PIT BULLS UNFAIRLY TARGETED
By Heidi Harris

Every other week it seems, we hear another report of a “pit bull” attacking someone. The immediate outcry is for the elimination of all “pit bulls”, and some jurisdictions have done just that. The problems with this policy are numerous.

First of all, the American Kennel Club does not recognize the “pit bull” as a breed. There are American Staffordshire Terriers, which resemble a “pit bull”, but they are not the same dog. There are also Bull Terriers, (think of General Patton’s famous dog) - still not “pit bulls”. There are other organization which do recognize “red nose pit bulls”, but the fact is, the breed standard varies, and many mixed breed dogs resemble the dreaded “pit bull”. Should they be banned also?

CAN IRAQI CONSTITUTION THAT CAN SUCCEED
By Heidi Harris
8-28-08

“Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other”. John Adams

As Iraqis draft a constitution and embark on the road to self government, we must keep in mind that this will be a very long road. Our nation was founded largely by Christians, not as a Christian nation, but by people who understood biblical truth. This is very important for many reasons, not the least of which included the creation of our constitution. Our founders understood one important fact very clearly: mankind is naturally sinful, and without proper rules in place, power will eventually be wrested away from the many and held by a few.

CAUSE AND EFFECT
By Heidi Harris

“I’m familiar with the fact that you’re going to ignore this thing until it swims up and bites you in the ass. There are two ways you can solve his thing: you can kill it, or cut off its food supply…”

Shark Expert Matt Hooper to the Mayor of Amity, “Jaws” 1975

The residents of Amity Island weren’t the first people to ignore a disaster until it was too late. Although Matt Hooper (Actor Richard Dreyfus) was referring to a shark problem, insert the word “tax”, and his assessment would apply to Nevada and its voracious appetite for tax revenue.

THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT

By Heidi Harris


I have had two conversations in the last week with parents of young children who are separated or divorcing, and I’ve been disheartened with their lack of awareness of their kids’ pain. One father of two young children really surprised me. I’ve seen him with his kids, and I knew him prior to his marriage. His kids are adorable, and he has always seemed to be a devoted dad.

The reasons for his divorce are none of my business, but when the subject of his son came up (I hadn’t realized Mom had left town), he said, “well, I haven’t seen him in a couple of months, but when I saw him last, he was pretty tall”. I replied, “wow, that’s too bad”, to which he replied, “yeah, it’s all good”. Good for whom?