This Independence Day, I’ve been thinking about freedom and democracy, of course. But I’ve also been thinking about language, and about the act of thinking itself.
My friend Tina started it. That poor hostage to bureaucracy has been through more visioning sessions than any human should have to endure.
Which led her recently to ask me a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Independence Day’
7/4 column: the vision of independence
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged bureaucracy, Independence Day, strategic planning, vision statements on July 4, 2009 | Comments Off
6/20 column: Country takes good with bad
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged Freedom Festival, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Patriotism on June 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Not to put down other towns, whose Fourth of July fireworks are really very nice. Whose cookouts and parades are lovely ways to celebrate our national birthday.
But compared with most, the 17-day-long Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival is a massive celebration. A diverse, sprawling hulk of a patriotic good time.
It’s a festival that asks: Who says [...]
