbruck, Austria, when our high-speed train from Venice to Munich broke down. The train was scheduled to arrive in

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MY EUROPEAN VACATION: PART III

Michael Kurth September 3, 2015 Comments Off on MY EUROPEAN VACATION: PART III

My last column left off with me preparing to fly from Houston to Atlanta, then on to Venice, Italy, where I hoped to meet up with my wife, Cathy. She had been vacationing in

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ECONOMIC’S ETC.

Michael Kurth August 6, 2015 Comments Off on ECONOMIC’S ETC.

Racism, Slavery And The Civil War Outrage over the senseless murders of nine members of an African-American church in Charleston, S.C., has led to calls for the removal of the confederate battle flag from

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REMEMBERING THE U.S.S. LIBERTY

Michael Kurth June 18, 2015 Comments Off on REMEMBERING THE U.S.S. LIBERTY

Memorial Day is for remembering those killed or wounded in service to our country. Forty-eight years ago, 34 sailors were killed and 171 wounded when the U.S.S. Liberty was attacked by Israeli war planes

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INVESTMENTS AND THE MARKET

Karla Wall June 18, 2015 Comments Off on INVESTMENTS AND THE MARKET

A LAGNIAPPE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION   The U.S. Stock market has recovered from the freefall of 2009; but while things have improved, there’s still more than enough uncertainty to keep investors reaching for the Tums

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