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Commencement Address to the Class of 2009 University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009 When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was "direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful." Boy, no pressure there...

Playing for Change is a world wide movement of street musicians who have come together to affect peaceful change in the world. Through the magic of modern technology these musicians have put together an amazing collection of songs and video clips that tear down the barriers of race, religion and...

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Below are two clips from a news story that has recently gotten National media attention. The story broke a month ago when it first happened. In a nutshell a teacher's assistant in Thunder Bay took a seven year old, First Nation boy stood him on a chair at school...

As I lay in my bath tub this morning my mind wondered into this little sillyphosical topic. As my pappy and his brethren were fond of saying, “there are no atheists in foxholes.” Their proof was that under stress of life threatening danger, many atheists were heard saying, “Oh God!!” or “God...

Write a Letter for Freedom of Speech! By Arthur Topham March 1, 2009 Dear Free Speech Lover, I, Arthur Topham and my website The Radical Press are in the midst of a legal battle with the League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada over the issue of freedom of speech. On November 20, 2007...

Could be!

This is something I wrote a few years ago in a regular column in a Nelson philosophical rag. Thought it might stimulate some discussion from the religious and non-religious. Allywayzalwayz was asking for a new topic that isn't being murdered in the News. Like many baby boomers I saw the folly...

This challenges how we relate to each other. YouTube - The Teen Files - Part 2: Lines that Divide Us We could all use a little of this.