Gary Conkling Life Notes

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Two Americans Freely Exchanging Contrary Views

Awhile back, I wrote a blog about the perilous verbal journey across the partisan divide. This blog is a follow-up with excerpts from a vigorous political exchange between James G. … Continue reading

August 6, 2020 · Leave a comment

Kneeling in Tribute to Profiles in Courage

Courage is a rare virtue we could use today as much as hand sanitizer. Courage is powerful, even when lonely. Now it’s time for the rest of us to summon our courage to turn principle into policy and protest into progress.

June 9, 2020 · Leave a comment

The Eloquent Listener

We have a lot of fast talkers, sweet talkers and trash talkers. We have few eloquent listeners. “Eloquent” isn’t a word often used to modify “listener.” However, it is what … Continue reading

June 29, 2014 · Leave a comment