We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They were all on a diet.

People do not make wars; governments do.

When the lives of the unborn are snuffed out, they often feel pain, pain that is long and agonizing.

My mother told me that everything in life happened for a purpose. She said all things were part of God's plan, even the most disheartening setbacks, and in the end, everything worked out for the best.

I've often wondered, what if all of us in the world discovered that we were threatened by an outer -- a power from outer space, from another planet. Wouldn't we all of a sudden find that we didn't have any differences between us at all, we were all human beings, citizens of the world, and wouldn't we come together to fight that particular threat?

It doesn't do any good to hold the door open for someone if they don't have a way to walk through it. And if they do have a way to pass through it then you probably don't need to hold it open because they can open it for themselves.

Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited.