On the road today, I spotted a giant van marked Disaster Response Team. Rust-orange letters on a pure white background. Can I dispatch that to…
Maureen McKane Posts
From childhood, to marriage to politics, the idea of Other as enemy creates war. In war, victim and perpetrator are both casualties.
“I’ve lived in Aurora all my life, and I never knew all that was going on.” My old friend Ruth cornered me to say how…
The essence of sports lies not in winning but in mastery and personal growth. Children thrive on skill development, while some adults focus too heavily on competition. Coaches should inspire teamwork and personal achievement instead of fostering divisive rivalries.
What is it about courteous conversation, about respectful police work, about telling the truth that matters? Today cruelty has replaced decency. It is the new…
Today the president’s “border czar,” Tom Homan announced withdrawal of ICE from Minneapolis. Why? We can only assume the massive objections on the part of…
Time to change the racial narrative. The Black story is about overcomers, not victims.
Watching videos of the Minneapolis protesters this week, bundled in ski garb, down coats and balaclavas, has me thinking metaphors. They are in a deep…
The White version of Black suffering remains stuck in victim-thoughts. When we hear stories of people made to suffer, we identify with their pain and…
My friend Coach Walters says every child wants discipline. He means the firm hand of a trustworthy adult, someone telling them what is OK to…