“I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be.” Most of us can sing along with that familiar tune,…

Standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 257 pounds, Dustin Byfuglien is easily envisioned as a pro athlete in football, basketball or baseball. But unlike most African Americans in major team sports, the Minneapolis native found his soul on ice. Byfuglien (pronounced BUF-lin) scored three game-winning goals in the Western Conference semifinals, including the winner on May 23,…

This just in: Even the well-to-do are eager to feed at Uncle Sam’s trough! Too rich for Head Start, but too poor (or too cheap) to pay for similar programs in the private sector? No problem. A recent report by the Government Accountability Office found that two Texas families enrolled in Head Start—which is designed…

Baseball purists still refer to their sport as our ”national pastime,” a term that predates the grainy, black-and-white clips that have immortalized Babe Ruth. The game’s critics counter that Major League Baseball is simply past its time and, regardless of sentimental slogans, the NFL is our true ”national passion” where sports are concerned. But when…

Electricity is no laughing matter … except when it courses through other peoples’ bodies in non-lethal doses. Then, it’s the source of great comedy, like when Curly became electrified in a 1943 Three Stooges episode, or when the Simpsons took turns shocking each other to the point that Springfield’s lights flickered. And don’t forget the…

Lawrence Taylor is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, a legal right that the U.S. Supreme Court in 1895 traced back to England, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. But Taylor, the Hall of Fame linebacker and recent contestant on Dancing With the Stars, is already convicted in the court of public opinion, guilty of sheer stupidity…

Folks are judged by the “content of their character” less frequently than the norm in certain professions. Take big-time sports, for instance. The most-valued traits for athletes are usually based on prowess, such as their time in the 40-yard dash, or their jump shot, or their ability to hit a curveball, or their serve, or…