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50 years have passed since I lost my 19-year-old brother in a far-away war very few of us young adults understood. I was twenty when Frank died and at the time, too young to understand the Vietnam conflict that started… Continue Reading →
The concept of legal personhood for an organization reportedly dates back to Roman law. In our present experience, we often think of the concept of a fictitious person as it applies to corporations, but it can also apply to governments… Continue Reading →
I admit that I don’t watch Fox News, – I can’t take it and have even gone so far on a business trip as to check out of a hotel that constantly aired it in all of the common areas…. Continue Reading →
Back in the 70’s at Penn State, I had an English teacher by the name of Mrs. Smythe. I remember her for two reasons. Firstly, she could never get my last name right. It’s a relatively simple name with only… Continue Reading →
One of my very first “real” jobs was as a dishwasher in an area diner. Although it was a humble position, there were important life lessons that it taught me. Night shift in a diner can be an interesting experience…. Continue Reading →
When it comes to politics, we are generally a purple people. The pendulum of elections swings in both directions and it is beginning to look like the trajectory has changed once again. It has always been important to realize that… Continue Reading →
Those of us who are old enough to be familiar with the quote “He Ain’t Heavy. He’s my Brother”, popularized in the late 1960s, may still be moved by it. At the time, I was familiar with the use of… Continue Reading →
Written by Kevin Deeny We all wait for that first snow fall of the year – some dreading it and all the work it requires and all the mess it brings. But as kids growing up in Levittown, we loved… Continue Reading →
The term Standard of Care has legal meaning in our society; we typically consider it in a medical context, but the term also applies more broadly. It refers to the duty of care that we have for one another and… Continue Reading →
I think we have all experienced situations when someone sets out to actively avoid knowing something – even with ourselves. We’ve done it occasionally like when we avoid looking under the hood of our car to find the source of the… Continue Reading →