Tag Archives: gun violence

Two High School Kids and a Right-Wing Extremist

Posted on September 12, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 11, 2025 What do two high school students in Evergreen Colorado and right-wing extremist Charlie Kirk have in common? They were all shot on Wednesday, September 9, 2025. Kirk was killed, one of the students is still … Continue reading →

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The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

Posted on July 15, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 15, 2024 Assassinations are among the worst things humans can do. They tend to occur during periods of anger and divisiveness when tensions are already high – clichés about tinderboxes come to mind. In an unstable situation … Continue reading →

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Tipping Points

Posted on April 6, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 5, 2023 History teaches that most things about our society are cyclic. Politically, things swing left or right every generation, the economy goes up and down, fashions and fads appear and disappear. Those in power continually seek … Continue reading →

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Global Priorities

Posted on February 6, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 6, 2023 If you read my recent post, Connectedness, you’ll recall that I ended it by suggesting that we, as Americans and citizens of Earth may have our priorities upside down. Most of our stress during the … Continue reading →

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Connectedness

Posted on January 28, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 29, 2023, Eastern philosophies like Hinduism and Buddhism treat spirituality differently than Western religions. While each applies its own spin, what they have in common is a belief that everything in the universe is connected. Life and … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Attempted Coup and the January Sixth Committee

Posted on June 9, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 9, 2022 Americans have a lot on their minds today. The nation is still reeling from the murders of nineteen more school children and their teachers. Those who swore to govern us and uphold the Constitution seem … Continue reading →

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The Murder of Children

Posted on May 30, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 31, 2022 When I was a chld, my father bought me a fish tank. He taught me how to keep it clean and how the filter worked, how to feed the fish, and how to recognize when … Continue reading →

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Time to Stop the Bleeding

Posted on April 19, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 19, 2021 There’s been a rash of deaths associated with gun violence this year. Idivide them into categories: Individual/domestic incidents, mass shootings, andpolice-involved shootings. Our attention is sharply focused when something in thesecond or third category occurs, … Continue reading →

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Wishes for 2018

Posted on December 30, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 30, 2017 Civility – That’s the motto of the county I live in. You see it everywhere, on bumper stickers, lawn signs, government letterheads: “CHOOSE CIVILITY.” It sounds corny, almost naïve, but it works. While my state … Continue reading →

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