March 13, 2016, Show Some Respect!
Kris Litman-Koon, Columbia, SC Warm-up Question What are some customary ways that our culture “pays respect” upon the death of an individual? Show Some Respect! Recently, a student from McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, NY caught wind of a...
March 6, 2016–Surely There’s Limit–Isn’t There?
Jake Bourma, West Des Moines, IA Warm-up Question Are there any actions you consider unforgivable? Surely There’s a Limit–Isn’t There? The word infamous was made for a person like Martin Shkreli. In September of 2015, Shkreli went from being the...
February 28, 2016–How Do You Know?
Paul Baglyos, St. Paul, MN Warm-up Question What is the Good News when there isn’t any big news? How Do You Know? On February 5th a construction crane collapsed in New York City, killing one person and injuring three others....
February 21, 2016–What’s in the Pipes
John Wertz, Blacksburg, VA Warm-up Question If you could only have one beverage to drink for the next month, what would it be and why? What’s in the Pipes The last time you turned on the water to brush your...
February 14, 2014, Lead Me Not Into Temptation
Erik Ullestad, Des Moines, IA Warm-up Question What’s one thing you couldn’t live without for a month? Lead Me Not Into Temptation The hit television show The Biggest Loser is wrapping up its 17th season. The premise of the show...