by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 5, 2017 | Weekly Column
CNN worked itself into an Ol’ Yeller rabid lather recently when it was reported that at a White House dinner President Trump was served two scoops of ice cream with his pie while guests were given a single scoop. “Time” magazine also reported...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 30, 2017 | Weekly Column
What a joy it was to watch Sally Yates calmly counter the shrill Ted Cruz, his face all angry putty, with logic, reason and truth as she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee recently. With kindergarten teacher levels of patience, Ms. Yates explained...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 22, 2017 | Weekly Column
In Trumpworld, up is down, down is up and it’s difficult to keep the stories straight. Is a government shutdown bad or good? Who knows? Trump has said both emphatically. Basic questions are answered in Trumpspeak, a migraine-inducing stew of malapropisms,...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 15, 2017 | Weekly Column
I’ve sat in the same pew– or close to it if somebody had the audacity to get there first — at my United Methodist Church for nearly every Sunday for 28 years. The church does a slew of outreach, which is one of the main reasons I love it. We...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 8, 2017 | Weekly Column
Has this happened to you? You go to a party, or maybe you’re just meeting friends for drinks after work, and no sooner have you settled in than someone cheerily announces there will be “no political talk!” This conversation ban is harder...
