Posts Tagged ‘Ott Observations’

In the summer of 1978, I graduated from college and moved to Delaware to start my career with the DuPont Company. Joe Biden was a first-term senator representing Delaware.  I…

den’s presidency that I hear from conservative friends is that he is weak on defense and our country is more vulnerable than ever.   It is, in fact, a very…

So much has already been written and said about the 2020 presidential election that I hesitate to add more. I look at the issue a little differently, though. Donald Trump’s…

College student pro-Palestinian protests have dominated the news cycle of late.   University administrators have been struggling to find the right balance between respecting freedom of speech, protecting students from…

I often attend a weekly men’s Bible discussion group. We review the upcoming readings for Sunday and discuss what they mean to us. A few months ago, we were reading…

Recently, I attended a religious retreat. I gave a talk on the retreat about my faith journey.  There are three words that are critical to my journey that all start…

One of President Ronald Reagan’s most famous quotes is “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” His sentiment…

This past month, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day.  It’s a day where most of us claim to be a little Irish.  I found myself thinking about my vacation a few…

Reading headlines and listening to political sound bites got me thinking about the old Aesop fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” It is about a shepherd boy who repeatedly fools…

nn, a Catholic charity. They want to build a shelter for unhoused pregnant women in West St. Louis County.  Some potential residential neighbors protested based on security concerns.  A lawsuit…

As I watch the continued dysfunction of Congress, I can’t help but think back to the intent of our Founding Fathers. Alexander Hamilton is considered one of the Fathers of…