“Our history is woeful and wonderful,” reporter Harry Smith observed, interpreting Fourth of July celebrations on his next-day NBC newscast. Smith reported what virtues elevate national achievements and what vile acts tarnish our country’s reputation because they rob vulnerable citizens of their rights.
During the mid-1970s bicentennial era, I started writing commentaries about national virtues and vices, analyzing them through the lens of what is happening in politics and religion.
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Vail Daily publishing my commentaries. My first commentary was run in the July 20, 1991, edition when I served as Presbyterian pastor at the Interfaith Chapels in Vail and Beaver Creek ski resorts.
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