Chuck Perrin

The state of education in this country is ludicrous. Our colleges and universities have become nothing more than finance factories — educational Wall Street investment houses — jockeying for image and position, marketing themselves ad nauseam, lobbying and grubbing for government subsidies and research funding, growing immense endowments, all but abandoning their alleged mission of… [ read more ]

All of a sudden – he’s gone. Life is quick. His flame, that burned so white hot, is now extinguished. Remnant wisps of smoke are all that remain, and even they are fading fast incorporated by the greedy ether, disappearing into thin air. There’s no time to look back. You check your cards and face… [ read more ]

They warn you not to go down into that dark valley. But you just can’t seem to help yourself. The air there smells fetid, dank and rotten with decay. Before long it begins to settle in your chest. The path is narrow and confining. There is no place to turn, no easy exit, and no… [ read more ]