My Radio Friend

Betty Brann has passed away at age 83, and the world is poorer for it. She was a familiar voice on the radio to anyone who listened to “The Ben Odom Program” on KREF from1999-2001. For all intents and purposes playing the role of “Mom” for me on the show, she called in about every day, […]

Hooligans


More Civility, Please

Several videos of “town hall” meetings lately have shown surly, unruly, or at best rude participants yelling at the officials who are trying to explain their positions or dialogue about current issues.
I am not going to go into the merits of health insurance reform, Obama’s birth, or even whether these chanting mobs are organized beforehand. There […]