Agora

I recall the first time I realized the power of history; it was my freshman year of high school. In a discussion on the Puritan’s persecutio...

Once upon a time, in Sunday school, we were discussion tithing. The discussion veered into why people do not pay their 10% to God. The “co...

I am preparing to cast my version of the *Crucible* - and launch myself on two and a half months of what counts for work in my life. It is c...

Three incidents of the last week give me pause – much reflection – some frustration. Shortly after I returned from camp I answered the phone...

It has been difficult to leave Paradise and I am still a little empty with the separation, but I must admit; there is one think I have been ...

I believe in the Muses in the way I believe in all the gods. It is hard to deny them when their workings are everywhere manifest in the worl...

Zeus must have been disappointed with the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Not only did the U. S. come in second overall AGAIN – but those “Arian ...

Last Tuesday morning I had the chance to attend the Engineering Day displays at the U of U. My son’s project was on display and I took the d...

I began my carrier as a School Teacher instructing eighth grade American History classes. I taught the same lecture six times a day to large...

Last Tuesday night I rushed home from my Book Binding class at the U. After weeks of waiting my wheat paste had arrived and I would finally...

I have two sons graduating from University next month. I am proud of their accomplishments and of the futures they will make for themselves....

Last week was Jr. Prom week here at the High School and I was asked to give a “Heritage Speech” on our Roman Lancer Mascot. The theme of Pro...

For eleven years I coached high school debate. I took the job to get my position in the history department. I knew nothing about it. It w...

My career as an “Art History Teacher” is over. The “No Child Left Behind Act” has caught up with me. Not “Highly Qualified” to teach Fine ...

I went to BYU; for one semester; then I had had enough of it. All of my experience there can be boiled down into one metaphor, one pervasiv...

After long years of war between Athens and Sparta, the Athenian Navy won a battle on stormy seas. The ten generals who had commanded the vic...