Category Archives: Personalities

A Conversation with Jimmy Carter

Posted on 25-January-2012 by

Jimmy Carter struggled as a President, but I’ve always admired him as a human being and as a  humanitarian.  The following Q&A is from Time magazine (30 Jan 2012): Should voters care about the faith of candidates? I think moral values … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney is no George Romney

Posted on 21-January-2012 by

The press and editorialists are continuing to pummel Mitt Romney.  Commenting on issues related to Romney’s federal taxes, Nobel-Prize-winning, liberal economist Paul Krugman writes: . . . Although  disclosure of tax returns is standard practice for political candidates, Romney has … Continue reading →

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Loose-tight Management

Posted on 22-December-2011 by

In an article in Time magazine (19 Dec 2011), reporter Bill Saporito discusses the management style of Sergio Marchionne, boss of Chrysler, Fiat, and Fiat Industrial: . . . Marchionne brings an analytical ability that allows him to drill down … Continue reading →

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Here’s to the Modern American Family

Posted on 20-December-2011 by

Last week, I went to visit my son and his family in Manassas VA; my grandson was being ordained a Deacon in the Aaron Priesthood (think of it as a Mormon Bar Mitzvah) and I wanted to be there.  After the … Continue reading →

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A Relative in LDS Borderlands

Posted on 10-December-2011 by

Last Sunday, my aunt Kay died.  She was 94 years old, and had been suffering from dimentia.  Her death was not unexpected.  Aunt Kay and my genetic uncle had been married for 71 years.  Uncle Vincent, who is 98 (+or- … Continue reading →

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“The Way,” Pilgrimage Movie Background

Posted on 22-October-2011 by

According to an article in AARP:  The Magazine written by the actor Martin Sheen, the sacred pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela changed his life: My father was from the rugged mountainous, and rainy province of Galicia in northwestern Spain . … Continue reading →

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Mormonism, Blacks and Me, 1964

Posted on 19-October-2011 by

In June, 1964, I was called to be a missionary in the Franco-Belgian Mission.  I was physically, emotionally, and spiritually immature at the time.  For example, I grew 2 inches during my 2-and-one-half years in Europe.  And emotionally, I was … Continue reading →

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And the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics is . . . .

Posted on 07-October-2011 by

According to a pool run by Harvard University graduate students, my youngest brother–Lars Peter Hansen–is on the short list of possible recipients of this year’s (2011) Nobel Prize in economics (properly called “The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred … Continue reading →

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Bud Rusho and the Legend of Everett Ruess

Posted on 04-October-2011 by

The Sunday SLTrib (2 Oct 2011) had an article by Ben Fulton on “Works that capture Utah:  Here’s our list of the top 10 books that explain this extraordinary place.”  One of the books on the list was written by … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith and Constantine S. Rafinesque

Posted on 10-September-2011 by

Constantine S. Rafinesque (1783-1840) was a naturalist who emigrated to America in the early 19th century.  In 1836, he produced a document called the Walam Olum, claiming it was an ancient text written on birch bark by early Lenape (Delaware) … Continue reading →

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