diversity
Immigration may not be in all cases an answer
In Honduras, where I once lived, I met a lot of Hondurans who were anxious to immigrate to the United States. Well, not so much ...
Wallace Alcorn, Author at Austin Daily Herald - Page 5 of 10
Alcorn
Opinion: Media not the judge or jury in Trayvon Martin case
I do not know: if George Zimmerman’s shooting of Trayvon Martin was murder, if Martin assaulted Zimmerman who then reacted in self-defense, if Zimmerman is ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, April 2, 2012 11:56 am
Faith
Space for both science and faith
I have said here that all sciences work inductively from material particulars toward universal principles of existence but they never can reach the universals because ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, March 26, 2012 11:53 am
diversity
Karen are deserving of American welcome
Austin is acquiring an excellent opportunity to be Americans of the historic sort by welcoming the Karen people into our community’s society and culture. I ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, March 19, 2012 9:30 am
Faith
Teenagers talk, we just have to learn to listen
“I can’t figure out what’s wrong with teenagers these days,” this middle-aged father complained. “I can go all day long and get nothing out of ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, March 12, 2012 12:43 pm
Faith
Anyone may be a mentor who changes people’s lives
I studied Matilda Cuomo’s “The Person Who Changed My Life” expecting to find most to be teachers, as I have said here. I also said ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, March 5, 2012 11:19 am
Alcorn
Teachers teach best as people
Whenever I have spoken to groups of teachers or taught future teachers, I have sought to convince them their personal influence on students is more ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, February 27, 2012 12:04 pm
advice
How to make marriages work and other musings
Occasionally I present random thoughts on various subjects, as they have come to mind, to develop later.
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, February 20, 2012 9:58 am
Austin
Romney’s statement on poor out of context
Mitt Romney did not say or mean he has no concern about poor people but that the focus of his policy is on the middle ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, February 13, 2012 11:12 am
Faith
Wealth, like tithing, no cause for suspicion
Mitt Romney is getting a lot of negative criticism for 1) just being wealthy, 2) being smart enough to become wealthy, 3) not caring about ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, February 6, 2012 10:15 am
Faith
Common sense not so common nowadays
We usually praise “common sense” and there is, indeed, much to be said for it. The first problem with talking about common sense, however, is ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, January 30, 2012 11:37 am
Faith
Alcorn: Religious background non-issue for Romney
Mitt Romney is not the first Mormon to run for president of the United States, because none less than Joseph Smith did so in 1844. ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, January 23, 2012 10:30 am
Faith
Science speaks well, but not the final word
We live in a scientific world and flourish because of science. From physics to biology to psychiatry to medical technology, we live better because of ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, January 16, 2012 11:34 am
Faith
In religion vs. science, both sides need humility
In contrasting and comparing religion and science, which both religionists and scientists frequently do, it is crucial for both to compare “oranges with oranges” and ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, January 9, 2012 10:28 am
daily herald column
Excessive ambition often mars resolutions
The great failure of New Years resolutions, we have all noticed, is a predictable failure to follow through. A subtle version of this is to ...