Tag Archives: Scott Pruitt

Cleaning the stain

Posted on February 23, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

I attended an interfaith panel meeting last week to discuss the question “Who is my Neighbor?” The panel included a Rabbi, a Muslim Cleric, a Catholic Priest, a non-denominational Christian Pastor, a Baha’i leader, and a Pastor from an African-American … Continue reading →

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Another one bites the dust- Scott Pruitt

Posted on July 5, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him for this. The Senate confirmed Deputy at … Continue reading →

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Flattery will get you everywhere

Posted on April 26, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“His only reference point is internal — ‘what will bring me what I need, what will fill this hole in me — get me the affirmation I crave’ — that is deeply concerning” – Former FBI Director James Comey’s psychoanalysis … Continue reading →

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The sky is falling!

Posted on April 6, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“Chicken Little likes to walk in the woods. She likes to look at the trees. She likes to smell the flowers. She likes to listen to the birds singing. One day while she is walking an acorn falls from a … Continue reading →

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Snowflakes

Posted on October 12, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“One of Trump’s most attractive features to his followers is that he’s a “straight talker” who doesn’t care who he offends. But he’s unmasked himself as one of the most thin-skinned, overly-sensitive politicians America has ever seen. If his fans … Continue reading →

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Choosing between death or a new tax plan

Posted on September 28, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I have a sad tax tale. Once upon a time I owned some Apple stock. I bought it cheap using some roll-over IRA money that I had when I changed jobs in the late 1980’s. Sometime in the 1990’s I … Continue reading →

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What shocks us?

Posted on March 31, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“When you are given immunity, that means you have probably committed a crime.” – Mike Flynn, Meet the Press, September 2016 “…if you’re not guilty of a crime what do you need immunity for?” – Donald Trump rally speech, September 27, … Continue reading →

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