Category Archives: Opinion

I need to vent and spout my opinion from time to time, and here’s where I do it.

Letter to the Univerity of Illinois UC Senate

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Nate

Dear Sir,
I am a proud alumnus of the University and a proud supporter since graduation. I am writing to you, the clerk of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Senate, to express my displeasure and distress at the wording of your … Continue reading →

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I’m humbled by my wife

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Nate

I have to say that after being home on paternity leave for two weeks, I’m once again humbled by the number of things that my wife does for our family. While I did manage to get the … Continue reading →

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An open letter to the leadership of Notre Dame University

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Nate

To Whom It May Concern:

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The Health Care Crisis

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Nate

I hear a lot about the Health Care problem, but most of the solutions that I hear about are Health Insurance, not Health Care.

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Life on Hold

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Nate

What do you say when your 7 year old asks you if life will ever move on when you have kids?
I was putting the kids to bed the other night and my 7 year old Noah said:
“Dad, do you feel like … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Bailout: Who pays for it?

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Nate

So the government has signed into law a new bill to give “mortgage relief” to people who got into trouble with their loan. That sounds nice doesn’t it?
While people who hit hard times when the real estate market took a … Continue reading →

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Bush Apologizes … Finally

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Nate

President Bush took the blame the day after the election for the Republicans losing the house majority. “I’m obviously disappointed with the outcome of the election and, as the head of the Republican Party, I share a large part of … Continue reading →

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TV Families

Posted on May 13, 2004 by Nate

In the last two weeks, two very long running shows on NBC, Friends and Frasier, came to an end after 10 or more years. I managed to catch the final shows of each series and it made me think about something. I … Continue reading →

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Palestinian Terrorists?

Posted on May 6, 2002 by Nate

I’ve just been reading several articles about the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The Israeli press routinly calls the Palestinians terrorists, and I suppose by a strict definition of the word, they are. They do strike terror into the hearts … Continue reading →

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America’s Game?

Posted on May 2, 2002 by Nate

I’m writing today about something that has been burning in me for about a year now and I need to get it off my chest. I love the Chicago Cubs. I always have. Since we moved to Kansas City, it … Continue reading →

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