Posts Tagged ‘Ott Observations’

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…

I’ve been following the story of Our Lady’s Inn, a Catholic charity. They want to build a shelter for unhoused pregnant women in West St. Louis County.  Some potential residential…

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…

Both sides are trying to make mental competency an issue in the upcoming presidential election.  Every stumble or fumbled word is noted as evidence. “See there, he’s lost it,” or…

I’ve watched most of the Republican presidential debates to this point. I don’t think it is fair to be critical of anything unless you make the effort to first understand…

As we turn the page to a new year, our federal and state legislatures are returning to work.  Old and new laws are being debated regarding our ongoing culture wars.…

The words “reason” and “rationalization” appear to be very similar in their meaning. In fact, they are names for thought processes that are total opposites. The process of “reason” starts…

I got married late in life.   It was a package deal: one wife, two stepkids and two cats.  Within a couple of weeks of my marriage, my stepson brought…

Last month was the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. For those of us old enough to remember, it was a time of shock, grief, despair…

It’s hard to imagine an issue or topic that isn’t divisive today. Supposedly different opinions are grounded in different ideologies, be they conservative, liberal, libertarian or socialistic.  It feels more…

As I watched the first news reports of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, I was of course horrified.  There is no excuse whatsoever for the slaughter of civilians and…