Posts Tagged ‘Bill Ott’
What are you FOR? | Ott Observations
In response to one of my recent columns, I received a very interesting email because I used the words “common good.” The writer leads a group of grassroots activists dedicated…
Read MoreWhere’s the remorse? | Ott Observations
By now, everyone has had a chance to draw their line about where they stand on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and the jury’s findings of “not guilty.” If you’re not…
Read MoreAccountability for insurrection | Ott Observations
On Sept. 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists used kidnapped airplanes to destroy the Twin Towers in New York and damage the Pentagon in our nation’s capitol. There was no fake…
Read MoreAre you a cynic or idealist? | Ott Observations
In my previous column I wrote about how some of us live consumed by fears created by politicians’ propaganda, while others live focused on hope for creating a better world.…
Read MoreStill afraid of bogeymen | Ott Observations
In my childhood, I shared a bedroom with my little brother. Every night, he blocked the sliding doors on the closet before going to bed so “the Bogeyman can’t come…
Read MoreThe importance of accurate legacies | Ott Observations
I recently read a letter to the editor in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The writer was acknowledging that the newspaper had done an extensive job summarizing the national service Colin Powell…
Read MoreEvidence-based decision making | Ott Observations
Before I became a columnist, I spent some years working in healthcare consulting. One of the big trends was embracing “evidence-based medicine.” Basically, this was a leveraging of ALL of…
Read MoreExplain yourself or get out | Ott Observations
It feels like we have reached a low point in our national history where leaders are not accountable to explain their actions and decisions while at the same time we have…
Read MoreReconciling faith and politics | Ott Observations
When time permits, I attend a Saturday morning men’s discussion group at my church. We review the scripture readings for Sunday and then discuss what they mean to us in…
Read MoreQualities of leadership | Ott Observation
A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to hear Bob Woodward speak. If you are of a certain age, you may recall that he, along with Carl Bernstein,…
Read MoreA case for safety nets | Ott Observations
I was reading recently about the enhanced child tax credit (part of the COVID economic relief package) and its impact on families in poverty. Besides increasing the dollar amount, the…
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