Yesterday my 10-year-old stepdaughter called me from school to ask permission to "watch Mr. Barack Obama's speech." I responded, somewhat startled, "Of course you can! Why wouldn't you?" She replied that her teacher was just asking students to call and ask their parents if it was okay.

These were some comments I posted on an article for the Deseret News addressing healthcare reform:

A healthy society depends on healthy citizens. It shames us all when we, the wealthiest country in the world, allow any of our citizens to go without basic necessities, like food, shelter, clothing, and yes - healthcare. It's shameful when any of us are so greedy that we fail to concern ourselves with not just our fellow countrymen.