VERN’S VIEW: Moving on from weekly column
A good friend told me she is leaving the legal profession because she was tired…
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VERN’S VIEW: The last campaign lap
Here we go into the last days of the 2012 election cycle with both major…
VERN’S VIEW: The wages of disagreement
In the spring of 1960 my best high school buddy (honorable-mention all-American) received many football…
VERN’S VIEW: Forgetting how to compromise
The late historian Shelby Foote made two significant points during his opening comments in Ken…
VERN’S VIEW: Spinning the moral compass
Recently reminiscing about our long lives, my wife and I shared stories we heard from…
VERN’S VIEW: Making the right call
My sympathies go out to all the people involved in NFL office pools and fantasy…
VERN’S VIEW: You the people, according to Romney
It’s as much the words as the tone. Now we know what Republican presidential candidate…
VERN’S VIEWS: What we too often forget
In the hurly-burly of our political environment we often lose sight of and forget how…
VERN’S VIEW: Leaders should promote opportunity, not deny it
In 1955 Robert Ruark wrote his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "Something of Value." A movie by…
VERN’S VIEW: The real Romney
Most political pundits are writing their summaries of the recent carnival known as the Republican…
VERN’S VIEWS: The assault on women
The latest media flap, perpetrated by U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, the nearly brain-dead GOP senatorial…
VERN’S VIEW: Coupon clippers unite as election nears
My mother used to cut coupons when I was just a kid growing up in…
VERN’S VIEW: Embracing class warfare
Now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin…
VERN’S VIEW: Who is thinking correctly?
My good friend and co-author Steve Love provided the basis for this column. I have…
VERN’S VIEW: Lessons writ large in sports scandal
Make no mistake, I am a sports nut. I love most sports and have played…
VERN’S VIEW: Who are we as a nation?
After yet another mindless shooting tragedy by yet another mindless individual who mindfully managed to…
VERN’S VIEW: The disinformation assault on Obamacare begins
The U.S. Supreme Court regained its senses June 28 and realized it should be serving…
VERN’S VIEW: Who would want to live in Joe’s world?
There is this stone in my shoe named Joe. Joe is a tea party advocate…
VERN’S VIEW: Time to stop selling out to corporate moguls
This darkest of assessments has been a long time coming. I admit I foresaw a…
VERN’S VIEW: Progressives need to walk the walk
It isn’t often that I admit I’ve strayed down my own kind of rabbit hole…
VERN’S VIEW: Let freedom ring
There has been much talk about our freedoms in the United States and how many…
VERN’S VIEW: GOP is running on empty
Two recent news stories conjured up the Jackson Browne song "Running on Empty." The articles…
VERN’S VIEW: Changing minds and habits
Someone recently asked me if I thought my writing was changing anybody’s mind about their…
VERN’S VIEWS: Founding fathers supported form of Obamacare
There is still a lot of buzz about the mandatory health-care clause in the Affordable…